Harold Solomon def. Stan Smith

6-3 4-6 7-5

Harold Solomon defeated Stan Smith 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the 1976 South African Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Nov 28, 1976*
Tournament: South African Open
Edition: 1976
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Harold Solomon	Stan Smith
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 17, 1952	Dec 14, 1946
Age	24	29
Height	168 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,002	1,980
Current career W-L	566–328	652–287
Current career earnings	$1,802,769	$1,774,811

Pre-match H2H

Harold Solomon 2 – 8 Stan Smith

Path

Harold Solomon's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Willem Prinsloo	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 28, 1976	QF
Byron Bertram	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1976	R16
Mike Machette	7-5 3-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 26, 1976	R32
Pat Cramer	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 25, 1976	R64

Harold Solomon's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried	6-2 6-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 29, 1976	F

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner	6-3 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 28, 1976	QF
Bob Hewitt	2-6 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 27, 1976	R16
Kjell Johansson	6-4 6-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Nov 26, 1976	R32