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I. Nastase def. Stan Smith

6-3 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3

Match Information

Date Dec 6, 1972*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundF
Winner I. Nastase
Score6-3 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3
Loser Stan Smith

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldI. NastaseStan Smith
Country ROU USA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Dec 14, 1946
Age2625
Height183—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1642,167
Career W-L859–331—
Career earnings$2,076,761$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
I. Nastase 5 – 5 Stan Smith

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Path

I. Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 5, 1972SF J. Connors 6-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR B. Hewitt 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR M. Orantes 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR T. Gorman 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

I. Nastase's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Stan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 5, 1972SF T. Gorman 6-7 7-6 5-7 4-5 (ret.)W—Match data
Nov 28, 1972RR J. Connors 3-6 6-2 7-5W—Match data
Nov 28, 1972RR A. Gimeno 6-2 3-6 6-3W—Match data
Nov 28, 1972RR J. Kodes 6-1 6-0W—Match data