Stan Smith def. Tom Okker

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

Stan Smith defeated Tom Okker 7-6 6-3 3-6 2-6 6-3 in the 1971 US Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 14, 1971*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1971
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Tom Okker
Country	USA	NED
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Feb 22, 1944
Age	24	27
Height	193 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,122	2,106
Current career W-L	652–287	668–278
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	$1,257,200

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 0 – 1 Tom Okker

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	7-6 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 1971	QF
Milan Holecek	7-6 3-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1971	R16
Tom Leonard	6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1971	R32
Brian Fairlie	6-2 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1971	R64
Raul Ramirez	6-0 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1971	R128

Stan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Kodes	3-6 6-3 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 15, 1971	F

Tom Okker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Clark Graebner	6-2 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 1971	QF
Roger Taylor	6-4 6-4 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1971	R16
Toshiro Sakai	6-1 6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data	Sep 7, 1971	R32
Phil Dent	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1971	R64
Ove Bengtson	6-2 6-4 3-6 6-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1971	R128