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Bob Hewitt def. Ilie Nastase

6-4 9-8

Match Information

Date May 18, 1972*
Tournament Bournemouth
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner Bob Hewitt
Score6-4 9-8
Loser Ilie Nastase

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBob HewittIlie Nastase
Country RSA ROU
Birth dateJan 12, 1940Jul 19, 1946
Age3225
Height190183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8552,090
Career W-L285–178859–331
Career earnings$613,837$2,076,761
Pre-match H2H
Bob Hewitt 0 1 Ilie Nastase

Path

Bob Hewitt's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1972QF Jimmy Connors 4-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 17, 1972R16 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 16, 1972R32 Terry Ryan 6-1 6-1 6-1WMatch data

Bob Hewitt's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 19, 1972F Pierre Barthes 6-2 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 18, 1972QF Ion Tiriac 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 17, 1972R16 Jaime Pinto Bravo 3-6 6-3 6-2 8-6WMatch data
May 16, 1972R32 Patrice Dominguez 6-0 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data