Roscoe Tanner #5 def. Ilie Nastase #24

6-3 6-4

Roscoe Tanner defeated Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-4 in the 1979 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldRoscoe TannerIlie Nastase
Country USA ROU
Birth dateOct 15, 1951Jul 19, 1946
Age2733
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)524
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1031,873
Current career W-L592–294860–330
Current career earnings$1,696,198$2,076,761
Pre-match H2H
Roscoe Tanner #5 4 6 Ilie Nastase #24

Path

Roscoe Tanner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francisco Gonzalez 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 1979R16
John Sadri #616-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 1979R32
Lito Alvarez 6-1 6-4WMatch dataAug 22, 1979R64

Roscoe Tanner's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernie Mitton #717-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 26, 1979SF

Ilie Nastase's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Van Winitsky 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 1979R16
Bruce Kleege 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 1979R32
Jose Luis Damiani #826-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 22, 1979R64