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Ilie Nastase #7 def. Arthur Ashe #4

6-3 1-6 6-7 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date Feb 21, 1976*
Tournament Wct Challenge Cup
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner Ilie Nastase
Score6-3 1-6 6-7 6-3 6-1
Loser Arthur Ashe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseArthur Ashe
Country ROU USA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Jul 10, 1943
Age2932
Height183185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)74
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2302,216
Career W-L859–331800–258
Career earnings$2,076,761$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Ilie Nastase 6 – 4 Arthur Ashe

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Path

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 1976SF Bjorn Borg 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR John Alexander 6-3 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR Ken Rosewall 6-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR Rod Laver 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ilie Nastase's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 1976SF Ken Rosewall 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR Raul Ramirez 6-2 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR John Newcombe 3-6 6-2 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR Bjorn Borg 6-4 7-6 6-3WH2HMatch data