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Rod Laver def. Stan Smith

4-6 6-3 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date Feb 16, 1973*
Tournament Toronto Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Rod Laver
Score4-6 6-3 7-6(4)
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRod LaverStan Smith
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Dec 14, 1946
Age3426
Height175
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0772,114
Career W-L576–147
Career earnings$1,565,413$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Rod Laver 5 2 Stan Smith

Path

Rod Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 1973QF Cliff Richey 6-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1973R16 Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 14, 1973R32 Keith Carpenter 6-2 6-2WMatch data

Rod Laver's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 17, 1973F Roy Emerson 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 16, 1973QF Ove Bengtson 6-4 6-3WMatch data
Feb 15, 1973R16 Harold Solomon 6-4 6-3WMatch data