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Stan Smith def. Roy Emerson

6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 11, 1970*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-4 6-3 5-7 6-4
Loser Roy Emerson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithRoy Emerson
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Nov 3, 1936
Age2333
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8981,958
Career W-L275–174
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 0 2 Roy Emerson

Path

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 William Brown 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-3WMatch data

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 13, 1970QF Ken Rosewall 6-2 6-2 6-2LMatch data

Roy Emerson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 8, 1970R32 Bob Mckinley 6-2 6-4 6-1WMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Wilhelm Bungert 6-3 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1970R128 Herb Fitzgibbon 7-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data