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Ilie Nastase#14 def. John Yuill#96

6-2 6-2 5-7 6-3

Match Information

Date Jun 28, 1978*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR128
Winner Ilie Nastase
Score6-2 6-2 5-7 6-3
Loser John Yuill

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseJohn Yuill
Country ROU RSA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Dec 12, 1948
Age3129
Height183—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)1496
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,9361,599
Career W-L859–33194–142
Career earnings$2,076,761—
Pre-match H2H
Ilie Nastase 0 – 0 John Yuill

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