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Stan Smith def. T. Okker

7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date	Sep 14, 1971*
Tournament	US Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Stan Smith
Score	7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3
Loser	T. Okker

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	T. Okker
Country	USA	NED
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Feb 22, 1944
Age	24	27
Height	—	177
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,114	2,098
Career W-L	—	672–279
Career earnings	$1,774,811	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 0 – 1 T. Okker

Path

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 12, 1971	QF	M. Riessen	7-6 6-2 7-6	W	—	Match data
Sep 10, 1971	R16	M. Holecek	7-6 3-2 (ret.)	W	—	Match data
Sep 7, 1971	R32	T. Leonard	6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Sep 5, 1971	R64	B. Fairlie	6-2 7-5 6-2	W	—	Match data
Sep 3, 1971	R128	R. Ramirez	6-0 6-2 7-6	W	—	Match data

Stan Smith's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 15, 1971	F	J. Kodes	3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6	W	—	Match data

T. Okker's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 12, 1971	QF	C. Graebner	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 10, 1971	R16	R. Taylor	6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 7, 1971	R32	Toshiro Sakai	6-1 6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data
Sep 5, 1971	R64	P. Dent	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 3, 1971	R128	O. Bengtson	6-2 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data