Cliff Drysdale def. Stan Smith

6-4 6-3 7-5

Cliff Drysdale defeated Stan Smith 6-4 6-3 7-5 in the 1971 Brussels quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldCliff DrysdaleStan Smith
Country RSA USA
Birth dateMay 26, 1941Dec 14, 1946
Age3024
Height188 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9942,118
Current career W-L397–251652–287
Current career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H

Path

Cliff Drysdale's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tom Gorman 7-5 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 1971R16
Terry Addison 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 1971R32

Cliff Drysdale's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-0 6-2WMatch dataMay 27, 1971SF

Stan Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ray Ruffels 6-4 3-6 9-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 1971R16