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, US
Born	(1946-12-14) December 14, 1946 (age 79) Pasadena, California, US
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, 1977^Dec)
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	56
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)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1979, 1981)

Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is an American retired 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.

Smith is a past President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and an ITHF Life Trustee.^[4] Outside tennis circles, Smith is best known as the namesake of a line of tennis shoes made by Adidas.

Early life

Smith was born in Pasadena, California on December 14, 1946. He was the youngest of three sons.^[5] When he was 15 he was sponsored by the Pasadena Tennis Patrons, an organization that helped junior tennis players. At the age of 16, in 1963 he saw Arthur Ashe, who was three years older than him, play at the Davis Cup, and, inspired, went home and wrote down a set of goals for himself, which included "be best in the world".^[5] In his later high school years he got sponsorship from the Southern California Tennis Association and at the urging of Perry T. Jones, the association's head, he began playing doubles with Bob Lutz.^[6] He was also coached by Pancho Segura on the public courts of Pasadena.^[7]

In 1964 at the age of 17 he won the U.S. Junior 18-and-under championships.^[4] From 1965 through 1968 he attended the University of Southern California where he was a three-time All-American. He won the 1968 NCAA Division I Singles title and in 1967 and 1968 the Doubles title with Bob Lutz.^[4]

On December 14, 1970, his 24th birthday, he got his draft notice and two days later was inducted into the U.S. Army.^[8] Recognizing him as a unique asset, the military allowed him to continue to compete in tournaments, and he spent time on recruitment speaking tours and gave clinics at military bases and inner-city areas.^[9] He served for two years.

Career

In 1971 Smith was seeded fourth at Wimbledon. He didn’t drop a set in the first three rounds and met Roy Emerson in the fourth round, defeating the Australian in four sets. He beat the New Zealander Onny Parun in straight sets in the quarterfinal, before beating fellow American Tom Gorman in the semifinal. Smith lost the Wimbledon final to second-seeded Australian John Newcombe in five sets. One analyst stated “Although both men relied on power, there were relatively few errors despite the fierce struggle".^[10] Smith entered the 1971 US Open as the second seed behind Newcombe. He eased through the first two rounds before beating Tom Leonard in the third round. Smith defeated the Czech Milan Holeček in the fourth round after his opponent retired midway through the second set. Victories against Marty Riessen and fourth-seeded Tom Okker followed as Smith set up a final against unseeded Jan Kodeš. Smith beat Kodeš in four sets, winning his first Grand Slam singles title. 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.^[11] That year Smith and John Newcombe were joint recipients of The Martini and Rossi Award for the best player, voted for by 11 journalists^[12] and were co-ranked world No. 1 by Judith Elian.^[13]

In 1972 Smith reached the quarter finals of the French Open for a second consecutive year. He went into the Wimbledon Championships as top seed. The first two rounds saw him achieve straight sets victories over Hans Joachim Plotz and Hank Irvine. He beat American Sandy Mayer in the next round and then beat Australian Ian Fletcher to qualify for the quarter finals. He defeated Alex Metreveli in the quarters to face off against Jan Kodeš in the semi-finals. In a rematch of the US Open final, Smith beat his opponent in four sets. Smith beat second seed Ilie Năstase in the Wimbledon final in five sets. "Old-timers 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."^[14] Smith went into the US Open as top seed hoping to defend his title. In the fourth round Smith beat Andrés Gimeno in a five set thriller. However, he was unable to progress beyond the quarter-finals, losing to Arthur Ashe. Năstase won the title. That year Smith won the 'Martini and Rossi' Award^[15] and was ranked world No. 1 by Elian,^[13] Tingay,^[16] World Tennis,^[17] Collins,^[18] Frank Rostron^[19] and Rex Bellamy.^[20]

1973 saw Smith have a less successful year in the Grand Slams. After failing to progress beyond the fourth round of Roland Garros he missed Wimbledon in its "boycott year" when many leading tour players withdrew. Despite his disappointments in the biggest tournaments, Smith defeated the legendary Australian Rod Laver at both the Atlanta WCT and the St Louis WCT, as well as beating him in the Brussels WCT, marking three significant victories over one of the greatest players to play the game. He had a stronger showing at the US Open. Smith reached the quarter finals and beat Onny Parun to set up a match against Jan Kodeš in the semi finals and beat. Smith was defeated by Kodeš in four sets.

In 1974 Smith once again advanced to the latter stages of Wimbledon. At the semi-finals stage he was beaten by the Australian Ken Rosewall. He reached the quarter-finals at the US Open for a fifth consecutive year, but suffered defeat to unseeded American Roscoe Tanner in the quarters. This would be the last time Smith reached the latter stages of a Grand Slam singles tournament. He won the doubles event of the tournament with fellow American Bob Lutz. In May 1973 Smith was seeded first at the World Championship Tennis Finals and won the title, beating Arthur Ashe in a four-sets final.^[21]

In October 1975, Smith win the Australian Indoor Championships in Sydney,^[22] but had to wait two years to win his next tournament, the Pacific Southwest Open in April 1977. 1978 saw him lose to Jimmy Connors in the final of the Denver Open. He managed to win the US Open doubles titles in 1978 with partner Bob Lutz as they continued their impressive partnership. He won his last singles title by beating Johan Kriek in the final of the Frankfurt Grand Prix in March 1980.^[23] That year he retained his US Open doubles crown, again being partnered by Lutz. Smith’s last appearance at a Grand Slam doubles event final came in 1981, where he and Lutz finished runners-up at Wimbledon to Peter Fleming and John McEnroe.

Legacy

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.^[24]

Smith was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.^[25][26]

In 2005, TENNIS magazine ranked Smith as 35th in its "40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS Era".

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.

Smith is the subject of the 2024 documentary film Who is Stan Smith?, by filmmaker Danny Lee.^[27]

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.^[28]

Personal life

In 1974, Smith married Princeton University tennis player, Marjory Gengler.^[29][30] 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.

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

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[31][32]	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[33]
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	Bob Lutz	4–6, 4–6
Win	58–24	1975	Australian Indoor Tennis Championships, Sydney*	Hard (i)	Bob 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

Source: ATP^[34][35]

Doubles: 87 (56 titles / 31 runner-ups)

Result	W-L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 1968	US Open, New York	Grass	Bob Lutz	Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno	11–9, 6–1, 7–5
Loss	1–1	Jul 1969	Washington D.C., US	Clay	Bob Lutz	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Win	2–1	Jul 1969	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Bob Lutz	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6–3, 6–4
Win	3–1	Jan 1970	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Bob Lutz	John Alexander Phil Dent	6–3, 8–6, 6–3
Loss	3–2	Sep 1970	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6–7, 2–6
Win	4–2	Oct 1970	Berkeley, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Roy Barth Tom Gorman	6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Win	5–2	Nov 1970	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Arthur Ashe	Bob Carmichael Owen Davidson	6–0, 5–7, 7–5
Win	6–2	Dec 1970	Masters, Tokyo	Carpet	Arthur Ashe	Jan Kodeš Rod Laver	round robin
Win	7–2	May 1971	Paris, France	Clay	Tom Gorman	Pierre Barthès François Jauffret	3–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss	7–3	Jun 1971	French Open, Paris	Clay	Tom Gorman	Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen	6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 9–11
Loss	7–4	Jun 1971	London Queen's Club, UK	Grass	Erik van Dillen	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6–8, 6–4, 8–10
Win	8–4	Aug 1971	Cincinnati, US	Clay	Erik van Dillen	Sandy Mayer Roscoe Tanner	6–1, 3–6, 6–4
Loss	8–5	Sep 1971	US Open, New York	Grass	Erik van Dillen	John Newcombe Roger Taylor	7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7
Win	9–5	Nov 1971	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Tom Gorman	Arthur Ashe Bob Lutz	6–3, 6–4
Win	10–5	Apr 1972	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Ilie Năstase	Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes	6–2, 6–2
Win	11–5	Apr 1972	Nice, France	Clay	Jan Kodeš	Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Loss	11–6	Jul 1972	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Erik van Dillen	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	2–6, 2–6, 7–9
Win	12–6	Apr 1973	Brussels WCT, Belgium	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	John Alexander Phil Dent	6–4, 7–6
Win	13–6	Apr 1973	Johannesburg WCT, South Africa	Hard (i)	Bob Lutz	Frew McMillan Allan Stone	6–1, 6–4, 6–4
Win	14–6	May 1973	World Doubles WCT, Montreal	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Tom Okker Marty Riessen	6–2, 7–6, 6–0
Win	15–6	Jul 1973	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Nikola Pilić	Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win	16–6	Sep 1973	San Francisco, US	Carpet (i)	Roy Emerson	Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus	6–2, 6–1
Win	17–6	Mar 1974	Atlanta WCT, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton	6–3, 3–6, 7–6
Win	18–6	Apr 1974	New Orleans WCT, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Owen Davidson John Newcombe	4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	18–7	Jun 1974	French Open, Paris	Clay	Bob Lutz	Dick Crealy Onny Parun	3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6
Loss	18–8	Jun 1974	Nottingham, UK	Grass	Bob Lutz	Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen	4–6, 7–9
Loss	18–9	Jul 1974	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Bob Lutz	John Newcombe Tony Roche	6–8, 4–6, 4–6
Win	19–9	Aug 1974	Boston, US	Clay	Bob Lutz	Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Marty Riessen	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win	20–9	Sep 1974	US Open, New York	Grass	Bob Lutz	Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol	6–3, 6–3
Win	21–9	Sep 1974	San Francisco, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	John Alexander Syd Ball	6–4, 7–6
Win	22–9	Feb 1975	Fort Worth WCT, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	John Alexander Phil Dent	6–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win	23–9	Apr 1975	Tokyo Indoor, Japan	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	John Alexander Phil Dent	6–4, 6–7, 6–2
Win	24–9	Apr 1975	Houston, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Mike Estep Russell Simpson	7–5, 7–6
Win	25–9	Jul 1975	Washington, D.C., US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Win	26–9	Aug 1975	Columbus Open, US	Clay	Bob Lutz	Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Win	27–9	Jan 1976	Indianapolis WCT, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Vitas Gerulaitis Tom Gorman	6–2, 6–4
Win	28–9	Feb 1976	Barcelona WCT, Spain	Clay	Bob Lutz	Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler	6–3, 6–3
Win	29–9	Feb 1976	Rome WCT, Italy	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Dick Crealy Frew McMillan	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	29–10	May 1976	World Doubles WCT, Kansas City	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler	2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	29–11	May 1976	Las Vegas, US	Hard (i)	Bob Lutz	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	4–6, 2–6
Win	30–11	Jul 1976	Cincinnati Masters, US	Clay	Erik van Dillen	Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon	6–1, 6–1
Loss	30–12	Aug 1976	Louisville, US	Clay	Erik van Dillen	Byron Bertram Pat Cramer	3–6, 4–6
Win	31–12	Sep 1976	Los Angeles, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	32–12	Nov 1976	Wembley, UK	Carpet (i)	Roscoe Tanner	Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried	7–6, 6–3
Loss	32–13	Nov 1976	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Juan Gisbert, Sr.	Brian Gottfried Sherwood Stewart	6–1, 1–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss	32–14	Mar 1977	Memphis, US	Hard (i)	Bob Lutz	Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart	6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win	33–14	Mar 1977	Hampton, US	Carpet (i)	Sandy Mayer	Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher	6–4, 6–3
Win	34–14	Mar 1977	Washington Indoor, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 7–5
Loss	34–15	Apr 1977	Los Angeles PSW, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	3–6, 4–6
Win	35–15	May 1977	Las Vegas, US	Hard (i)	Bob Lutz	Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Win	36–15	Aug 1977	Columbus, US	Clay	Bob Lutz	Peter Fleming Gene Mayer	4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Loss	36–16	Aug 1977	Boston, US	Clay	Bob Lutz	Brian Gottfried Bob Hewitt	3–6, 4–6
Win	37–16	Oct 1977	Maui, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	7–6, 6–4
Win	38–16	Dec 1977	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Bob Lutz	Peter Fleming Raymond Moore	6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
Loss	38–17	Jan 1978	Masters, New York City	Carpet	Bob Lutz	Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan	5–7, 6–7, 3–6
Win	39–17	Feb 1978	Springfield, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Jan Kodeš Marty Riessen	6–3, 6–3
Win	40–17	Mar 1978	Washington Indoor, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Arthur Ashe John McEnroe	6–7, 7–5, 6–1
Loss	40–18	Apr 1978	Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez	2–6, 3–6
Loss	40–19	May 1978	World Doubles WCT, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	7–6, 4–6, 0–6, 3–6
Win	41–19	Sep 1978	US Open, New York	Hard	Bob Lutz	Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart	1–6, 7–5, 6–3
Loss	41–20	Oct 1978	San Francisco, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–5, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	41–21	Nov 1978	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Bob Lutz	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	3–6, 2–6
Win	42–21	Jan 1979	Birmingham, US	Carpet (i)	Dick Stockton	Ilie Năstase Tom Okker	6–2, 6–3
Win	43–21	Feb 1979	Denver, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker	7–6, 6–3
Win	44–21	Mar 1979	Washington Indoor, US	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher	6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	44–22	Mar 1979	New Orleans, US	Carpet	Bob Lutz	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	1–6, 3–6
Win	45–22	Jul 1979	Newport, US	Grass	Bob Lutz	John James Chris Kachel	6–4, 7–6
Win	46–22	Aug 1979	Cleveland, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Francisco González Fred McNair	6–3, 6–4
Loss	46–23	Aug 1979	Cincinnati, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase	6–1, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	46–24	Sep 1979	US Open, New York	Hard	Bob Lutz	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	2–6, 4–6
Win	47–24	Nov 1979	Cologne, Germany	Carpet (i)	Gene Mayer	Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil	6–3, 6–4
Loss	47–25	Nov 1979	Wembley, UK	Carpet (i)	Tomáš Šmíd	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	2–6, 3–6
Win	48–25	Mar 1980	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Bill Scanlon Brian Teacher	6–4, 6–3
Win	49–25	Mar 1980	Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet (i)	Vijay Amritraj	Andrew Pattison Butch Walts	6–7, 6–2, 6–2
Win	50–25	Apr 1980	Las Vegas, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Wojciech Fibak Gene Mayer	6–2, 7–5
Loss	50–26	Jul 1980	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Bob Lutz	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6
Win	51–26	Sep 1980	US Open, New York	Hard	Bob Lutz	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	51–27	Sep 1980	Sawgrass Doubles, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7
Win	52–27	Oct 1980	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil	6–1, 6–2
Loss	52–28	Nov 1980	Stockholm, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Bob Lutz	Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee	7–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win	53–28	Dec 1980	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Bob Lutz	Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	53–29	Jul 1981	Wimbledon, London	Grass	Bob Lutz	Peter Fleming John McEnroe	4–6, 4–6, 4–6
Loss	53–30	Aug 1981	Cincinnati, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan	6–7, 3–6
Loss	53–31	Sep 1981	Sawgrass Doubles, US	Hard	Bob Lutz	Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara	6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6
Win	54–31	Feb 1983	Caracas, Venezuela	Hard	Jaime Fillol	Andrés Gómez Ilie Năstase	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
Win	55–31	Oct 1983	Vienna, Austria	Carpet (i)	Mel Purcell	Marcos Hocevar Cássio Motta	6–3, 6–4
Win	56–31	Aug 1984	Columbus, US	Hard	Sandy Mayer	Charles Bud Cox Terry Moor	6–4, 6–7, 7–5

Source: ATP^[36][37]

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

Source: World Tennis^[38]

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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 World Tennis
• Stan Smith at the Davis Cup
• Stan Smith at the International Tennis Hall of Fame