Jonathan Smith def. Ilie Nastase

6-4 6-4

Jonathan Smith defeated Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-4 in the 1981 Sydney International round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 17, 1981*
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1981
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Jonathan Smith	Ilie Nastase
Country	GBR	ROU
Birth date	Jan 29, 1955	Jul 19, 1946
Age	26	35
Height	—	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,561	1,768
Current career W-L	—	860–330
Current career earnings	$7,784	$2,076,761

Pre-match H2H

Jonathan Smith 0 – 0 Ilie Nastase

Path

Jonathan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thierry Tulasne	7-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1981	R64

Jonathan Smith's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Phil Dent	3-6 7-6 3-6	L	—	Match data	Dec 18, 1981	R16

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Peter Mcnamara	6-2 6-4	W	—	Match data	Dec 16, 1981	R64