Stan Smith

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. 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, 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. Outside tennis circles, Smith is best known as the namesake of a line of tennis shoes made by Adidas.

Career In 1971 Smith was seeded fourth for Wimbledon. Smith didn’t drop a set in the first three rounds. He met Roy Emerson in the fourth round, defeating the Australian 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 9-7. He beat the New Zealander Onny Parun in straight sets in the quarters, before beating fellow American Tony Gorman in the semi-finals. Smith lost in the Wimbledon final to Australian John Newcombe in five sets. One analyst stated “Although both men relied on power, there were relatively few errors despite the fierce struggle". Smith entered the US Open as the second seed. He eased through the first two rounds before beating Tom Leonard in the third round. Smith beat the Czech Milan Holecek in the fourth round after his opponent retired midway through the second set. Victories against Marty Riessen and Tom Okker followed as Smith set up a final against Jan Kodes. Smith beat Jan Kodeš in the final of the US championships in four sets, winning his first Grand Slam 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. That year Smith and John Newcombe were joint recipients of The Martini and Rossi Award, voted for by 11 journalists and were co-ranked world No. 1 by Judith Elian.

In 1972 Smith reached the quarter finals of the French Open for a second consecutive year. He went into the 1972 Wimbledon Championship 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 Kodes in the semi-finals. In a rematch of the US Open final, Smith beat his opponent 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5. 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." Smith went into the US Open as top seed hoping to defend his title. In the fourth round Smith beat Andres Gimeno in a five set thriller. However, he was unable to progress beyond the quarter-finals, losing to Arthur Ashe. Nastase won the title. That year Smith won the 'Martini and Rossi' Award, voted for by a panel of journalists and was ranked world No. 1 by Elian, World Tennis, Collins, Frank Rostron and Rex Bellamy.

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 Kodes in the semi finals and beat. Smith was defeated by Kodes in four sets.

1974 saw Smith once again advance 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 1973 Smith won the World Championship Tennis Finals, beating Arthur Ashe in the final in four sets.

In 1975, Smith win the Australian Indoor Championships, but had to wait two years to win his next tournament, The Pacific Southwest Open in 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 1980. 1980 saw him return 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.

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.

Smith was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987.

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. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 100%, based on five reviews.

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.

Personal life In 1974, Smith married Princeton University tennis player, Marjory Gengler. 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) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1971 Wimbledon Grass John Newcombe 3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6Win 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)

Career finals Note: Smith won 10 titles before the Open Era

Singles: 95 (64 titles, 31 runners-up) Result W–LYearTournament SurfaceOpponentScore 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 ↓ Open Era ↓ 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, MilwaukeeClay 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 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 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 W–LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore Win 1–0 1968 US Open, New York Grass Bob Lutz Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno 11–9, 6–1, 7–5 Win 2–0 1969 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Bob Lutz Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 6–3, 6–4 Win 3–0 1970 Australian Open, Melbourne Grass Bob Lutz John Alexander Phil Dent 6–3, 8–6, 6–3 Loss 3–1 1970 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–7, 2–6 Win 4–1 1970 Berkeley, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Roy Barth Tom Gorman 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 Win 5–1 1970 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe Bob Carmichael Owen Davidson 6–0, 5–7, 7–5 Win 6–1 1971 Paris, France Clay Tom Gorman Pierre Barthès François Jauffret 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 Loss 6–2 1971 French Open, Paris Clay Tom Gorman Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 9–11 Loss 6–3 1971 London Queen's Club, U.K. Grass Erik van Dillen Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–8, 6–4, 8–10 Win 7–3 1971 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Erik van Dillen Sandy Mayer Roscoe Tanner 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 Loss 7–4 1971 US Open, New York Grass Erik van Dillen John Newcombe Roger Taylor 7–6, 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7 Win 8–4 1971 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Tom Gorman Arthur Ashe Bob Lutz 6–3, 6–4 Win 9–4 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes 6–2, 6–2 Win 10–4 1972 Nice, France Clay Jan Kodeš Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 Loss 10–5 1972 Wimbledon, London Grass Erik van Dillen Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 2–6, 2–6, 7–9 Win 11–5 1973 Brussels WCT, Belgium Carpet (i) Bob Lutz John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 7–6 Win 12–5 1973 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard (i) Bob Lutz Frew McMillan Allan Stone 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 Win 13–5 1973 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6, 6–0 Win 14–5 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay Nikola Pilić Bob Carmichael Frew McMillan 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 Win 15–5 1973 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i) Roy Emerson Ove Nils Bengtson Jim McManus 6–2, 6–1 Win 16–5 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton 6–3, 3–6, 7–6 Win 17–5 1974 New Orleans WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Owen Davidson John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 Loss 17–6 1974 French Open, Paris Clay Bob Lutz Dick Crealy Onny Parun 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6 Loss 17–7 1974 Nottingham, U.K. Grass Bob Lutz Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen 4–6, 7–9 Loss 17–8 1974 Wimbledon, London Grass Bob Lutz John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–8, 4–6, 4–6 Win 18–8 1974 Boston, U.S. Clay Bob Lutz Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Marty Riessen 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Win 19–8 1974 US Open, New York Grass Bob Lutz Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 6–3, 6–3 Win 20–8 1974 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz John Alexander Syd Ball 6–4, 7–6 Win 21–8 1975 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz John Alexander Phil Dent 6–7, 7–6, 6–3 Win 22–8 1975 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Bob Lutz John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 6–7, 6–2 Win 23–8 1975 Houston, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Mike Estep Russell Simpson 7–5, 7–6 Win 24–8 1975 Washington, D.C., U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 2–6, 6–1 Win 25–8 1975 Columbus Open, U.S. Clay Bob Lutz Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 Win 26–8 1976 Indianapolis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Vitas Gerulaitis Tom Gorman 6–2, 6–4 Win 27–8 1976 Rome WCT, Italy Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Dick Crealy Frew McMillan 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 27–9 1976 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard (i) Bob Lutz Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 4–6, 2–6 Win 28–9 1976 Cincinnati Masters, U.S. Clay Erik van Dillen Eddie Dibbs Harold Solomon 6–1, 6–1 Loss 28–10 1976 Louisville, U.S. Clay Erik van Dillen Byron Bertram Pat Cramer 3–6, 4–6 Win 29–10 1976 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Win 30–10 1976 Wembley, U.K. Carpet (i) Roscoe Tanner Wojciech Fibak Brian Gottfried 7–6, 6–3 Loss 30–11 1976 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Juan Gisbert, Sr. Brian Gottfried Sherwood Stewart 6–1, 1–6, 2–6, 6–7 Loss 30–12 1977 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Bob Lutz Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 Win 31–12 1977 Hampton, U.S. Carpet (i) Sandy Mayer Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher 6–4, 6–3 Win 32–12 1977 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–5 Loss 32–13 1977 Los Angeles PSW, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 3–6, 4–6 Win 33–13 1977 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard (i) Bob Lutz Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Win 34–13 1977 Columbus, U.S. Clay Bob Lutz Peter Fleming Gene Mayer 4–6, 7–5, 6–2 Win 35–13 1977 Maui, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–4 Win 36–13 1977 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Bob Lutz Peter Fleming Raymond Moore 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 Win 37–13 1978 Springfield, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Jan Kodeš Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–3 Win 38–13 1978 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Arthur Ashe John McEnroe 6–7, 7–5, 6–1 Loss 38–14 1978 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 3–6 Loss 38–15 1978 World Doubles WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 7–6, 4–6, 0–6, 3–6 Win 39–15 1978 US Open, New York Hard Bob Lutz Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 Loss 39–16 1978 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 Loss 39–17 1978 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Bob Lutz Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 3–6, 2–6 Win 40–17 1979 Birmingham, U.S. Carpet (i) Dick Stockton Ilie Năstase Tom Okker 6–2, 6–3 Win 41–17 1979 Denver, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 7–6, 6–3 Win 42–17 1979 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6 Loss 42–18 1979 New Orleans, U.S. Carpet Bob Lutz Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 3–6 Win 43–18 1979 Newport, U.S. Grass Bob Lutz John James Chris Kachel 6–4, 7–6 Win 44–18 1979 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Francisco González Fred McNair 6–3, 6–4 Loss 44–19 1979 Cincinnati Masters, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase 6–1, 3–6, 6–7 Loss 44–20 1979 US Open, New York Hard Bob Lutz Peter Fleming John McEnroe 2–6, 4–6 Win 45–20 1979 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) Gene Mayer Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil 6–3, 6–4 Loss 45–21 1979 Wembley, U.K. Carpet (i) Tomáš Šmíd Peter Fleming John McEnroe 2–6, 3–6 Win 46–21 1980 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Bill Scanlon Brian Teacher 6–4, 6–3 Win 47–21 1980 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet (i) Vijay Amritraj Andrew Pattison Butch Walts 6–7, 6–2, 6–2 Win 48–21 1980 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Wojciech Fibak Gene Mayer 6–2, 7–5 Loss 48–22 1980 Wimbledon, London Grass Bob Lutz Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6 Win 49–22 1980 US Open, New York Hard Robert Lutz Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 49–23 1980 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7 Win 50–23 1980 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil 6–1, 6–2 Loss 50–24 1980 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Bob Lutz Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee 7–6, 3–6, 2–6 Win 51–24 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Bob Lutz Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 51–25 1981 Wimbledon, London Grass Bob Lutz Peter Fleming John McEnroe 4–6, 4–6, 4–6 Loss 51–26 1981 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan 6–7, 3–6 Loss 51–27 1981 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard Bob Lutz Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6 Win 52–27 1983 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Jaime Fillol Andrés Gómez Ilie Năstase 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 Win 53–27 1983 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Mel Purcell Marcos Hocevar Cássio Motta 6–3, 6–4 Win 54–27 1984 Columbus, U.S. Hard Sandy Mayer Charles Bud Cox Terry Moor 6–4, 6–7, 7–5

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