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Dick Crealy vs Stan Smith Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Dick Crealy seasons:19811980197919781977
Stan Smith seasons:19851984198319821981
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Dick Crealy
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Stan Smith
Age: 81y 183d (1944-09-18)
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
(1946-12-14) Age: 79y 96d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
2 - 5
Wins: 28.6% - 71.4%
Hard 0–0Clay 0–2Grass 2–2
Slam 2–3Others 0–2
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πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith have met 7 times. Stan Smith currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 5–2.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy has compiled an overall career record of 345–317 across 662 matches, translating to a win rate of 52.11%. On hard courts his record stands at 36–49 (42.35%), while on clay he holds a 161–129 (55.52%) mark. On grass the numbers read 104–78 (57.14%) , and on carpet 44–61 (41.90%). Throughout his career he has won 2 titles (2 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 3–22 (12.00%).

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. The clay record between them sits at 2–0 (100.00% for Stan Smith) across 2 matches. On grass, their 4 encounters have yielded a record of 2–2 (50.00% each).

At the Grand Slam level β€” where the best-of-five format adds an extra layer of physical and mental endurance β€” the two have crossed paths 5 times, producing a Slam record of 3–2 in favour of Stan Smith. These matches, often played in front of the largest tennis audiences, frequently prove decisive in shaping the broader narrative of a rivalry.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1977-12-19Australian Open-2GrassR3224πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (7)69πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy4-6 6-3 7-6 6-35------0/0
1977-06-20WimbledonGrassR12815πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (11)37πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy6-4 6-2 6-25------0/0
1977-05-23Roland GarrosClayR12815πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (10)38πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy7-6 6-4 6-25------0/0
1975-12-26Australian OpenGrassR1656πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy20πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith3-6 7-5 6-1 6-45------0/0
1974-04-22St. Louis WCTCarpetSF7πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (2)83πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy6-2 6-7(2) 7-6(3)3------0/0
1973-03-12Hilton Head WCTClayR16-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy6-4 6-7 6-33------0/0
1970-01-19Australian OpenGrassR16-πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊDick Crealy (12)-πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈStan Smith (5)6-4 6-4 14-125------0/0

Wins

Dick Crealy
Stan Smith
2–5Overall
2–3Grand Slam
0–2Others
0–2Clay
2–2Grass
0–1Indoor Hard

Sets Format

0.0%0
100.0%2
Bo3
40.0%2
60.0%3
Bo5
0.0%0
0.0%0
2 Sets
20.0%1
80.0%4
3 Sets
50.0%1
50.0%1
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
Dick Crealy
Stan Smith

Deciding

0.0%0
100.0%2
Decider Set
0.0%0
100.0%4
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
Dick Crealy
Stan Smith

Sets

39.1%9
60.9%14
All
41.2%7
58.8%10
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
50.0%7
50.0%7
Grass
16.7%1
83.3%5
Clay
33.3%1
66.7%2
Carpet
Dick Crealy
Stan Smith

Games

46.4%115
53.6%133
All
47.3%86
52.7%96
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
0.0%0
0.0%0
Hard
49.0%74
51.0%77
Grass
41.3%26
58.7%37
Clay
44.1%15
55.9%19
Carpet
Dick Crealy
Stan Smith

Overview

By Surface

Dick Crealy
Stan Smith

By Tournament Level

Dick Crealy
Stan Smith

By Round

Dick Crealy
Stan Smith

By Opponent Ranking

Dick CrealyStan Smith
0%0-3
vs Top 1
0%0-12
0%0-14
vs Top 5
7.7%4-48
12%3-22
vs Top 10
18.8%15-65
10.6%7-59
vs Top 20
35.1%47-87
39.4%97-149
vs Top 100
58.2%248-178
66.9%79-39
vs +100
81.3%126-29
27.9%50-129
vs Higher
32.4%46-96
68.1%126-59
vs Lower
74.7%328-111

Opponent Breakdown

Dick CrealyStan Smith
50.1%228-227
Vs Younger
70%431-185
48.1%76-82
Vs Older
72.8%316-118
51.8%288-268
Vs Right-Handed
73.6%677-243
41.5%34-48
Vs Left-Handed
56.9%82-62
0%0-9
Vs 2H Backhand
23.1%6-20
34.6%18-34
Vs 1H Backhand
57.5%65-48
β€”
Vs Shorter
66.2%469-239
β€”
Vs Taller
71.4%15-6

Pressure Situations