![Ilie Nastase vs Stan Smith Wimbledon Final 1972 The first I saw and one of the best I remember | Sports hero, Vintage tennis, Tennis legends Ilie Nastase vs Stan Smith Wimbledon Final 1972 The first I saw and one of the best I remember | Sports hero, Vintage tennis, Tennis legends](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bc/63/f2/bc63f2fb6ae0d92de8f096ae54f21a94.jpg)
Ilie Nastase vs Stan Smith Wimbledon Final 1972 The first I saw and one of the best I remember | Sports hero, Vintage tennis, Tennis legends
![From the archive: Stan Smith, the man beyond the shoe... - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM From the archive: Stan Smith, the man beyond the shoe... - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM](https://photo-assets.wimbledon.com/images/pics/large/s_stansmith.jpg)
From the archive: Stan Smith, the man beyond the shoe... - The Championships, Wimbledon - Official Site by IBM
![Jul. 07, 1972 - Stan Smith USA Wins The Wimbledon Title; Today at Wimbledon Stan Smith of America won the mens singles title when he beat I Natase of Romania in five Jul. 07, 1972 - Stan Smith USA Wins The Wimbledon Title; Today at Wimbledon Stan Smith of America won the mens singles title when he beat I Natase of Romania in five](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E10D84/jul-07-1972-stan-smith-usa-wins-the-wimbledon-title-today-at-wimbledon-E10D84.jpg)
Jul. 07, 1972 - Stan Smith USA Wins The Wimbledon Title; Today at Wimbledon Stan Smith of America won the mens singles title when he beat I Natase of Romania in five
![Stan Smith of the U.S. carries the cup as he leaves the Centre Court at Wimbledon, July 9, 1972, with Ilie Nastase of Romania, left. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp Stock Photo - Alamy Stan Smith of the U.S. carries the cup as he leaves the Centre Court at Wimbledon, July 9, 1972, with Ilie Nastase of Romania, left. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NG5KD9/stan-smith-of-the-us-carries-the-cup-as-he-leaves-the-centre-court-at-wimbledon-july-9-1972-with-ilie-nastase-of-romania-left-ap-photopeter-kemp-2NG5KD9.jpg)
Stan Smith of the U.S. carries the cup as he leaves the Centre Court at Wimbledon, July 9, 1972, with Ilie Nastase of Romania, left. (AP Photo/Peter Kemp Stock Photo - Alamy
![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)