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Jonathan Smith def. Ilie Nastase#72

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Dec 17, 1981*
Tournament Sydney Outdoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Jonathan Smith
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Ilie Nastase

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJonathan SmithIlie Nastase
Country GBR ROU
Birth dateJan 29, 1955Jul 19, 1946
Age2635
Height—183
Handedness—Right-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)—72
Ranking points (entering)—0
Elo (entering)1,5621,773
Career W-L—859–331
Career earnings$7,784$2,076,761
Pre-match H2H
Jonathan Smith 0 – 0 Ilie Nastase

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Path

Jonathan Smith's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 16, 1981R64 Thierry Tulasne 7-6 6-3W—Match data

Jonathan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 18, 1981R16 Phil Dent 6-3 6-7 6-3L—Match data

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 16, 1981R64 Peter Mcnamara 6-2 6-4W—Match data