R64 US Open 1972

Ilie Nastase def. Roger Taylor

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

Ilie Nastase defeated Roger Taylor 7-5 6-2 6-7 2-6 7-6 in the 1972 US Open round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 3, 1972*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R64

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Ilie Nastase	Roger Taylor
Country	ROU	GBR
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Oct 14, 1941
Age	26	30
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,085	1,990
Current career W-L	860–330	369–297
Current career earnings	$2,076,761	—

Pre-match H2H

Ilie Nastase 4 – 1 Roger Taylor

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jairo Velasco	6-0 6-2 6-0	W	—	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128

Ilie Nastase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Patrice Dominguez	6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32

Roger Taylor's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrew Pattison	3-6 7-6 6-3 3-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128