Stan Smith (Tennis Player) - On This Day

Profession: Tennis Player

Biography: Stan Smith is an American tennis player who was once world number one in 1971, who won two major singles championships (1971 US Open, 1972 Wimbledon), and who was a member of one of the all-time great men's doubles teams alongside Bob Lutz.

Despite all this, he is best known as the namesake of a popular brand of tennis shoes made by Adidas.

Born: December 14, 1946
Birthplace: Pasadena, California, USA
Age: 77 years old

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Playing Career

• 1969-09-08 US amateur Men's Tennis: Stan Smith beats Bob Lutz (97 63 61)
• 1969-09-20 58th Davis Cup: American pair Bob Lutz & Stan Smith clinch final 8-6, 6-1, 11-9 over Ilie Năstase & Ion Țiriac of Romania in Cleveland, OH; ends 5-0
• 1970-12-15 Stan Smith and Rod Laver finish with 4-1 records atop inaugural season ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis standings in Tokyo, Japan; Smith wins event after beating Laver 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the rounds
• 1971-07-03 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Newcombe of Australia beats American Stan Smith 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 for his third and final Wimbledon singles title
• 1971-09-12 US Open Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Stan Smith wins first career Grand Slam event; beats Czech star Jan Kodeš 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6
• 1972-07-09 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Stan Smith beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 for his only Wimbledon title
• 1972-12-02 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase successfully defends his ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 win over American Stan Smith in Barcelona, Spain
• 1973-12-01 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Cleveland, Ohio: Rod Laver and John Newcombe beat American pair Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead, (ends 5-0); 23rd Cup title for Australia
• 1973-12-02 Davis Cup Men's Tennis, Cleveland: After clinching a famous victory the previous day, Australians Rod Laver and John Newcombe finish a 5-0 rout of the US with wins over Stan Smith and Tom Gorman
• 1973-12-10 For the first time since 1885, tennis has 2 top-ranked male players - Americans Stan Smith and Jimmy Connors

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