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N. Saviano #85 def. R. Simpson #97

6-7 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Oct 31, 1980*
Tournament	Cologne
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	N. Saviano
Score	6-7 6-4 6-2
Loser	R. Simpson

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	N. Saviano	R. Simpson
Country	USA	NZL
Birth date	Jun 5, 1956	Feb 22, 1954
Age	24	26
Height	180	188
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	85	97
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,716	1,695
Career W-L	158–199	131–195
Career earnings	—	$326,467

Pre-match H2H

N. Saviano 2 – 1 R. Simpson

Path

N. Saviano's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 30, 1980	R32	Z. Franulovic	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

N. Saviano's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 1980	QF	G. Mayer	7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

R. Simpson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 30, 1980	R32	G. Ocleppo	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data