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Nikola Pilic def. Ion Tiriac

6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6

Match Information

Date Sep 3, 1972*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Nikola Pilic
Score6-7 6-4 3-6 7-5 7-6
Loser Ion Tiriac

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldNikola PilicIon Tiriac
Country CRO ROU
Birth dateAug 27, 1939May 9, 1939
Age3333
Height191185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8661,730
Career W-L301–248228–190
Pre-match H2H
Nikola Pilic 1 2 Ion Tiriac

Path

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Eduardo Zuleta 6-1 6-3 7-5WMatch data

Nikola Pilic's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 5, 1972R32 Tom Gorman 4-6 4-6 4-6LH2HMatch data

Ion Tiriac's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 1, 1972R128 Ray Keldie 6-4 1-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data