R32 Indian Wells Open 1978

Ilie Nastase #14 def. Geoff Masters #85

6-7 6-4 6-3

Ilie Nastase defeated Geoff Masters 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the 1978 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 16, 1978*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ilie Nastase	Geoff Masters
Country	ROU	AUS
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Sep 19, 1950
Age	31	27
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	14	85
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,025	1,649
Current career W-L	860–330	237–253
Current career earnings	$2,076,761	—

Pre-match H2H

Ilie Nastase #14 3 – 1 Geoff Masters #85

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steve Krulevitz	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1978	R64

Ilie Nastase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Richey #75	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 17, 1978	R16

Geoff Masters's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ross Case #70	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 1978	R64