Stan Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Stan Smith

American tennis player

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Pasadena, California, United States

Profession: tennis player, tennis coach

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Stanley Roger Smith (born December 14, 1946) is a former world No.
1 American tennis player and two-time Grand Slam singles champion who also, with his partner Bob Lutz, formed one of the most successful doubles teams of all time.
Together, they won many major titles all over the world.
In 1970, Smith won the first year end championship Masters Grand Prix title.
Smith's two major singles titles were the 1971 US Open (over Jan Kodeš in the final), and 1972 Wimbledon (over Ilie Nastase in the final).
In 1972, he was the year-ending 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.
His name is also used in a popular brand of tennis shoes.
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.