Rod Laver def. Stan Smith

6-4 6-2 6-4

Rod Laver defeated Stan Smith 6-4 6-2 6-4 in the 1969 Roland Garros round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRod LaverStan Smith
Country AUS USA
Birth dateAug 9, 1938Dec 14, 1946
Age3022
Height175 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0561,882
Current career W-L570–145652–287
Current career earnings$1,565,413$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rod Laver's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Pietro Marzano 6-1 6-0 8-6WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 1969R32
Dick Crealy 3-6 7-9 6-2 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1969R64
Koji Watanabe 6-1 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 1969R128

Rod Laver's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andres Gimeno 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 8, 1969QF

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Premjit Lall 3-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataJun 3, 1969R32
Patrick Hombergen 6-3 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 1969R64