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I. Nastase def. J. Connors

7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date Feb 6, 1972*
Tournament Omaha
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner I. Nastase
Score7-5 6-3
Loser J. Connors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldI. NastaseJ. Connors
Country ROU USA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Sep 2, 1952
Age2519
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0851,862
Career W-L859–3311,262–294
Career earnings$2,076,761$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
I. Nastase 2 0 J. Connors

Path

I. Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1972QF T. Koch 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1972R16 M. Belkin 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

I. Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 7, 1972F I. Tiriac 2-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 6, 1972QF M. Orantes 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data
Feb 5, 1972R16 M. Holecek 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data