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A. Panatta #33 def. B. Nichols #355

6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date Sep 2, 1978*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner A. Panatta
Score6-2 6-4
Loser B. Nichols

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldA. PanattaB. Nichols
Country ITA USA
Birth dateJul 9, 1950Dec 31, 1955
Age2822
Height183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)33355
Ranking points (entering)0
Elo (entering)1,8571,486
Career W-L379–2263–19
Career earnings$776,187
Pre-match H2H
A. Panatta 0 0 B. Nichols

Path

A. Panatta's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 M. Orantes 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

A. Panatta's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1978R32 M. Riessen 3-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data

B. Nichols's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 31, 1978R128 T. Gorman 4-6 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data