Jan Kodes def. Stan Smith

7-5 6-7 6-1 7-5

Jan Kodes defeated Stan Smith 7-5 6-7 6-1 7-5 in the 1973 US Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 11, 1973*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1973
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	Jan Kodes	Stan Smith
Country	CZE	USA
Birth date	Mar 1, 1946	Dec 14, 1946
Age	27	26
Height	175 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,093	2,158
Current career W-L	471–276	652–287
Current career earnings	$693,197	$1,774,811

Pre-match H2H

Jan Kodes 5 – 6 Stan Smith

Path

Jan Kodes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nikola Pilic #16	6-2 4-6 6-1 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1973	QF
John Alexander #32	7-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1973	R16
Ismail El Shafei	6-3 7-5 7-6	W	—	Match data	Sep 4, 1973	R32
Jim Mcmanus #101	7-5 6-3 6-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1973	R64
Wanaro N'Godrella #81	6-7 6-2 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1973	R128

Jan Kodes's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Newcombe	4-6 6-1 6-4 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 1973	F

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Onny Parun #57	6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1973	QF
Tom Gorman #15	3-6 7-5 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1973	R16
Roscoe Tanner #22	6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1973	R32
Billy Martin #60	6-3 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1973	R64
Patrick Proisy #23	6-4 5-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1973	R128