Jan Kodes vs Stan Smith Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Jan Kodes and Stan Smith have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 14 times. Stan Smith currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 8–6.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Jan Kodes has compiled an overall career record of 506–285 across 791 matches, translating to a win rate of 63.97%. On hard courts his record stands at 77–61 (55.80%), while on clay he holds a 312–135 (69.80%) mark. On grass the numbers read 43–24 (64.18%) , and on carpet 74–65 (53.24%). Throughout his career he has won 10 titles (1 hard, 7 clay, 1 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 10–46 (17.86%).

Stan 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 6 times, with Stan Smith leading 4–2 (66.67%). The clay record between them sits at 2–0 (100.00% for Jan Kodes) across 2 matches. On grass, their 3 encounters have yielded a record of 2–1 (66.67% for Stan Smith).