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Stan Smith def. B. Fairlie

6-2 7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Sep 5, 1971*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-2 7-5 6-2
Loser B. Fairlie

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithB. Fairlie
Country USA NZL
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Jun 13, 1948
Age2423
Height173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0841,684
Career W-L233–220
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 2 1 B. Fairlie

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1971R128 R. Ramirez 6-0 6-2 7-6WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 7, 1971R32 T. Leonard 6-2 6-3 4-6 6-3WMatch data

B. Fairlie's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 3, 1971R128 M. Lara 6-4 7-5 6-7 (ret.)WH2HMatch data