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R. Simpson #86 def. Stan Smith #34

6-3 4-6 6-2

Match Information

Date	Jun 17, 1981*
Tournament	Bristol
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	R. Simpson
Score	6-3 4-6 6-2
Loser	Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	R. Simpson	Stan Smith
Country	NZL	USA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1954	Dec 14, 1946
Age	27	34
Height	188	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	86	34
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,663	1,874
Career W-L	131–195	—
Career earnings	$326,467	$1,774,811

Pre-match H2H

R. Simpson 0 – 3 Stan Smith

Path

R. Simpson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 16, 1981	R32	J. Dilouie	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

R. Simpson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 18, 1981	QF	M. Edmondson	2-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data

Stan Smith's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 16, 1981	R32	B. Mitton	7-5 6-4	W	—	Match data