Stan Smith
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Full name | Stanley Roger Smith |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Residence | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA |
Born | Pasadena, California, USA |
December 14, 1946
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Turned pro | 1969 |
Retired | 1985 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 1,774,811 |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1987 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career record | 646–261 |
Career titles | 37 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1972, Lance Tingay)[1] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1970, 1975, 1977Dec) |
French Open | QF (1971, 1972) |
Wimbledon | W (1972) |
US Open | W (1971) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | W (1970) |
WCT Finals | W (1973) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 558–201 |
Career titles | 54 |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | W (1970) |
French Open | F (1971, 1974) |
Wimbledon | F (1972, 1974, 1980, 1981) |
US Open | W (1968, 1974, 1978, 1980) |
Stanley Roger "Stan" Smith (born December 14, 1946 in Pasadena, California) is a former world No. 1 American tennis player and two-time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. In 1970, Smith won the first year end championship Masters Grand Prix title. Smith's two major singles titles were the 1971 US Open (over Jan Kodeš in the final), and 1972 Wimbledon (over Ilie Năstase in the final). In 1972, he was the year-ending world No. 1 singles player.[1] In 1973, he won his second and last year end championship title at the Dallas WCT Finals. In addition, he won four Grand Prix Championship Series titles. His name is also used in a popular brand of tennis shoes. In his early years he improved his tennis game through lessons from Pancho Segura and the Pasadena Tennis Patrons.
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Career
Smith played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California, under Coach George Toley, where he was a three-time All-American and won the 1968 NCAA singles championship and the 1967 and 1968 doubles titles. At USC, Smith was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
As a kid, he went to get a job as a ballboy at the Davis Cup but was turned down because the organizers thought he was too clumsy.[2]
Smith also holds the distinction of being the oldest youngest slam champion in the history of the Open era, aged 27 at the start of the 1974 Australian Open, subsequently won by 21 year old Jimmy Connors. This is considered to be very unusual in tennis as most players peak at the age of 24. This mark has only been seriously challenged once, by Juan Martin Del Potro, (until September 2014), and currently by Marin Cilic.
In his 1979 autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, ranked Smith as one of the 21 best players of all time.[3]
In 2005, TENNIS magazine ranked Smith as 35th in its "40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS Era".
Smith was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.
Following his playing career, Smith became active as a coach for the United States Tennis Association. He now has his own academy with Billy Stearns called Smith Stearns Tennis Academy, which is in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
In 1974 Smith married Princeton University tennis player Marjory Gengler.[4] They later mentored South African tennis player Mark Mathabane, helping increase pressure on the South African government to end Apartheid. Today, Smith lives in Hilton Head with his wife and four children, all of whom competed in collegiate tennis. In Hilton Head he also is a co-owner of the tennis academy Smith Stearns.
Tennis shoes
To non-tennis players, Stan Smith is probably most well known for his line of Adidas tennis shoes. Although the Adidas Stan Smith shoe is not recommended for modern tennis players, the shoes continue to be an iconic and stylish brand for retro tennis shoe fans.[5]
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles – 1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1971 | Wimbledon | John Newcombe | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1971 | US Open | Jan Kodeš | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5–3) |
Winner | 1972 | Wimbledon | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Doubles: 13 (5 titles – 8 runner-ups)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1968 | US Open | Robert Lutz | Arthur Ashe 23x15px Andrés Gimeno |
11–9, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 1970 | Australian Open | Robert Lutz | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–3, 8–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1971 | French Open | Tom Gorman | Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 9–11 |
Runner-up | 1971 | US Open | Erik Van Dillen | John Newcombe Roger Taylor |
7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 1972 | Wimbledon | Erik Van Dillen | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
2–6, 2–6, 7–9 |
Runner-up | 1974 | French Open | Robert Lutz | Dick Crealy Onny Parun |
3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 1974 | Wimbledon | Robert Lutz | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6–8, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1974 | US Open | Robert Lutz | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1978 | US Open | Robert Lutz | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1979 | US Open | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 1980 | Wimbledon | Robert Lutz | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 1980 | US Open | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1981 | Wimbledon | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Singles finals (57)
Wins (37)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1969 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Arthur Ashe | 14–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1970 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Thomaz Koch | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1970 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Cliff Richey | 2–6, 8–10, 6–3, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1970 | Phoenix, U.S. | Hard | Jim Osborne | 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |
Winner | 4. | 1970 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Arthur Ashe | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | 1970 | Masters, Tokyo | Carpet (i) | Rod Laver | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1971 | Charlotte, U.S. | Hard | Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 1971 | Paris, France | Clay | François Jauffret | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 7. | 1971 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | John Newcombe | 8–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1971 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | John Newcombe | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 8. | 1971 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 1971 | US Open, New York City | Grass | Jan Kodeš | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1971 | Masters, Paris | Carpet (i) | Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 6–7, 3–6 |
Winner | 10. | 1972 | Salisbury, U.S. | Hard (i) | Ilie Năstase | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 11. | 1972 | New York City, U.S. | Carpet (i) | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 12. | 1972 | Hampton, U.S. | Hard (i) | Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 1972 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 14. | 1972 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Ilie Năstase | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 15. | 1972 | Sacramento, U.S. | Hard | Colin Dibley | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 16. | 1972 | Los Angeles WCT, U.S. | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 17. | 1972 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno | 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 18. | 1972 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Okker | 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1972 | Masters, Barcelona | Carpet (i) | Ilie Năstase | 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1973 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | Colin Dibley | 3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 19. | 1973 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Robert Lutz | 7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 20. | 1973 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Clay | Rod Laver | 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 21. | 1973 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Rod Laver | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 22. | 1973 | Munich WCT, Germany | Carpet (i) | Cliff Richey | 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 23. | 1973 | Brussels WCT, Belgium | Carpet (i) | Rod Laver | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 |
Winner | 24. | 1973 | Gothenburg WCT, Sweden | Carpet (i) | John Alexander | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 25. | 1973 | Dallas WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 26. | 1973 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | 23x15px Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1973 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Ilie Năstase | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 0–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 27. | 1974 | Hempstead WCT, U.S. | Hard | John Newcombe | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1974 | La Costa WCT, U.S. | Hard | John Newcombe | 2–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
Winner | 28. | 1974 | St. Louis, U.S. | Clay | Alex Metreveli | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 29. | 1974 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Alex Metreveli | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 30. | 1974 | Chicago, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Marty Riessen | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1975 | Toronto Indoor WCT, Canada | Carpet (i) | Harold Solomon | 4–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1975 | San Antonio WCT, U.S. | Hard | Dick Stockton | 5–7, 6–2, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1975 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet (i) | Robert Lutz | 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 31. | 1975 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Robert Lutz | 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1976 | Memphis WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Vijay Amritraj | 2–6, 6–0, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1976 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Roscoe Tanner | 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1977 | Springfield, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Guillermo Vilas | 6–3, 0–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Sandy Mayer | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6 |
Winner | 32. | 1977 | Los Angeles PSW, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Brian Gottfried | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1978 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 33. | 1978 | Atlanta, U.S. | Hard | Eliot Teltscher | 4–6, 6–1, 2–1, ret. |
Winner | 34. | 1978 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Balázs Taróczy | 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1979 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Brian Teacher | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 35. | 1979 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | Ilie Năstase | 7–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 36. | 1979 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Wojtek Fibak | 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 |
Winner | 37. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet (i) | Johan Kriek | 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1980 | Palm Harbor, U.S. | Hard | Paul McNamee | 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1980 | Manchester, U.K. | Grass | Roscoe Tanner | 3–6, 4–6 |
Grand Slam Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | Career SR |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 1R | QF | QF | 4R | 1R | 4R | A | 4R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 |
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 4R | F | W | A | SF | 1R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1 / 18 |
US Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | W | QF | SF | QF | 1R | 4R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1 / 20 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 3 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 51 |
Year End Ranking | N/A | 5 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 28 | N/A | 745 | 794 | N/A |
A=did not participate in the tournament
Doubles finals (81)
Wins (54)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 1968 | US Open, New York City | Grass | Robert Lutz | Arthur Ashe 23x15px Andrés Gimeno |
11–9, 6–1, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 1969 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | Robert Lutz | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 1970 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Grass | Robert Lutz | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–3, 8–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1970 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 4. | 1970 | Berkeley, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Roy Barth Tom Gorman |
6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 5. | 1970 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Arthur Ashe | Bob Carmichael Owen Davidson |
6–0, 5–7, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 1971 | Paris, France | Clay | Tom Gorman | Pierre Barthès François Jauffret |
3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1971 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Tom Gorman | Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen |
6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 9–11 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1971 | London/Queen's Club, U.K. | Grass | Erik Van Dillen | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
6–8, 6–4, 8–10 |
Winner | 7. | 1971 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | Erik Van Dillen | Sandy Mayer Roscoe Tanner |
6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1971 | US Open, New York City | Grass | Erik Van Dillen | John Newcombe Roger Taylor |
7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
Winner | 8. | 1971 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Tom Gorman | Arthur Ashe Robert Lutz |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 1972 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Ilie Năstase | 23x15px Andrés Gimeno 23x15px Manuel Orantes |
6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 10. | 1972 | Nice, France | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase |
6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1972 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Erik Van Dillen | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
2–6, 2–6, 7–9 |
Winner | 11. | 1973 | Brussels WCT, Belgium | Carpet | Robert Lutz | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 12. | 1973 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | Robert Lutz | Frew McMillan Allan Stone |
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 13. | 1973 | World Doubles WCT, Montreal | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
6–2, 7–6, 6–0 |
Winner | 14. | 1973 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Nikola Pilić | Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 15. | 1973 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Roy Emerson | Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 16. | 1974 | Atlanta WCT, U.S. | Clay | Robert Lutz | Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6 |
Winner | 17. | 1974 | New Orleans WCT, U.S. | Other | Robert Lutz | Owen Davidson John Newcombe |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1974 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Robert Lutz | Dick Crealy Onny Parun |
3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1974 | Nottingham, U.K. | Grass | Robert Lutz | Charlie Pasarell Erik Van Dillen |
4–6, 7–9 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1974 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Robert Lutz | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6–8, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 18. | 1974 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | Robert Lutz | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Marty Riessen |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 19. | 1974 | US Open, New York City | Grass | Robert Lutz | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 20. | 1974 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | John Alexander Syd Ball |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 21. | 1975 | Fort Worth WCT, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 22. | 1975 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Robert Lutz | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6–4, 6–7, 6–2 |
Winner | 23. | 1975 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Robert Lutz | Mike Estep Russell Simpson |
7–5, 7–6 |
Winner | 24. | 1975 | Washington, D.C. | Clay | Robert Lutz | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–5, 2–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 25. | 1975 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 26. | 1976 | Indianapolis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Vitas Gerulaitis Tom Gorman |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 27. | 1976 | Rome WCT, Italy | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Dick Crealy Frew McMillan |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1976 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 28. | 1976 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | Erik Van Dillen | Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1976 | Louisville, U.S. | Clay | Erik Van Dillen | Byron Bertram Pat Cramer |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 29. | 1976 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 30. | 1976 | Wembley, U.K. | Carpet | Roscoe Tanner | Wojtek Fibak Brian Gottfried |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | 1976 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | 23x15px Juan Gisbert, Sr. | Brian Gottfried Sherwood Stewart |
6–1, 1–6, 2–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 12. | 1977 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart |
6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 31. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 32. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 13. | 1977 | Los Angeles PSW, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 33. | 1977 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 34. | 1977 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming Gene Mayer |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Winner | 35. | 1977 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 36. | 1977 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming Raymond Moore |
6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 |
Winner | 37. | 1978 | Springfield, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Jan Kodeš Marty Riessen |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 38. | 1978 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Arthur Ashe John McEnroe |
6–7, 7–5, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 14. | 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 15. | 1978 | World Doubles WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
7–6, 4–6, 0–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 39. | 1978 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Robert Lutz | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 16. | 1978 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 17. | 1978 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Robert Lutz | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 40. | 1979 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | Dick Stockton | Ilie Năstase Tom Okker |
6–2, 6–3 |
Winner | 41. | 1979 | Denver, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
7–6, 6–3 |
Winner | 42. | 1979 | Washington Indoor, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher |
6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 18. | 1979 | New Orleans, U.S. | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 43. | 1979 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Robert Lutz | John James Chris Kachel |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 44. | 1979 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Francisco González Fred McNair |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 19. | 1979 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase |
6–1, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 20. | 1979 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 45. | 1979 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Gene Mayer | Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 21. | 1979 | Wembley, U.K. | Carpet | Tomáš Šmíd | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
2–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 46. | 1980 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | Vijay Amritraj | Bill Scanlon Brian Teacher |
6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 47. | 1980 | Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | Vijay Amritraj | Andrew Pattison Butch Walts |
6–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 48. | 1980 | Las Vegas, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Wojtek Fibak Gene Mayer |
6–2, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 22. | 1980 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Robert Lutz | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 49. | 1980 | US Open, New York City | Hard | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 23. | 1980 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7 |
Winner | 50. | 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Robert Lutz | Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil |
6–1, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 24. | 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | Robert Lutz | Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee |
7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 51. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Robert Lutz | Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee |
6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 25. | 1981 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Robert Lutz | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 26. | 1981 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | Robert Lutz | John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan |
6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 27. | 1981 | Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. | Clay | Robert Lutz | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara |
6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 |
Winner | 52. | 1983 | Caracas, Venezuela | Hard | Jaime Fillol | Andrés Gómez Ilie Năstase |
6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 53. | 1983 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Mel Purcell | 23x15px Marcos Hocevar 23x15px Cassio Motta |
6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 54. | 1984 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | Sandy Mayer | Charles Bud Cox Terry Moor |
6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Metreveli to Join Pro Net Tour", The New York Times, December 12, 1972.
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- ↑ Kramer considered the best player ever to have been either Don Budge (for consistent play) or Ellsworth Vines (at the height of his game). The next four best were, chronologically, Bill Tilden, Fred Perry, Bobby Riggs, and Pancho Gonzales. After these six came the "second echelon" of Rod Laver, Lew Hoad, Ken Rosewall, Gottfried von Cramm, Ted Schroeder, Jack Crawford, Pancho Segura, Frank Sedgman, Tony Trabert, John Newcombe, Arthur Ashe, Stan Smith, Björn Borg, and Jimmy Connors. He felt unable to rank Henri Cochet and René Lacoste accurately but felt they were among the very best.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Tennis.com – Blog – The Pro Shop by Bill Gray – My Adidas
Further reading
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- Little Pancho (2009) by Caroline Seebohm
- The Golden Age of College Tennis (2009) by George Toley
External links
- Stan Smith at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Stan Smith at the Davis Cup
- Stan Smith at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
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Succeeded by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Lee Evans Calvin Hill William C. Hurd Leroy Keyes Jim Ryun |
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