In 1973, American tennis star Stan Smith was in prime position to defend his Wimbledon title. He was the top seed in the draw and had beaten the great Rod Laver four
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From the archive: Stan Smith, the man beyond the shoe... - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM
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Tennis - Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles - Final - Stan Smith v Ilie Nastase. Stan Smith in action Stock Photo - Alamy
![Jun. 06, 1972 - Tennis at Wimbledon. Stan Smith Wins Men's Singles Final. Owing to rain causing the postponement on Saturday, the Final of the Men's singles took place yesterday at Wimbledon - Jun. 06, 1972 - Tennis at Wimbledon. Stan Smith Wins Men's Singles Final. Owing to rain causing the postponement on Saturday, the Final of the Men's singles took place yesterday at Wimbledon -](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E10C0M/jun-06-1972-tennis-at-wimbledon-stan-smith-wins-mens-singles-final-E10C0M.jpg)
Jun. 06, 1972 - Tennis at Wimbledon. Stan Smith Wins Men's Singles Final. Owing to rain causing the postponement on Saturday, the Final of the Men's singles took place yesterday at Wimbledon -
![Stan Smith: Love all? It's neither Clinton nor Trump for tennis player Stan Smith - The Economic Times Stan Smith: Love all? It's neither Clinton nor Trump for tennis player Stan Smith - The Economic Times](https://img.etimg.com/thumb/msid-55307193,width-650,imgsize-206567,,resizemode-4,quality-100/.jpg)
Stan Smith: Love all? It's neither Clinton nor Trump for tennis player Stan Smith - The Economic Times
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Ilie Nastase vs Stan Smith Wimbledon Final 1972 The first I saw and one of the best I remember | Tennis legends, Vintage tennis, Sports hero
![Stan Smith on Twitter: "1972 @Wimbledon victory ! #TBT #stansmith #tennis # Wimbledon https://t.co/snYQlaIcra" / Twitter Stan Smith on Twitter: "1972 @Wimbledon victory ! #TBT #stansmith #tennis # Wimbledon https://t.co/snYQlaIcra" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaYF8OhWAAEusMB.jpg:large)
Stan Smith on Twitter: "1972 @Wimbledon victory ! #TBT #stansmith #tennis # Wimbledon https://t.co/snYQlaIcra" / Twitter
![Tennis - Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles - Semi Final - Stan Smith v Ken Rosewall Stock Photo - Alamy Tennis - Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles - Semi Final - Stan Smith v Ken Rosewall Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G9JXWJ/tennis-wimbledon-championships-mens-singles-semi-final-stan-smith-G9JXWJ.jpg)
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