In 1970, Smith won the first year end championship Masters Grand Prix title. Together, they won many major titles all over the world. 1 tennis player and two-time Grand Slam singles champion, Smith also formed with his partner Bob Lutz one of the most successful doubles teams of all time.
In addition, he won four Grand Prix Championship Series titles. In 1973, he won his second and last year end championship title at the Dallas WCT Finals. In 1972, he was the year-ending world No.
He played collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California (USC), under Coach George Toley, where he was a three-time All-American and won the 1968 NCAA Singles Championship as well as the 19 doubles titles. 4.1 Singles: 95 (64 titles, 31 runner-ups)Smith grew up in Pasadena, California and was coached mainly by Pancho Segura. 3.2 Doubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Smith lives in Hilton Head with his wife and four children, all of whom competed in collegiate tennis.To non-tennis players, Stan Smith is probably best known for the line of tennis shoes which Adidas renamed after him in 1978. They later mentored South African tennis player Mark Mathabane, helping increase pressure on the South African government to end apartheid. He has his own tennis academy with Billy Stearns, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.In 1974, Smith married Princeton University tennis player Marjory Gengler. Following his playing career, Smith became active as a coach for the United States Tennis Association. In 2005, TENNIS magazine ranked Smith as 35th in its "40 Greatest Players of the TENNIS Era".Smith was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987. In his 1979 testing autobiography, Jack Kramer, the long-time tennis promoter and great player himself, ranked Smith as one of the 21 best players of all time.
Men's Clay Court Championships, IndianapolisCarolinas International Tennis Tournament, Charlotte*Paris International Championships, Paris* U.S. National Indoor Championships, SalisburySouthern California Championship, Los Angeles (3)* Eastern Grass Court Championships, South Orange* Pacific Coast Championships, Berkeley (2)U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Milwaukee*US Hard Court Championship, La Jolla (3)*U.S. Grand Slam finals Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultDoubles: 13 (5 titles, 8 runner-ups) ResultNote: Smith won 10 titles before the Open EraSingles: 95 (64 titles, 31 runner-ups) ResultWestern Indoor Championship, Salt Lake CitySouthern California Championship, Los AngelesPennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, HaverfordPhoenix Thunderbird Championships, PhoenixSouthern California Tennis Classic, PasadenaUS Hard Court Championship, Sacramento (2)Western Indoor Championship, Salt Lake City (2)Phoenix Thunderbird Championships, Phoenix (2)Southern California Championship, Los Angeles (2)Central California Championships, SacramentoU.S.
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