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Cliff Drysdale def. Stan Smith

6-4 6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date May 27, 1971*
Tournament Brussels
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Cliff Drysdale
Score6-4 6-3 7-5
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleStan Smith
Country RSA USA
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Dec 14, 1946
Age3024
Height188
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9922,110
Career W-L402–253
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Cliff Drysdale 0 2 Stan Smith

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1971R16 Tom Gorman 7-5 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch data
May 25, 1971R32 Terry Addison 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch data

Cliff Drysdale's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1971SF Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-0 6-2WMatch data

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 26, 1971R16 Ray Ruffels 6-4 3-6 9-7 6-4WMatch data