Stan Smith

For other people named Stan Smith, see Stan Smith (disambiguation).

Stan Smith

Smith in 2009
Full name	Stanley Roger Smith
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Born	(1946-12-14) December 14, 1946 (age 78) Pasadena, California
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro	1969 (amateur from 1964)
Retired	1985
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,420,869
Int. Tennis HoF	1987 (member page)
Singles
Career record	950–383 in pre-Open-Era & Open Era [1]
Career titles	64 [2] (48 open era titles listed by ATP)
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1971, Judith Elian )
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
Highest ranking	No. 1 (March 2, 1981)
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)
Spouse	Marjory Gengler
Children	4

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 line of tennis shoes made by Adidas.

Career

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 boy, he tried 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 lost in the Wimbledon final to John Newcombe in five sets. "Although both men relied on power, there were relatively few errors despite the fierce struggle". ^[7] Smith beat Jan Kodeš in the final of the US championships in four sets. After losing the first set, Smith changed his tactics. "I decided I would hit slower but put more spin on my serve" said Smith afterwards and he also took charge at the net more. ^[8] That year Smith and John Newcombe were joint recipients of The Martini and Rossi Award, voted for by 11 journalists ^[9] and were co-ranked world No. 1 by Judith Elian. ^[10]

In 1972 Smith beat Ilie Năstase in the Wimbledon final in five sets. "Oldtimers at the Club, who've seen all the finals back to the 1930's, said the match was the best since Australia's Jack Crawford beat Ellsworth Vines of America, 6-4 in the fifth, to win in 1933." ^[11] That year Smith won the 'Martini and Rossi' Award, voted for by a panel of journalists ^[12] and was ranked world No. 1 by Elian, ^[10] Tingay, ^[3] World Tennis, ^[13] Collins, ^[14] Frank Rostron ^[15] and Rex Bellamy. ^[16]

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. ^[17]

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. ^{[18] [19]}

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. ^{[20] [21]} 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

To the general public, 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. ^[22]

Grand Slam finals

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

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 runners-up)

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

Career finals

Note: Smith won 10 titles before the Open Era

Singles: 95 (64 titles, 31 runners-up)

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	City of Paris Open Championships, Paris [23] [24]	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 [25]
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 runners-up)

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

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

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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17. 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.
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Further reading

• Smith, Stan (2002). Stan Smith's Winning Doubles . Champaign, Illinois: Human Kinetics. ISBN   0-7360-3007-7.
• 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
• Stan Smith at the International Tennis Federation
• Stan Smith at the Davis Cup
• Stan Smith at the International Tennis Hall of Fame