# Stan Smith vs Bob Lutz — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/stan-smith-vs-bob-lutz?player1_id=sackmann_atp:100126&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100144
Tour: ATP

Stan Smith holds a 3–1 lead over Bob Lutz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Stan Smith leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Stan Smith won the 1975 Sydney Indoor final 7-6 6-2.

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## Overall
- Stan Smith: 3 wins
- Bob Lutz: 1 wins
- Total meetings: 4

## By surface
- Carpet: Stan Smith 1 - 1 Bob Lutz
- Grass: Stan Smith 1 - 0 Bob Lutz
- Hard: Stan Smith 1 - 0 Bob Lutz

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Stan Smith 3 - 1 Bob Lutz

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Stan Smith | 2266 | 156.0 | - | - | - | - | 93 | -106 | 89 | 63.9% | 0.9 | 178-100 (64%) | 140-120 (54%) | -2.96 |
| Bob Lutz | 2053 | 152.2 | - | - | - | - | 26 | -133 | 21 | 56.9% | 0.55 | 106-87 (55%) | 75-86 (47%) | -4.86 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1975-10-19 | Sydney Indoor | ATP 250 | F | Hard | Stan Smith | 7-6 6-2 |
| 1975-04-20* | Tokyo Indoor | ATP 250 | F | Carpet | Bob Lutz | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1973-02-11* | Philadelphia Wct | ATP 250 | F | Carpet | Stan Smith | 7-6(2) 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 |
| 1969-08-24 | Boston | ATP 250 | F | Grass | Stan Smith | 9-7 6-3 6-1 |

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