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Stan Smith

USA Born Dec 14, 1946 193 cm / 6'4" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1985

Stan Smith represented the United States on the ATP Tour. TennisDB's records show a 647–286 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985 and 48 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank
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Elo peak
2265 (99th percentile)
Singles record
647–286 (69.3%)
Singles titles
48
Prize money
$1,774,811

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Stan Smith's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Scott Davis #21 4-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Feb 20, 1985* R64 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Terry Moor 2-7 6-7 L H2H Match data Feb 15, 1984* R64 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Eric Jelen 5-7 4-6 L H2H Match data Oct 28, 1983* R16 Cologne ATP 250 Carpet
Brian Gottfried #19 6-3 7-6 W H2H Match data Oct 27, 1983* R32 Cologne ATP 250 Carpet
Michiel Schapers 5-7 5-7 L H2H Match data Oct 20, 1983* R32 Vienna Open ATP 250 Hard

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Stan Smith's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Arthur Ashe 10 14 24 Feb 23, 1979 H2H
Cliff Richey 20 4 24 Feb 15, 1978 H2H
Tom Gorman 17 2 19 Mar 30, 1977 H2H
Brian Gottfried 11 7 18 Oct 27, 1983 H2H
Jimmy Connors 4 14 18 Jan 28, 1981 H2H

Singles Titles (48)

Stan Smith singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
196821 3 — — — 3 — Berkeley, La Jolla, London 3
196922 6 — — — 6 — Berkeley, Boston, Dallas, Melbourne, Salisbury, South Orange
197023 5 — — — 4 1 Hampton, Omaha, Phoenix, Stockholm Open, ATP Finals
197124 6 1 — 1 4 — Beckenham, Paris, Queen's Club Championships, San Juan, Cincinnati Open, US Open
197225 9 1 — — 8 — Hampton, Los Angeles Open, New York, Paris Indoor, Sacramento, Salisbury, Stockholm Open, Washington, Wimbledon
197326 8 — — — 8 — Atlanta Wct, Swedish Open, Brussels Wct, Dallas Wct, Gothenberg Wct, Munich Wct, Philadelphia Wct, St. Louis Wct
197427 4 — — — 4 — Chicago, Hempstead Wct, Eastbourne Open, St. Louis
197528 1 — — — 1 — Sydney Indoor
197730 1 — — — 1 — Los Angeles Open
197831 2 — — — 2 — Atlanta, Vienna Open
197932 2 — — — 2 — Cleveland, Vienna Open
198033 1 — — — 1 — Frankfurt
Total 48 2 — 1 44 1

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Stan Smith career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682134154969.4%——
19692254146879.4%——
19702358288667.4%——
19712458157379.5%——
19722568128085.0%——
19732672219377.4%——
19742746216768.7%——
19752832185064.0%——
19762945257064.3%——
19773050247467.6%——
19783132164866.7%——
19793240195967.8%——
19803325194456.8%——
19813423153860.5%——
1982356111735.3%——
1983364111526.7%——
1984370110.0%——
1985380110.0%——
Career64728693369.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Stan Smith career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196821 2052580.0%22450.0%1061662.5%22450.0% 34154969.4%
196922 2042483.3%841266.7%1932286.4%731070.0% 54146879.4%
197023 2593473.5%771450.0%861457.1%1862475.0% 58288667.4%
197124 851361.5%2573278.1%2112295.5%42666.7% 58157379.5%
197225 2913096.7%1261866.7%1221485.7%1531883.3% 68128085.0%
197326 1472166.7%1862475.0%51683.3%3574283.3% 72219377.4%
197427 851361.5%1672369.6%1321586.7%971656.3% 46216768.7%
197528 1141573.3%661250.0%13425.0%1451973.7% 32185064.0%
197629 1662272.7%1392259.1%53862.5%1171861.1% 45257064.3%
197730 1682466.7%961560.0%951464.3%1652176.2% 50247467.6%
197831 1431782.4%44850.0%11250.0%1382161.9% 32164866.7%
197932 1962576.0%52771.4%731070.0%981752.9% 40195967.8%
198033 781546.7%————731070.0%1181957.9% 25194456.8%
198134 1592462.5%————42666.7%44850.0% 23153860.5%
198235 581338.5%0110.0%12333.3%———— 6111735.3%
198336 381127.3%————0220.0%11250.0% 4111526.7%
198437 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
198538 0110.0%———————————— 0110.0%
Career—2309832870.1%1256719265.1%1234516873.2%1697624569.0%64728693369.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Stan Smith career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197326 13425.0%31475.0%61785.7%00—— 1051566.7%
197427 15616.7%31475.0%61785.7%202100.0% 1271963.2%
197528 0110.0%303100.0%44850.0%31475.0% 1061662.5%
197629 0110.0%00——303100.0%101100.0% 41580.0%
197730 17812.5%25728.6%2563180.6%00—— 28184660.9%
197831 27922.2%51683.3%1231580.0%00—— 19113063.3%
197932 0660.0%741163.6%1572268.2%00—— 22173956.4%
198033 0770.0%53862.5%1171861.1%00—— 16173348.5%
198134 0770.0%52771.4%941369.2%00—— 14132751.9%
198235 0110.0%101100.0%26825.0%00—— 371030.0%
198336 00——14520.0%33650.0%00—— 471136.4%
198538 00——0110.0%00——00—— 0110.0%
Career 5455010.0%35225761.4%964213869.6%61785.7% 14211025256.3%

Opponent ranking data available for 252/933 (27.0%) of Stan Smith's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Stan Smith advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 21 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.70
1969 22 1966 138.8 — — — — +101 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 13–7 (65%) — — -0.07
1970 23 2058 145.9 — — — — +112 -306 -99 65.3% +0.87 15–8 (65%) 5–4 (56%) 104.7 -0.14
1971 24 2028 155.0 — — — — +9 -55 +178 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 106.1 -2.39
1972 25 2146 152.4 — — — — +112 -186 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.5 +0.17
1973 26 2056 163.3 — — — — +108 -47 +160 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.48
1974 27 1981 153.7 — — — — +83 -47 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
1975 28 1887 144.9 — — — — +183 -28 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
1976 29 1965 158.8 — — — — +106 -108 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 101.0 -5.63
1977 30 1880 150.6 — — — — +138 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
1978 31 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -163 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
1979 32 1936 153.2 — — — — +73 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
1980 33 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
1981 34 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
1982 35 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
1983 36 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
1984 37 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
1985 38 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career 2265 156.0 — — — — +94 -112 +90 63.9% +0.90 173–100 (63%) 140–120 (54%) 102.2 -2.91

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Stan Smith Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196821 ——R64R64 1–2 (33%)
196922 —R16R16R64 5–3 (62%)
197023 R16R128R16QF 5–4 (56%)
197124 —QFFW 15–2 (88%)
197225 —QFWQF 12–2 (86%)
197326 —R16—SF 7–2 (78%)
197427 —R128SFQF 8–3 (73%)
197528 —R16R128R128 2–3 (40%)
197629 R16—R16R16 6–3 (67%)
197730 R16R16R16R64 7–4 (64%)
197831 —R32R128R32 4–3 (57%)
197932 —R32R32R32 6–3 (67%)
198033 ——R32R128 1–2 (33%)
198134 ——R16R128 4–1 (80%)
198235 ——R64R64 2–2 (50%)
198336 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
W-L 2–3
(40%)
20–10
(67%)
32–14
(70%)
31–14
(69%)
85–41
(67%)

ATP 500

Stan Smith ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINITACANCAN W-L
Win %
197023 QF——— 2–1 (67%)
197124 W——— 6–0 (100%)
197326 —QF—R64 3–2 (60%)
197427 —SF—— 4–1 (80%)
197831 ——R32— 1–1 (50%)
197932 QF——— 3–1 (75%)
198033 R64——— 0–1 (0%)
198134 SF——— 3–1 (75%)
198235 R32——— 0–1 (0%)
198336 R64——— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 14–6
(70%)
7–2
(78%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
22–10
(69%)

ATP 250

Stan Smith ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ATLSWEBARBRIBUECINDALEASGSTHOUMADMCMELMIAMUNNAPNWPPARQUEROMROTSPBSTOTKYVIEWASBECBERBERBIRBOSBOSBOUBRIBRUBRUCAICAMCARCHACHICLECOLCOLDENFORFRAGOTHAMHARHAVHEMHILJOHLALALALACLAGLAKLASLONLONLONLONLOSLOSLOSLOUMACEASMAUMEMMEMMERMILMILMILNEWNEWNEWNEWNICNOREASOMAORLOVIPALIWPHIPHIPHOPITIWRICRICSACSALSANSANSANSOUSOUSPRST.ST.SYDSYDTORTORU.SWEMWOR W-L
Win %
196821 ———F———————————R16———————————W———R16——————————————————QF————W————SF—QFW——R64SF—————————F———SF——————————SFR16———FSF————R16—————————— 33–13 (72%)
196922 —————QFW——R16——W——QF——R32———SF——R64—W——W—————————————F———————————————QF———SF—R16————————————————————————R16——————W——R16—W————————QF— 49–11 (82%)
197023 ———————SF———R64QF——F—SFR16———W——QF—SFR32————————RR—————SFRR———W—————————————————QF——R32——————————F————W—————R16W——F——R16—————————R32————— 47–22 (68%)
197124 —QF——SF————————————WWQF——R64——SFW———————QF————F——————————————————————————SF———————R64——————————————————————————W——————————R32— 30–10 (75%)
197225 ——SF———————R16——————WQFR32——W——W——————SF———————————————W————————————R16———R32W—————————————W—SF——————————————WW——RR———————————— 52–9 (85%)
197326 WW————W——————QFW——F————QF——R16—————————W———————————W—RR——FR32———F——R32—————QF————————————————————————W————QF———QF—————W———SFR32—F 61–15 (80%)
197427 R32—————SF——————————————QF———QF—————————————SFW————————RR—W—————F—R16QF———————QF——————————QF————W—SF————R32————————R32————W—————R32—SF 34–17 (67%)
197528 QF————R32———R32—————————————F—SF—————————————————SF—R16———RR——————————R16———————————R16———————————R32——————R64———————F—R16—————WR32F—R32—— 28–14 (67%)
197629 ——R16——QF———R16—————SF—SF—QFQF—R16——QF—————————————————F——————————————R16—R16R32————R32—SF——QF—F——————————R16————R16—R16————————R32—SF————————R32QF— 39–22 (64%)
197730 ——————————————————R32———SFQF—QF—————————————————R32R16———F—————R16—————QF————R16W————QFR64——————————R32SF——R16—R32——————————R32—SF—F———R32——R16—— 43–19 (69%)
197831 W————————————————R32——R32—R16—WQF———R64——————————————F————R32——————————————————R32———R16———SF——————R32—————R16——————————R64———QF———————QF— 27–12 (69%)
197932 ————————————————F—R32———R32—WR16———QF——————SF————WQF—R16———————————————R16—————R16—————R16—————R32———————————R32———R32—————————————————QF— 31–15 (67%)
198033 ——————————————————QF—R32—R32—R32R32———R16————————————R32—SF—W—————————————R32—————QF———F—R64———————————————F—R16———R16—————————————————SF— 24–16 (60%)
198134 —————————————————SF————R32—SF————————R16———————R16—QF——SF—————————R64———QF—————QF————————QF——————————————R64—————————————————————R32— 16–13 (55%)
198235 ————————R32————————QF————R32—QF————————R32—————————R32————————————————R32—————R32——————————————————————————————————————————————— 4–8 (33%)
198336 ——————R32—————————————————R32————————R32————QF———R16R32————————————R64—————————R32——————————————————————————————————————————————— 4–8 (33%)
198437 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R64————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198538 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R64————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 9–2
(82%)
4–1
(80%)
3–2
(60%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
7–2
(78%)
7–2
(78%)
1–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
2–1
(67%)
4–0
(100%)
8–4
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
22–6
(79%)
15–6
(71%)
4–3
(57%)
1–3
(25%)
1–1
(50%)
25–9
(74%)
6–2
(75%)
15–4
(79%)
25–10
(71%)
4–0
(100%)
11–1
(92%)
0–1
(0%)
4–2
(67%)
5–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–3
(25%)
1–1
(50%)
5–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
6–2
(75%)
5–0
(100%)
5–1
(83%)
3–3
(50%)
9–6
(60%)
12–10
(55%)
0–1
(0%)
6–1
(86%)
5–0
(100%)
12–1
(92%)
3–3
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
1–0
(100%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–0
(100%)
0–4
(0%)
7–2
(78%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
12–10
(55%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
3–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
29–9
(76%)
2–0
(100%)
7–3
(70%)
0–1
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
5–1
(83%)
3–5
(38%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
6–1
(86%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
12–3
(80%)
4–0
(100%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
5–3
(62%)
2–3
(40%)
10–4
(71%)
5–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
5–1
(83%)
13–2
(87%)
3–1
(75%)
6–4
(60%)
8–3
(73%)
5–2
(71%)
6–1
(86%)
5–2
(71%)
4–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
5–0
(100%)
0–3
(0%)
4–1
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
4–5
(44%)
9–7
(56%)
1–2
(33%)
522–226
(70%)

ATP Finals

Stan Smith ATP Finals results by season
SeasonAge FIN W-L
Win %
197023 W 4–1 (80%)
197124 RR 4–2 (67%)
197225 F 4–1 (80%)
197326 RR 1–2 (33%)
W-L 13–6
(68%)
13–6
(68%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Stan Smith born?
Stan Smith was born on December 14, 1946.
Which country did Stan Smith represent?
Stan Smith represented United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Stan Smith?
Stan Smith is 193 cm / 6'4".
Does Stan Smith use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Stan Smith uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Stan Smith left-handed or right-handed?
Stan Smith plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Stan Smith won?
Stan Smith has won 2 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Wimbledon in 1972.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Stan Smith won?
TennisDB does not group any of Stan Smith's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Stan Smith won?
TennisDB records 48 ATP singles titles for Stan Smith across all categories. The most recent was Frankfurt in 1980.
What is Stan Smith's career win-loss record?
Stan Smith has 647 wins and 286 losses (69.3%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985.
How much career prize money has Stan Smith earned?
Stan Smith has earned at least $1,774,811 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Stan Smith's career appear in TennisDB?
Stan Smith appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1985.
On which surface does Stan Smith have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Stan Smith's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 73.2% (123–45).
Who has Stan Smith faced most often?
Stan Smith's most frequent opponent is Arthur Ashe, with a head-to-head record of 10–14 across 24 meetings.