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Vitas Gerulaitis#15 def. Stan Smith#21

7-6(4) 2-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 1976*
Tournament Indianapolis Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner Vitas Gerulaitis
Score7-6(4) 2-6 6-4
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldVitas GerulaitisStan Smith
Country USA USA
Birth dateJul 26, 1954Dec 14, 1946
Age2129
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1521
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9761,863
Career W-L527–231
Career earnings$2,778,748$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Vitas Gerulaitis 0 0 Stan Smith

Path

Vitas Gerulaitis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 1976QF Cliff Drysdale 7-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1976R16 Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

Vitas Gerulaitis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 1976F Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-7(6) 6-4LH2HMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 1976R16 Mark Cox 6-1 4-6 6-3WMatch data