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Stan Smith def. R. Laver

4-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Dec 17, 1970*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner Stan Smith
Score4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser R. Laver

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithR. Laver
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Aug 9, 1938
Age2432
Height—175
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,0292,237
Career W-L—576–147
Career earnings$1,774,811$1,565,413
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 1 – 4 R. Laver

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Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 9, 1970RR K. Rosewall 6-4 6-5W—Match data
Dec 9, 1970RR J. Kodes 6-3 6-5W—Match data
Dec 9, 1970RR Z. Franulovic 6-1 5-6 6-1W—Match data

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

R. Laver's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 9, 1970RR Z. Franulovic 6-5 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 9, 1970RR J. Kodes 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 9, 1970RR A. Ashe 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 9, 1970RR K. Rosewall 5-6 6-3 6-5WH2HMatch data