Ilie Nastase def. Karl Meiler

3-6 6-3 8-6 9-8

Ilie Nastase defeated Karl Meiler 3-6 6-3 8-6 9-8 in the 1972 Dusseldorf quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 30, 1972*
Tournament: Dusseldorf
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ilie Nastase	Karl Meiler
Country	ROU	GER
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Apr 30, 1949
Age	26	23
Height	183	178
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,042	1,638
Career W-L	860–330	254–191
Career earnings	$2,076,761	$2,148

Pre-match H2H

Ilie Nastase 0 – 0 Karl Meiler

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Boro Jovanovic	6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4	W	—	Match data	Jul 29, 1972	R16

Ilie Nastase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Szabolcz Baranyi	6-1 9-8 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1972	SF

Karl Meiler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Mulligan	6-8 6-4 7-5 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jul 29, 1972	R16