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Arthur Ashe vs Stan Smith Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe seasons:19791978197719761975
Stan Smith seasons:19851984198319821981
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Arthur Ashe
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Stan Smith
Age: 82y 253d (1943-07-10)
Hand: R
Backhand: 1H
(1946-12-14) Age: 79y 96d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
13 - 10
Wins: 56.5% - 43.5%
Hard 4–4Clay 1–1Grass 2–2
Others 11–10Finals 1–0Slam 1–0
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 23 times. Arthur Ashe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 13–10.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 779–305 from 1084 matches (71.86% win rate). His hard-court record is 275–110 (71.43%), on clay he stands at 156–67 (69.96%), and on grass he has gone 143–46 (75.66%) , with a carpet record of 205–82 (71.43%). He has accumulated 48 titles in total (18 hard, 3 clay, 8 grass, 19 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 15–65 (18.75%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 8 times, the record is tied 4–4 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 1–1 (50.00% each) across 2 matches. On grass, their 4 encounters have yielded a record of 2–2 (50.00% each).

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1979-02-19DenverCarpetR169πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (3)23πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-4 4-6 6-43------0/0
1978-11-14WembleyCarpetQF16πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-3 6-23------0/0
1978-02-20DenverCarpetSF22πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (5)94πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 7-53------0/0
1976-10-04MauiHardQF15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith10πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)6-4 6-43------0/0
1976-05-10Las VegasHardR163πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)21πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (12)7-5 3-6 7-53------0/0
1976-02-23Rotterdam WCTCarpetQF4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-4 6-23------0/0
1976-02-17Rome WCTCarpetQF4πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith5-7 6-4 6-43------0/0
1976-02-10Lagos WCTHardR164πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (1)20πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-4 7-53------0/0
1973-09-10World Invitational Tennis ClassicCarpetSF9πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 4-6 6-43------0/0
1973-05-07WCT FinalsCarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 6-3 4-6 6-45------0/0
1972-08-30US OpenGrassQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (6)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (1)7-6 6-4 7-55------0/0
1971-04-12CharlotteClayF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-3 6-33------0/0
1970-12-07MastersCarpetRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith3-6 6-3 6-53------0/0
1970-11-23StockholmHardF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (2)5-7 6-4 6-43------0/0
1970-10-07DenverHardRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-51------0/0
1970-07-27IndianapolisClaySF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (2)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe (6)10-8 6-23------0/0
1970-02-13RichmondCarpetF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-2 13-113------0/0
1969-10-17DenverHardRR-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-51------0/0
1969-07-28South OrangeGrassSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-3 3-6 6-13------0/0
1969-01-06MelbourneGrassF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe14-12 6-8 6-3 8-65------0/0
1968-12-09BrisbaneGrassF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith6-4 1-6 9-7 4-6 7-55------0/0
1968-05-29SacramentoHardSF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe6-4 6-2 1-6 4-6 6-15------0/0
1968-02-12SalisburyHardQF-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈArthur Ashe7-5 8-63------0/0

Wins

Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith
13–10Overall
1–0Grand Slam
11–10Others
1–0Tour Finals
4–4Hard
1–1Clay
2–2Grass
6–3Indoor Hard

Sets Format

56.3%9
43.8%7
Bo3
40.0%2
60.0%3
Bo5
55.6%5
44.4%4
2 Sets
62.5%5
37.5%3
3 Sets
0.0%0
100.0%2
4 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
5 Sets
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith

Deciding

63.6%7
36.4%4
Decider Set
100.0%1
0.0%0
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith

Sets

53.2%33
46.8%29
All
100.0%3
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
47.4%9
52.6%10
Hard
53.3%8
46.7%7
Grass
50.0%2
50.0%2
Clay
58.3%14
41.7%10
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith

Games

49.9%333
50.1%334
All
57.1%20
42.9%15
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
48.2%95
51.8%102
Hard
48.3%86
51.7%92
Grass
50.0%22
50.0%22
Clay
52.4%130
47.6%118
Carpet
Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith

H2H Series Progression

HardClayGrassCarpet

Overview

By Surface

Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith

By Tournament Level

Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith

By Round

Arthur Ashe
Stan Smith

By Opponent Ranking

Arthur AsheStan Smith
28.6%2-5
vs Top 1
0%0-12
34.1%14-27
vs Top 5
7.7%4-48
46.1%35-41
vs Top 10
18.8%15-65
51.4%76-72
vs Top 20
35.1%47-87
70.1%270-115
vs Top 100
58.2%248-178
89.6%95-11
vs +100
81.3%126-29
45.8%33-39
vs Higher
32.4%46-96
79.2%332-87
vs Lower
74.7%328-111

Opponent Breakdown

Arthur AsheStan Smith
75.5%584-190
Vs Younger
70%431-185
71.9%179-70
Vs Older
72.8%316-118
77.9%688-195
Vs Right-Handed
73.6%677-243
60.1%98-65
Vs Left-Handed
56.9%82-62
37.5%9-15
Vs 2H Backhand
23.1%6-20
64.8%68-37
Vs 1H Backhand
57.5%65-48
66.7%314-157
Vs Shorter
66.2%469-239
78.4%138-38
Vs Taller
71.4%15-6

Pressure Situations