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Stan Smith#21 def. John James#135

7-5 4-6 5-7 6-1 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jan 1, 1976*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R32
Winner	Stan Smith
Score	7-5 4-6 5-7 6-1 6-3
Loser	John James

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	John James
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Mar 7, 1951
Age	29	24
Height	—	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	21	135
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,870	1,527
Career W-L	—	98–144
Career earnings	$1,774,811	$212

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 0 – 0 John James

Path

Stan Smith's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Stan Smith's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 4, 1976	R16	Dick Crealy	3-6 7-5 6-1 6-4	L	—	Match data

John James's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 30, 1975	R64	Robert Rheinberger	6-1 6-1 6-0	W	H2H	Match data