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Stan Smith

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Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American former professional tennis player. A world No. 1 player and two-time major singles champion (at the 1971 US Open and 1972 Wimbledon Championships), Smith also paired with Bob Lutz to create one of the most successful doubles teams of all-time. In 1970, Smith won the inaugural year-end championships title. In 1972, he was the year-end world No. 1 singles player.[3] 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. In his early years he improved his tennis game through lessons from Pancho Segura, the Pasadena Tennis Patrons,[4] and the sponsorship of the Southern California Tennis Association headed by Perry T. Jones. Smith is a past President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and an ITHF Life Trustee.[5] Outside tennis circles, Smith is best known as the namesake of a popular brand of tennis shoes.

Stan Smith
Smith in 2009
Full nameStanley Roger Smith
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceHilton Head Island, South Carolina
Born (1946-12-14) December 14, 1946 (age 77)
Pasadena, California
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro1969 (amateur from 1964)
Retired1985
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,420,869
Int. Tennis HoF1987 (member page)
Singles
Career record950–383 in pre-Open-Era & Open Era[1]
Career titles64[2] (48 open era titles listed by ATP)
Highest rankingNo. 1 (1971, Judith Elian)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1970, 1975, 1977Dec)
French OpenQF (1971, 1972)
WimbledonW (1972)
US OpenW (1971)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1970)
WCT FinalsW (1973)
Doubles
Career record558–201
Career titles54
Highest rankingNo. 1 (March 2, 1981)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenW (1970)
French OpenF (1971, 1974)
WimbledonF (1972, 1974, 1980, 1981)
US OpenW (1968, 1974, 1978, 1980)
SpouseMarjory Gengler
Children4

Career

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Smith grew up in Pasadena, California and was coached mainly by Pancho Segura. He played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California (USC), under Coach George Toley, where he was a three-time All-American and won the 1968 NCAA Singles Championship as well as the 1967 and 1968 doubles titles. At USC, Smith was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity's Gamma Tau chapter.

As a kid, he went to get a job as a ball boy for the Davis Cup, but was turned down because the organizers thought he was too clumsy.[6]

In 1971 Smith and John Newcombe were joint recipients of The Martini and Rossi Award, voted for by 11 journalists[7] and were co-ranked world No. 1 by Judith Elian.[8] In 1972 Smith won the 'Martini and Rossi' Award, voted for by a panel of journalists[9] and was ranked world No. 1 by Elian,[8] Tingay,[3] World Tennis,[10] Collins,[11] Frank Rostron[12] and Rex Bellamy.[13]

In his 1979 testing autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, ranked Smith as one of the 21 best players of all time.[14]

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.[15][16]

Following his playing career, Smith became active as a coach for the United States Tennis Association. He has his own tennis academy with Billy Stearns, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

In 1974, Smith married Princeton University tennis player Marjory Gengler.[17][18] They later mentored South African tennis player Mark Mathabane, helping increase pressure on the South African government to end apartheid. Smith lives in Hilton Head with his wife and four children, all of whom competed in collegiate tennis.

Tennis shoes

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To non-tennis players, Stan Smith is probably best known for the line of tennis shoes which Adidas renamed after him in 1978. Although the Adidas Stan Smith shoe is not recommended for modern tennis playing, it continues to be a widely available iconic fashion brand.[19]

Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1971 Wimbledon Grass   John Newcombe 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1971 US Open Grass   Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5–3)
Win 1972 Wimbledon Grass   Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5

Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)

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Result Year Championship Partner Opponents Score
Win 1968 US Open   Bob Lutz   Arthur Ashe
  Andrés Gimeno		 11–9, 6–1, 7–5
Win 1970 Australian Open   Bob Lutz   John Alexander
  Phil Dent		 6–3, 8–6, 6–3
Loss 1971 French Open   Tom Gorman   Arthur Ashe
  Marty Riessen		 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 9–11
Loss 1971 US Open   Erik van Dillen   John Newcombe
  Roger Taylor		 7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Loss 1972 Wimbledon   Erik van Dillen   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan		 2–6, 2–6, 7–9
Loss 1974 French Open   Bob Lutz   Dick Crealy
  Onny Parun		 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6
Loss 1974 Wimbledon   Bob Lutz   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche		 6–8, 4–6, 4–6
Win 1974 US Open   Bob Lutz   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol		 6–3, 6–3
Win 1978 US Open   Bob Lutz   Marty Riessen
  Sherwood Stewart		 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 1979 US Open   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 1980 Wimbledon   Bob Lutz   Peter McNamara
  Paul McNamee		 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 1980 US Open   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe		 7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1981 Wimbledon   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe		 4–6, 4–6, 4–6

Career finals

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Note: Smith won 10 titles before the Open Era

Singles: 95 (64 titles, 31 runner-ups)

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Result W–L Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 1964 Pasadena Metropolitan, Pasadena ?   Robert Potthast 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 1–1 1965 Ojai Tennis Tournament, Ojai ?   Charlie Pasarell 3–6, 1–6
Win 2–1 1965 Tucson Invitation, Tucson ?   Allen Fox 6–1, 4–6, 8–6
Win 3–1 1966 Western Indoor Championship, Salt Lake City Carpet (i)   Charlie Passarell 7–5, 2–6, 8–6
Loss 3–2 1966 Southern California Championships, Los Angeles Hard   Arthur Ashe 4–6, 2–6
Win 4–2 1966 US Hard Court Championship, La Jolla Hard   Ian Crookenden 6–4, 6–1
Loss 4–3 1966 National Championship, Coral Gables ?   Charlie Passarell 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 4–4 1966 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, Haverford Grass   Clark Graebner 3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 4–5 1966 Tucson Invitation, Tucson ?   Marty Riessen 6–8, 2–6
Win 5–5 1967 Phoenix Thunderbird Championships, Phoenix Hard   Allen Fox 7–5, 6–3
Win 6–5 1967 Southern California Championships, Los Angeles Hard   Allen Fox 7–5, 13–11
Win 7–5 1967 Southern California Tennis Classic, Pasadena ?   Bob Lutz 6–4, 7–5
Win 8–5 1967 US Hard Court Championship, Sacramento (2) Hard   Gary Rose 6–4, 6–3
Win 9–5 1967 Western Indoor Championship, Salt Lake City (2) Carpet (i)   Jim Osborne 6–2, 6–2
Win 10–5 1968 Phoenix Thunderbird Championships, Phoenix (2) Hard   Bob Lutz 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
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Win 11–5 1968 Southern California Championships, Los Angeles (2) Hard   Rick Leach 6–4, 6–3
Loss 11–6 1968 Central California Championships, Sacramento ?   Clark Graebner 8–10, 4–6, 2–6
Win 12–6 1968 National Championship, San Antonio ?   Bob Lutz 3–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 12–7 1968 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Milwaukee Clay   Clark Graebner 3–6, 5–7, 0–6
Win 13–7 1968 *Pacific Coast Championships, Berkeley Hard (i)   Jim McManus 10–8, 6–1, 6–1
Win 14–7 1968 *US Hard Court Championship, La Jolla (3) Hard   Roy Barth 6–1, 9–7
Win 15–7 1968 *Dewar Cup, London Carpet (i)   Mark Cox 6–4, 6–4
Loss 15–8 1968 Queensland Championships, Brisbane Grass   Arthur Ashe 4–6, 6–1, 7–9, 6–4, 5–7
Win 16–8 1969 *Victorian Championships, Melbourne Grass   Arthur Ashe 14–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6
Win 17–8 1969 *U.S. National Indoor Championships, Salisbury Hard (i)   Ismail El Shafei 6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
Win 18–8 1969 *Dallas Invitation, Dallas Carpet (i)   Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–4
Win 19–8 1969 Southern California Championships Los Angeles (3) Hard   Bob Lutz 6–3, 6–4
Win 20–8 1969 *Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange Grass   Clark Graebner 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Win 21–8 1969 *US Amateur Championships, Boston Grass   Bob Lutz 9–7, 6–3, 6–1
Win 22–8 1969 *Pacific Coast Championships, Berkeley (2) Hard (i)   Cliff Richey 6–2, 6–3
Loss 22–9 1969 Torneo di Ancona (2-man), Ancona Hard (i)   Ilie Năstase 4–6, 5–7
Loss 22–10 1969 Denver Invitation (2-man), Denver ?   Ilie Năstase 4–6, 5–6
Win 23–10 1969 Coupe Albert Canet, Paris Carpet (i)   Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
Win 24–10 1969 Hawaiian Cup Classic, Honolulu ?   Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–3
Win 25–10 1970 *Omaha Open, Omaha Carpet (i)   Jim Osborne 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 25–11 1970 Richmond WCT, Richmond Carpet (i)   Arthur Ashe 2–6, 11–13
Win 26–11 1970 *Hampton Grand Prix, Hampton Hard (i)   Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
Win 27–11 1970 *Nottingham Open, Nottingham Grass   Chauncey Steele III 6–3, 6–4
Loss 27–12 1970 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Indianapolis Clay   Cliff Richey 2–6, 8–10, 6–3, 1–6
Win 28–12 1970 *Phoenix Open, Phoenix (3) Hard   Jim Osborne 6–3, 6–7, 6–1
Win 29–12 1970 *Stockholm Open, Stockholm Hard (i)   Arthur Ashe 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 30–12 1970 *Pepsi-Cola Masters, Tokyo Carpet (i)   Rod Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 30–13 1971 Carolinas International Tennis Tournament, Charlotte Hard   Arthur Ashe 3–6, 3–6
Win 31–13 1971 *Paris International Championships, Paris Clay   François Jauffret 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
Win 32–13 1971 *Kent Championships, Beckenham Grass   Premjit Lall 7–9, 6–4, 6–2
Win 33–13 1971 *Caribe Hilton International, San Juan Hard   Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–3[20]
Win 34–13 1971 *Queen's Club Championships, London Grass   John Newcombe 8–6, 6–3
Loss 34–14 1971 Wimbledon Championships, London Grass   John Newcombe 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Win 35–14 1971 *Cincinnati Open, Cincinnati Clay   Juan Gisbert, Sr. 7–6, 6–3
Win 36–14 1971 *US Open, New York City Grass   Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6
Loss 36–15 1971 Pepsi-Cola Masters, Paris Carpet (i)   Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–7, 3–6
Win 37–15 1972 *U.S. National Indoor Championships, Salisbury (2) Hard (i)   Ilie Năstase 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Win 38–15 1972 *Clean Air Classic, New York City Carpet (i)   Juan Gisbert, Sr. 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1
Win 39–15 1972 *Hampton Grand Prix, Hampton (2) Hard (i)   Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4
Win 40–15 1972 *Washington Indoor, Washington Carpet (i)   Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Win 41–15 1972 *Wimbledon Championships, London Grass   Ilie Năstase 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Win 42–15 1972 *Central California Hardcourt Championships, Sacramento Hard   Colin Dibley 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 43–15 1972 *Pacific Southwest Championships, Los Angeles Hard   Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–4
Win 44–15 1972 *Paris Open, Paris Hard (i)   Andrés Gimeno 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
Win 45–15 1972 *Stockholm Open, Stockholm (2) Hard (i)   Tom Okker 6–4, 6–3
Loss 45–16 1972 Commercial Union Assurance Masters, Barcelona Hard (i)   Ilie Năstase 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 45–17 1973 La Costa WCT, La Costa Hard   Colin Dibley 3–6, 6–7
Win 46–17 1973 *U.S. Pro Indoor, Philadelphia Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz 7–6, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4
Loss 46–18 1973 CBS Classic, Hilton Head Clay   Rod Laver 2–6, 4–6
Win 47–18 1973 *Atlanta WCT, Atlanta Carpet (i)   Rod Laver 6–3, 6–4
Win 48–18 1973 *St. Louis WCT, St. Louis Carpet (i)   Rod Laver 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Win 49–18 1973 *Munich WCT, Munich Carpet (i)   Cliff Richey 6–1, 7–5
Win 50–18 1973 *Brussels WCT, Brussels Carpet (i)   Rod Laver 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
Win 51–18 1973 *Swedish Pro Tennis Championships, Gothenburg Carpet (i)   John Alexander 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win 52–18 1973 *WCT Finals, Dallas Carpet (i)   Arthur Ashe 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Win 53–18 1973 *Swedish Open, Båstad Clay   Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 7–6
Loss 53–19 1973 World Invitational Tennis Classic, Hilton Head Hard   Rod Laver 6–7, 5–7
Loss 53–20 1973 Paris Open, Paris Hard (i)   Ilie Năstase 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 0–6, 2–6
Win 54–20 1974 *Hempstead WCT, Hempstead Carpet (i)   John Newcombe 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 54–21 1974 La Costa WCT, La Costa Hard   John Newcombe 2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Win 55–21 1974 *St. Louis WCT, St. Louis (2) Carpet (i)   Alex Metreveli 6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win 56–21 1974 *Nottingham Open, Nottingham (2) Grass   Alex Metreveli 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Win 57–21 1974 *Chicago International, Chicago Carpet   Marty Riessen 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 57–22 1975 Toronto Indoor, Toronto Carpet (i)   Harold Solomon 4–6, 1–6
Loss 57–23 1975 San Antonio WCT, San Antonio Hard   Dick Stockton 5–7, 6–2, 6–7
Loss 57–24 1975 Tokyo WCT, Tokyo Carpet   Robert Lutz 4–6, 4–6
Win 58–24 1975 *Australian Indoor Tennis Championships, Sydney Hard (i)   Robert Lutz 7–6, 6–2
Loss 58–25 1976 Memphis Open, Memphis Hard (i)   Vijay Amritraj 2–6, 6–0, 0–6
Loss 58–26 1976 Columbus Open, Columbus Clay   Roscoe Tanner 4–6, 6–7
Loss 58–27 1977 Springfield International Tennis Classic, Springfield Carpet (i)   Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 0–6, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 58–28 1977 Hampton Grand Prix, Hampton Hard (i)   Sandy Mayer 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6
Win 59–28 1977 *Pacific Southwest Open, Los Angeles Carpet (i)   Brian Gottfried 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
Loss 59–29 1978 Denver Open, Denver Carpet (i)   Jimmy Connors 2–6, 6–7
Win 60–29 1978 *Atlanta Grand Prix, Atlanta Hard   Eliot Teltscher 4–6, 6–1, 2–1 ret.
Win 61–29 1978 *Vienna Open, Vienna Carpet (i)   Balázs Taróczy 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–3
Loss 61–30 1979 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport Grass   Brian Teacher 6–1, 3–6, 4–6
Win 62–30 1979 *Grand Prix Cleveland, Cleveland Hard   Ilie Năstase 7–6, 7–5
Win 63–30 1979 *Vienna Open, Vienna (2) Carpet (i)   Wojciech Fibak 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Win 64–30 1980 *Frankfurt Grand Prix, Frankfurt Carpet (i)   Johan Kriek 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 64–31 1980 Palm Harbor Open, Palm Harbor Hard   Paul McNamee 4–6, 3–6
  • * 48 Open Era titles listed by the ATP website

Doubles (54 titles, 27 runner-ups)

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Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1968 US Open, New York Grass   Bob Lutz   Arthur Ashe
  Andrés Gimeno 		11–9, 6–1, 7–5
Win 2. 1969 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay   Bob Lutz   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell 		6–3, 6–4
Win 3. 1970 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass   Bob Lutz   John Alexander
  Phil Dent 		6–3, 8–6, 6–3
Loss 1. 1970 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen 		6–7, 2–6
Win 4. 1970 Berkeley, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Roy Barth
  Tom Gorman 		6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win 5. 1970 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i)   Arthur Ashe   Bob Carmichael
  Owen Davidson 		6–0, 5–7, 7–5
Win 6. 1971 Paris, France Clay   Tom Gorman   Pierre Barthès
  François Jauffret 		3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 2. 1971 French Open, Paris Clay   Tom Gorman   Arthur Ashe
  Marty Riessen 		6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 9–11
Loss 3. 1971 London Queen's Club, U.K. Grass   Erik van Dillen   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen 		6–8, 6–4, 8–10
Win 7. 1971 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay   Erik van Dillen   Sandy Mayer
  Roscoe Tanner 		6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 4. 1971 US Open, New York Grass   Erik van Dillen   John Newcombe
  Roger Taylor 		7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win 8. 1971 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Tom Gorman   Arthur Ashe
  Bob Lutz 		6–3, 6–4
Win 9. 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay   Ilie Năstase   Andrés Gimeno
  Manuel Orantes 		6–2, 6–2
Win 10. 1972 Nice, France Clay   Jan Kodeš   Frew McMillan
  Ilie Năstase 		6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 5. 1972 Wimbledon, London Grass   Erik van Dillen   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan 		2–6, 2–6, 7–9
Win 11. 1973 Brussels WCT, Belgium Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   John Alexander
  Phil Dent 		6–4, 7–6
Win 12. 1973 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard (i)   Bob Lutz   Frew McMillan
  Allan Stone 		6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Win 13. 1973 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Tom Okker
  Marty Riessen 		6–2, 7–6, 6–0
Win 14. 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay   Nikola Pilić   Bob Carmichael
  Frew McMillan 		2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 15. 1973 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i)   Roy Emerson   Ove Nils Bengtson
  Jim McManus 		6–2, 6–1
Win 16. 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Brian Gottfried
  Dick Stockton 		6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Win 17. 1974 New Orleans WCT, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Owen Davidson
  John Newcombe 		4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 6. 1974 French Open, Paris Clay   Bob Lutz   Dick Crealy
  Onny Parun 		3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6
Loss 7. 1974 Nottingham, U.K. Grass   Bob Lutz   Charlie Pasarell
  Erik van Dillen 		4–6, 7–9
Loss 8. 1974 Wimbledon, London Grass   Bob Lutz   John Newcombe
  Tony Roche 		6–8, 4–6, 4–6
Win 18. 1974 Boston, U.S. Clay   Bob Lutz   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
  Marty Riessen 		3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 19. 1974 US Open, New York Grass   Bob Lutz   Patricio Cornejo
  Jaime Fillol 		6–3, 6–3
Win 20. 1974 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   John Alexander
  Syd Ball 		6–4, 7–6
Win 21. 1975 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   John Alexander
  Phil Dent 		6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win 22. 1975 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   John Alexander
  Phil Dent 		6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win 23. 1975 Houston, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Mike Estep
  Russell Simpson 		7–5, 7–6
Win 24. 1975 Washington, D.C., U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez 		7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Win 25. 1975 Columbus Open, U.S. Clay   Bob Lutz   Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 		6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Win 26. 1976 Indianapolis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Vitas Gerulaitis
  Tom Gorman 		6–2, 6–4
Win 27. 1976 Rome WCT, Italy Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Dick Crealy
  Frew McMillan 		6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 9. 1976 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard (i)   Bob Lutz   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell 		4–6, 2–6
Win 28. 1976 Cincinnati Masters, U.S. Clay   Erik van Dillen   Eddie Dibbs
  Harold Solomon 		6–1, 6–1
Loss 10. 1976 Louisville, U.S. Clay   Erik van Dillen   Byron Bertram
  Pat Cramer 		3–6, 4–6
Win 29. 1976 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Arthur Ashe
  Charlie Pasarell 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 30. 1976 Wembley, U.K. Carpet (i)   Roscoe Tanner   Wojciech Fibak
  Brian Gottfried 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 11. 1976 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard   Juan Gisbert, Sr.   Brian Gottfried
  Sherwood Stewart 		6–1, 1–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 12. 1977 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i)   Bob Lutz   Fred McNair
  Sherwood Stewart 		6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win 31. 1977 Hampton, U.S. Carpet (i)   Sandy Mayer   Paul Kronk
  Cliff Letcher 		6–4, 6–3
Win 32. 1977 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez 		6–3, 7–5
Loss 13. 1977 Los Angeles PSW, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan 		3–6, 4–6
Win 33. 1977 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard (i)   Bob Lutz   Bob Hewitt
  Raúl Ramírez 		6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win 34. 1977 Columbus, U.S. Clay   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  Gene Mayer 		4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 35. 1977 Maui, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez 		7–6, 6–4
Win 36. 1977 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  Raymond Moore 		6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Win 37. 1978 Springfield, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Jan Kodeš
  Marty Riessen 		6–3, 6–3
Win 38. 1978 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Arthur Ashe
  John McEnroe 		6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Loss 14. 1978 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Fred McNair
  Raúl Ramírez 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 15. 1978 World Doubles WCT, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Wojciech Fibak
  Tom Okker 		7–6, 4–6, 0–6, 3–6
Win 39. 1978 US Open, New York Hard   Bob Lutz   Marty Riessen
  Sherwood Stewart 		1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss 16. 1978 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe 		7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 17. 1978 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Bob Lutz   Wojciech Fibak
  Tom Okker 		3–6, 2–6
Win 40. 1979 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet (i)   Dick Stockton   Ilie Năstase
  Tom Okker 		6–2, 6–3
Win 41. 1979 Denver, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Wojciech Fibak
  Tom Okker 		7–6, 6–3
Win 42. 1979 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Bob Carmichael
  Brian Teacher 		6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 18. 1979 New Orleans, U.S. Carpet   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe 		1–6, 3–6
Win 43. 1979 Newport, U.S. Grass   Bob Lutz   John James
  Chris Kachel 		6–4, 7–6
Win 44. 1979 Cleveland, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Francisco González
  Fred McNair 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 19. 1979 Cincinnati Masters, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Brian Gottfried
  Ilie Năstase 		6–1, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 20. 1979 US Open, New York Hard   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe 		2–6, 4–6
Win 45. 1979 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i)   Gene Mayer   Heinz Günthardt
  Pavel Složil 		6–3, 6–4
Loss 21. 1979 Wembley, U.K. Carpet (i)   Tomáš Šmíd   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe 		2–6, 3–6
Win 46. 1980 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Vijay Amritraj   Bill Scanlon
  Brian Teacher 		6–4, 6–3
Win 47. 1980 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i)   Vijay Amritraj   Andrew Pattison
  Butch Walts 		6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Win 48. 1980 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Wojciech Fibak
  Gene Mayer 		6–2, 7–5
Loss 22. 1980 Wimbledon, London Grass   Bob Lutz   Peter McNamara
  Paul McNamee 		6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win 49. 1980 US Open, New York Hard   Robert Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe 		7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 23. 1980 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Brian Gottfried
  Raúl Ramírez 		6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7
Win 50. 1980 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Heinz Günthardt
  Pavel Složil 		6–1, 6–2
Loss 24. 1980 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i)   Bob Lutz   Heinz Günthardt
  Paul McNamee 		7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win 51. 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard   Bob Lutz   Heinz Günthardt
  Paul McNamee 		6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 25. 1981 Wimbledon, London Grass   Bob Lutz   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe 		4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 26. 1981 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   John McEnroe
  Ferdi Taygan 		6–7, 3–6
Loss 27. 1981 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard   Bob Lutz   Heinz Günthardt
  Peter McNamara 		6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win 52. 1983 Caracas, Venezuela Hard   Jaime Fillol   Andrés Gómez
  Ilie Năstase 		6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win 53. 1983 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i)   Mel Purcell   Marcos Hocevar
  Cássio Motta 		6–3, 6–4
Win 54. 1984 Columbus, U.S. Hard   Sandy Mayer   Charles Bud Cox
  Terry Moor 		6–4, 6–7, 7–5

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 SR
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 3R A A A A A 3R A 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 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 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 22 94 100 745 794

References

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  1. ^ "Stan Smith: Career match record". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stan Smith: Career tournament results". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Neil Amdur (December 12, 1972). "Metreveli to join pro net tour". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Futterman, Matthew (2016). Players: How sports became a business. Simon & Schuster. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-4767-1695-4.
  5. ^ "International Tennis Hall of Fame". www.tennisfame.com. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "50 Famously Successful People Who Failed At First". OnlineCollege.org. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011.
  7. ^ "Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 December 1971". newspapers.com. December 19, 1971.
  8. ^ a b Quidet, Christian (1989). La Fabuleuse Histoire du Tennis (in French). Paris: Nathan. p. 772. ISBN 9782092864388.
  9. ^ "The Baltimore Sun, 13 February 1973". newspapers.com. February 13, 1973.
  10. ^ "Evening Herald (Shenandoah), 17 January 1973". newspapers.com. January 17, 1973.
  11. ^ Collins, Bud; Hollander, Zander (1997). Bud Collins' Tennis Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 651. ISBN 978-1578590001.
  12. ^ "Around the world..." World Tennis. Vol. 20, no. 10. New York. March 1973. p. 96.
  13. ^ The Times (London), 13 December 1972, p. 9
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Communications, Emmis (August 1992). Cincinnati Magazine. Emmis Communications.
  16. ^ "Amelie Mauresmo inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame". Tennis.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  17. ^ Fran Hulette (March 17, 2010). "Whatever happened to Marjory Gengler Smith '73?". paw.princeton.edu. Princeton University.
  18. ^ "Stan Smith Weds Miss Gengler". The New York Times. November 24, 1974. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  19. ^ Tennis.com – Blog – The Pro Shop by Bill Gray – My Adidas
  20. ^ "Stan Smith upsets Richey". The Ithaca Journal. April 6, 1971. p. 26.

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