Bob Lutz (tennis)

Robert " Bob" Lutz ( born August 29, 1947 in Lancaster ( Pennsylvania)) is a former American professional tennis player.

As a single player Smith won nine tournaments, where his most important tournament victories were at the World Championship Tour ( precursor of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000) tournaments in Cologne (1971) and Boston ( 1972).

In doubles, he celebrated 36 tournament victories with Stan Smith, with whom he formed a double team since 1967. Among them were four U.S. Open victories, one Australian Open victory and winning the first double Masters in 1973. Overall, Smith won 43 titles in doubles.

He also won five times with the U.S. team to Davis Cup.

On 1 March 2010, Lutz was officially nominated for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.