Bob Lutz (tennis)

Robert Lutz (born August 29, 1947) is an American former amateur and a professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. He and Stan Smith were one of the best doubles teams of all time. Bud Collins ranked Lutz as world No. 7 in singles in 1972. From 1967 to 1977, he was ranked amongst the top-10 American players eight times, with his highest ranking being No. 5 in both 1968 and 1970.

Career Lutz won the 1967 NCAA singles title, and with Stan Smith, won the NCAA doubles crown in 1967 and 1968. He won the men's singles in the Ojai Tennis Tournament in 1966.Past champions ojaitourney.org December 2012

During his career, he won 11 singles titles, the most important being the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships in 1972 and the Paris Masters in 1978. He reached 15 other singles finals, including Cincinnati in 1974. He won 43 doubles titles, 37 of which were won with Stan Smith, and he reached 30 other doubles finals. With Smith, he formed the only team to win the doubles title at U.S. Championships on four different surfaces (clay, grass, hard and indoor). His doubles titles include the US Open in 1980, 1978, 1974, and 1968; the Australian Open in 1970 and Cincinnati in 1969. In addition, he played on five winning Davis Cup teams between 1968 and 1981 and had a 14–2 record playing doubles. Lutz was nominated for the ITF Tennis Hall of Fame thanks to these achievements.

Honors and personal life He was inducted into the Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame in 1984. Lutz, a 1971 graduate of the University of Southern California, was inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2009. He has been living in San Clemente, California since 1973 with his wife Sharon and their daughters Samantha and Allison.

Grand Slam finals Doubles ResultYearChampionship SurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1968 US Open Grass Stan Smith Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno 11–9, 6–1, 7–5Win 1970 Australian Open Grass Stan Smith John Alexander Phil Dent 8–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 1974 French Open Clay Stan Smith Dick Crealy Onny Parun 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6Loss 1974 Wimbledon Grass Stan Smith John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–8, 4–6, 4–6Win 1974 US Open (2) Clay Stan Smith Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 6–3, 6–3Win 1978 US Open (3) Hard Stan Smith Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 1–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss 1979 US Open Hard Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 4–6, 4–6, 4–6Win 1980 US Open (4) Hard Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Loss 1980 Wimbledon Grass Stan Smith Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6Loss 1981 Wimbledon Grass Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 4–6, 4–6, 4–6

Career finals Singles ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 0–1 Aug 1968 U.S. Championships, Boston Grass Arthur Ashe 6–4, 3–6, 10–8, 0–6, 4–6Win 1–1 Jun 1970 Manchester, England Grass Tom Gorman 6–2, 9–7Win 2–1 Aug 1970 Columbus, U.S. Hard Tom Gorman 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2Win 3–1 Sep 1971 Sacramento, U.S. Hard Alex Olmedo 3–6, 6–4, 6–3Win 4–1 Oct 1971 Cologne WCT, West Germany Carpet (i) Jeff Borowiak 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2Loss 4–2 Oct 1971 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay Manuel Orantes 4–6, 3–6, 4–6Win 5–2 Aug 1972 Boston WCT, U.S. Hard Tom Okker 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss 5–3 Oct 1972 Essen WCT, West Germany Carpet (i) Nikola Pilić 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–7Loss 5–4 Nov 1972 Rome, Italy Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–7Loss 5–5 Feb 1973 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Stan Smith 6–7, 6–7, 6–4, 4–6Loss 5–6 Aug 1974 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Marty Riessen 6–7, 6–7Win 6–6 Apr 1975 Tokyo WCT, Japan Carpet Stan Smith 6–4, 6–4Loss 6–7 Aug 1975 Columbus, U.S. Clay Vijay Amritraj 4–6, 5–7Loss 6–8 Oct 1975 Sydney Indoor, Australia Hard (i) Stan Smith 6–7, 2–6Loss 6–9 Feb 1976 Rome WCT, Italy Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe 2–6, 6–0, 3–6Loss 6–10 Feb 1976 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe 3–6, 3–6Loss 6–11 Oct 1976 Maui, U.S. Hard Harold Solomon 3–6, 7–5, 5–7Loss 6–12 Feb 1977 Ocean City, U.S. Hard Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 1–6, 2–6Loss 6–13 Mar 1977 Washington Indoor, US Carpet (i) Brian Gottfried 1–6, 2–6Loss 6–14 Aug 1978 Columbus, U.S. Clay Arthur Ashe 3–6, 4–6Win 7–14 Nov 1978 Paris Indoor, France Hard (i) Tom Gullikson 6–2, 6–2, 7–6Win 8–14 Nov 1979 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Pat DuPré 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3Win 9–14 Aug 1980 Columbus, U.S. Hard Terry Rocavert 6–4, 6–3Win 10–14 Aug 1980 Stowe, U.S. Hard Johan Kriek 6–3, 6–1Win 11–14 Nov 1980 Cologne, West Germany Carpet (i) Nick Saviano 6–4, 6–0Loss 11–15 May 1983 Tampa, U.S. Carpet Johan Kriek 2–6, 4–6

Doubles ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 1968 US Open, New York Grass Stan Smith Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno 11–9, 6–1, 7–5Win 2–0 1969 Cincinnati, U.S. Clay Stan Smith Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 6–3, 6–4Win 3–0 1970 Australian Open, Sydney Grass Stan Smith John Alexander Phil Dent 8–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 3–1 1970 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–7, 2–6Win 4–1 1970 Berkeley, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Roy Barth Tom Gorman 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2Loss 4–2 1971 Dallas WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Charlie Pasarell Tom Okker Marty Riessen 3–6, 4–6Loss 4–3 1971 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Arthur Ashe Tom Gorman Stan Smith 4–6, 3–6Win 5–3 1972 Philadelphia WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–3, 6–7, 6–3Loss 5–4 1972 Louisville WCT, U.S. Clay Arthur Ashe John Alexander Phil Dent 4–6, 3–6Loss 5–5 1972 Boston WCT, U.S. Hard Arthur Ashe John Newcombe Tony Roche 3–6, 6–1, 6–7Loss 5–6 1972 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) Arthur Ashe Roy Emerson John Newcombe 6–7, 6–7Win 6–6 1973 Brussels WCT, Belgium Carpet (i) Stan Smith John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 7–6Win 7–6 1973 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Stan Smith Frew McMillan Allan Stone 6–1, 6–4, 6–4Win 8–6 1973 World Doubles WCT, Montreal Carpet (i) Stan Smith Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–2, 7–6, 6–0Win 9–6 1974 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Clay Stan Smith Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton 6–3, 3–6, 7–6Win 10–6 1974 New Orleans WCT, U.S. Other Stan Smith Owen Davidson John Newcombe 4–6, 6–4, 7–6Loss 10–7 1974 French Open, Paris Clay Stan Smith Dick Crealy Onny Parun 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 1–6Loss 10–8 1974 Nottingham, England Grass Stan Smith Charlie Pasarell Erik van Dillen 4–6, 7–9Loss 10–9 1974 Wimbledon, London Grass Stan Smith John Newcombe Tony Roche 6–8, 4–6, 4–6Win 11–9 1974 Boston, U.S. Clay Stan Smith Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Marty Riessen 3–6, 6–4, 6–3Loss 11–10 1974 Columbus, U.S. Hard Tom Gorman Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj def.Win 12–10 1974 US Open, New York Grass Stan Smith Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol 6–3, 6–3Win 13–10 1974 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Stan Smith John Alexander Syd Ball 6–4, 7–6Win 14–10 1975 Fort Worth WCT, U.S. Hard Stan Smith John Alexander Phil Dent 6–7, 7–6, 6–3Win 15–10 1975 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) Stan Smith John Alexander Phil Dent 6–4, 6–7, 6–2Win 16–10 1975 Houston, U.S. Clay Stan Smith Mike Estep Russell Simpson 7–5, 7–6Win 17–10 1975 Washington D.C., U.S. Clay Stan Smith Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–5, 2–6, 6–1Win 18–10 1975 Columbus, U.S. Clay Stan Smith Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 6–2, 6–7, 6–3Win 19–10 1976 Indianapolis WCT, U.S. Carpet (i) Stan Smith Vitas Gerulaitis Tom Gorman 6–2, 6–4Win 20–10 1976 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay Stan Smith Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 6–3, 6–3Win 21–10 1976 Rome WCT, Italy Clay Stan Smith Dick Crealy Frew McMillan 6–7, 6–3, 6–4Loss 21–11 1976 World Doubles WCT, Kansas City Carpet (i) Stan Smith Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss 21–12 1976 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 4–6, 2–6Win 22–12 1976 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Loss 22–13 1977 Memphis, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart 6–4, 6–7, 6–7Win 23–13 1977 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i) Stan Smith Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 7–5Loss 23–14 1977 Los Angeles PSW U.S. Hard Stan Smith Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan 3–6, 4–6Win 24–14 1977 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 3–6, 6–4Win 25–14 1977 Columbus, US Clay Stan Smith Peter Fleming Gene Mayer 4–6, 7–5, 6–2Win 26–14 1977 Maui, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–4Win 27–14 1977 Johannesburg WCT, South Africa Hard Stan Smith Peter Fleming Raymond Moore 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6Win 28–14 1978 Springfield, U.S. Carpet Stan Smith Jan Kodeš Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–3Win 29–14 1978 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i) Stan Smith Arthur Ashe John McEnroe 6–7, 7–5, 6–1Loss 29–15 1978 Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands Carpet (i) Stan Smith Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez 2–6, 3–6Loss 29–16 1978 World Doubles WCT, Kansas City Carpet (i) Stan Smith Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 7–6, 4–6, 0–6, 3–6Win 30–16 1978 US Open, New York Hard Stan Smith Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart 1–6, 7–5, 6–3Loss 30–17 1978 San Francisco, U.S. Carpet Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–5, 4–6, 4–6Loss 30–18 1978 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Stan Smith Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 3–6, 2–6Win 31–18 1979 Denver, U.S. Carpet (i) Stan Smith Wojciech Fibak Tom Okker 7–6, 6–3Win 32–18 1979 Washington Indoor, U.S. Carpet (i) Stan Smith Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 7–6Loss 32–19 1979 New Orleans, U.S. Carpet Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 1–6, 3–6Win 33–19 1979 Newport, U.S. Grass Stan Smith John James Chris Kachel 6–4, 7–6Win 34–19 1979 Columbus, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson 4–6, 6–3, 7–6Win 35–19 1979 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Francisco González Fred McNair 6–3, 6–4Loss 35–20 1979 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase 6–1, 3–6, 6–7Loss 35–21 1979 US Open, New York Hard Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 2–6, 4–6Win 36–21 1979 Hong Kong Hard Pat DuPré Steve Denton Mark Turpin 6–3, 6–4Loss 36–22 1979 Taipei, Taiwan Carpet Pat DuPré Mark Edmondson John Marks 1–6, 6–3, 4–6Win 37–22 1980 Tulsa, U.S. Hard (i) Dick Stockton Francisco González Fred McNair 2–6, 7–6, 6–2Win 38–22 1980 Las Vegas, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Wojciech Fibak Gene Mayer 6–2, 7–5Loss 38–23 1980 Wimbledon, London Grass Stan Smith Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 4–6Win 39–23 1980 Stowe, U.S. Hard Bernard Mitton Ilie Năstase Ferdi Taygan 6–4, 6–3Win 40–23 1980 US Open, New York Hard Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 7–6, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Loss 40–24 1980 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez 6–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–7Win 41–24 1980 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil 6–1, 6–2Loss 41–25 1980 Stockholm, Sweden Carpet (i) Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee 7–6, 3–6, 2–6Win 42–25 1980 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee 6–7, 6–3, 6–4Loss 42–26 1981 Wimbledon, London Grass Stan Smith Peter Fleming John McEnroe 4–6, 4–6, 4–6Loss 42–27 1981 Stowe, U.S. Hard Brian Gottfried Johan Kriek Larry Stefanki 6–2, 1–6, 2–6Loss 42–28 1981 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Stan Smith John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan 6–7, 3–6Loss 42–29 1981 Sawgrass Doubles, U.S. Hard Stan Smith Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 7–5, 4–6Loss 42–30 1982 La Costa WCT, U.S. Hard Raúl Ramírez Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek 6–3, 6–7, 3–6Win 43–30 1982 Hartford WCT, U.S. Carpet Dick Stockton Mike Cahill Tracy Delatte 7–6, 6–3

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