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Robert ("Bob") Lutz (born August 29, 1947) was a top amateur and professional tennis player of the 1960s and 1970s. He and his longtime partner Stan Smith were one of the best doubles teams of all time. Together they won many major titles all over the world. Bud Collins ranked Lutz as World No. 7 in 1972. Between 1967 and 1977 he was ranked among the top-10 American players 8 times, with his highest ranking being No. 5 in both 1968 and 1970.
Lutz won nine singles titles, the most important being in Paris in 1978, and reached 15 other singles finals, including the Cincinnati in 1974. He also won 43 doubles titles, many with Stan Smith, and reached 30 other doubles finals. 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 also played on 5 winning Davis Cup teams and had a 14-2 record playing doubles in Davis Cup ties. He was nominated for the ITF Tennis Hall of Fame thanks to these achievements.
Lutz, a University of Southern California graduate, was inducted into their Hall of Fame. He has been living in San Clemente since 1973 with his wife, Sharon, and their two daughters, Samantha and Allison.
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Singles titles (9)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1968 | US National Championships, Boston | Grass | Arthur Ashe | 6-4, 3-6, 10-8, 0-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 1. | 1971 | Sacramento, US | Hard | Alex Olmedo | 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Winner | 2. | 1971 | Cologne WCT, Germany | Carpet | Jeff Borowiak | 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1971 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 4-6, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 3. | 1972 | Boston WCT, US | Hard | Tom Okker | 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1972 | Essen WCT, Germany | Carpet | Nikola Pilić | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1972 | Rome WCT, Italy | Carpet | Arthur Ashe | 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1973 | Philadelphia WCT, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | 6-7, 6-7, 6-4, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1974 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Marty Riessen | 6-7, 6-7 |
| Winner | 4. | 1975 | Tokyo WCT, Japan | Carpet | Stan Smith | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1975 | Columbus, US | Hard | Vijay Amritraj | 4-6, 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1975 | Sydney Indoor, Australia | Hard (i) | Stan Smith | 6-7, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 1976 | Rome WCT, Italy | Carpet | Arthur Ashe | 2-6, 6-0, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1976 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Arthur Ashe | 3-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 1976 | Maui, US | Hard | Harold Solomon | 3-6, 7-5, 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 1977 | Ocean City, US | Hard | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, US | Carpet | Brian Gottfried | 1-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 1978 | Columbus, US | Clay | Arthur Ashe | 3-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 5. | 1978 | Paris Indoor, France | Hard (i) | Tom Gullikson | 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 |
| Winner | 6. | 1979 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Pat Du Pré | 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 |
| Winner | 7. | 1980 | Columbus, US | Hard | Terry Rocavert | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Winner | 8. | 1980 | Stowe, US | Hard | Johan Kriek | 6-3, 6-1 |
| Winner | 9. | 1980 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | Nick Saviano | 6-4, 6-0 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 1983 | Tampa, US | Carpet | Johan Kriek | 2-6, 4-6 |
Doubles titles (43)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 1968 | US Open, New York | Grass | Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno |
11-9, 6-1, 7-5 |
| Winner | 2. | 1969 | Cincinnati, US | Clay | Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Winner | 3. | 1970 | Australian Open, Sydney | Grass | Stan Smith | John Alexander Phil Dent |
8-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 1. | 1970 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
6-7, 2-6 |
| Winner | 4. | 1970 | Berkeley, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Roy Barth Tom Gorman |
6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1971 | Dallas WCT, US | Carpet | Charlie Pasarell | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
3-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1971 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Arthur Ashe | Tom Gorman Stan Smith |
4-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 5. | 1972 | Philadelphia WCT, US | Carpet | Arthur Ashe | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6-3, 6-7, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1972 | Louisville WCT, US | Clay | Arthur Ashe | John Alexander Phil Dent |
4-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1972 | Boston WCT, US | Hard | Arthur Ashe | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
3-6, 6-1, 6-7 |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1972 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Arthur Ashe | Roy Emerson John Newcombe |
6-7, 6-7 |
| Winner | 6. | 1973 | Brussels WCT, Belgium | Carpet | Stan Smith | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6-4, 7-6 |
| Winner | 7. | 1973 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | Stan Smith | Frew McMillan Allan Stone |
6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Winner | 8. | 1973 | World Doubles WCT, Montreal | Carpet | Stan Smith | Tom Okker Marty Riessen |
6-2, 7-6, 6-0 |
| Winner | 9. | 1974 | Atlanta WCT, US | Clay | Stan Smith | Brian Gottfried Dick Stockton |
6-3, 3-6, 7-6 |
| Winner | 10. | 1974 | New Orleans WCT, US | Other | Stan Smith | Owen Davidson John Newcombe |
4-6, 6-4, 7-6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1974 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Stan Smith | Dick Crealy Onny Parun |
3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1974 | Nottingham, England | Grass | Stan Smith | Charlie Pasarell Erik Van Dillen |
4-6, 7-9 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 1974 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Stan Smith | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6-8, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 11. | 1974 | Boston, US | Clay | Stan Smith | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann Marty Riessen |
3-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1974 | Columbus, US | Hard | Tom Gorman | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj |
DEF |
| Winner | 12. | 1974 | US Open, New York | Grass | Stan Smith | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 13. | 1974 | San Francisco, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | John Alexander Syd Ball |
6-4, 7-6 |
| Winner | 14. | 1975 | Fort Worth WCT, US | Hard | Stan Smith | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6-7, 7-6, 6-3 |
| Winner | 15. | 1975 | Tokyo Indoor, Japan | Carpet | Stan Smith | John Alexander Phil Dent |
6-4, 6-7, 6-2 |
| Winner | 16. | 1975 | Houston, US | Clay | Stan Smith | Mike Estep Russell Simpson |
7-5, 7-6 |
| Winner | 17. | 1975 | Washington D.C., US | Clay | Stan Smith | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7-5, 2-6, 6-1 |
| Winner | 18. | 1975 | Columbus, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6-2, 6-7, 6-3 |
| Winner | 19. | 1976 | Indianapolis WCT, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Vitas Gerulaitis Tom Gorman |
6-2, 6-4 |
| Winner | 20. | 1976 | Barcelona WCT, Spain | Clay | Stan Smith | Wojtek Fibak Karl Meiler |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 21. | 1976 | Rome WCT, Italy | Clay | Stan Smith | Dick Crealy Frew McMillan |
6-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 11. | 1976 | World Doubles WCT, Kansas City | Carpet | Stan Smith | Wojtek Fibak Karl Meiler |
3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 12. | 1976 | Las Vegas, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
4-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 22. | 1976 | Los Angeles, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell |
6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 1977 | Memphis, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Fred McNair Sherwood Stewart |
6-4, 6-7, 6-7 |
| Winner | 23. | 1977 | Washington Indoor, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6-3, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 14. | 1977 | Los Angeles PSW, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
3-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 24. | 1977 | Las Vegas, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Bob Hewitt Raúl Ramírez |
6-3, 3-6, 6-4 |
| Winner | 25. | 1977 | Columbus, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming Gene Mayer |
4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| Winner | 26. | 1977 | Maui, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
7-6, 6-4 |
| Winner | 27. | 1977 | Johannesburg WCT, South Africa | Hard | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming Raymond Moore |
6-3, 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 |
| Winner | 28. | 1978 | Springfield, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Jan Kodeš Marty Riessen |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 29. | 1978 | Washington Indoor, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe John McEnroe |
6-7, 7-5, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 15. | 1978 | Rotterdam WCT, Netherlands | Carpet | Stan Smith | Fred McNair Raúl Ramírez |
2-6, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | 1978 | World Doubles WCT, Kansas City | Carpet | Stan Smith | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
7-6, 4-6, 0-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 30. | 1978 | US Open, New York | Hard | Stan Smith | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
1-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 17. | 1978 | San Francisco, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7-5, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 18. | 1978 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Stan Smith | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 31. | 1979 | Denver, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Wojtek Fibak Tom Okker |
7-6, 6-3 |
| Winner | 32. | 1979 | Washington Indoor, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Bob Carmichael Brian Teacher |
6-4, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 |
| Runner-up | 19. | 1979 | New Orleans, US | Carpet | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1-6, 3-6 |
| Winner | 33. | 1979 | Newport, US | Grass | Stan Smith | John James Chris Kachel |
6-4, 7-6 |
| Winner | 34. | 1979 | Columbus, US | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson |
4-6, 6-3, 7-6 |
| Winner | 35. | 1979 | Cleveland, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Francisco González Fred McNair |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 20. | 1979 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Brian Gottfried Ilie Năstase |
6-1, 3-6, 6-7 |
| Runner-up | 21. | 1979 | US Open, New York | Hard | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
2-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 36. | 1979 | Hong Kong | Hard | Pat Du Pré | Steve Denton Mark Turpin |
6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 22. | 1979 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet | Pat Du Pré | Mark Edmondson John Marks |
1-6, 6-3, 4-6 |
| Winner | 37. | 1980 | Tulsa, US | Hard (i) | Dick Stockton | Francisco González Fred McNair |
2-6, 7-6, 6-2 |
| Winner | 38. | 1980 | Las Vegas, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Wojtek Fibak Gene Mayer |
6-2, 7-5 |
| Runner-up | 23. | 1980 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Stan Smith | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 39. | 1980 | Stowe, US | Hard | Bernard Mitton | Ilie Năstase Ferdi Taygan |
6-4, 6-3 |
| Winner | 40. | 1980 | US Open, New York | Hard | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7-6, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| Runner-up | 24. | 1980 | Sawgrass Doubles, US | Hard | Stan Smith | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-7 |
| Winner | 41. | 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Stan Smith | Heinz Günthardt Pavel Složil |
6-1, 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 25. | 1980 | Stockholm, Sweden | Carpet | Stan Smith | Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee |
7-6, 3-6, 2-6 |
| Winner | 42. | 1980 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Stan Smith | Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee |
6-7, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-up | 26. | 1981 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
4-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 27. | 1981 | Stowe, US | Hard | Brian Gottfried | Johan Kriek Larry Stefanki |
6-2, 1-6, 2-6 |
| Runner-up | 28. | 1981 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | Stan Smith | John McEnroe Ferdi Taygan |
6-7, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 29. | 1981 | Sawgrass Doubles, US | Clay | Stan Smith | Heinz Günthardt Peter McNamara |
6-7, 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 4-6 |
| Runner-up | 30. | 1982 | La Costa WCT, US | Hard | Raúl Ramírez | Fritz Buehning Johan Kriek |
6-3, 6-7, 3-6 |
| Winner | 43. | 1982 | Hartford WCT, US | Carpet | Dick Stockton | Mike Cahill Tracy Delatte |
7-6, 6-3 |
Grand Slam Men's Doubles Finals (5 wins, 5 losses)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1968 | US Open | Stan Smith | Arthur Ashe Andrés Gimeno |
11-9, 6-1, 7-5 |
| Winner | 1970 | Australian Open | Stan Smith | John Alexander Phil Dent |
8-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| Runner-Up | 1974 | French Open | Stan Smith | Dick Crealy Onny Parun |
3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 1-6 |
| Runner-Up | 1974 | Wimbledon | Stan Smith | John Newcombe Tony Roche |
6-8, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 1974 | US Open | Stan Smith | Patricio Cornejo Jaime Fillol |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Winner | 1978 | US Open | Stan Smith | Marty Riessen Sherwood Stewart |
1-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
| Runner-Up | 1979 | US Open | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
4-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
| Winner | 1980 | US Open | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
7-6, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 |
| Runner-Up | 1980 | Wimbledon | Stan Smith | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6-7, 3-6, 7-6, 4-6 |
| Runner-Up | 1981 | US Open | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
4-6, 4-6, 4-6 |
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