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Nikola Pilic def. Bob Lutz

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

Match Information

Date	Nov 4, 1972*
Tournament	Essen Wct
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	F
Winner	Nikola Pilic
Score	4-6 6-4 3-6 6-4 7-6
Loser	Bob Lutz

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Nikola Pilic	Bob Lutz
Country	CRO	USA
Birth date	Aug 27, 1939	Aug 29, 1947
Age	33	25
Height	191	—
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,877	1,921
Career W-L	301–248	—

Pre-match H2H

Nikola Pilic 0 – 0 Bob Lutz

Path

Nikola Pilic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 1972	SF	Cliff Richey	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 1972	QF	John Newcombe	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 2, 1972	R16	Allan Stone	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Nov 1, 1972	R32	Brian Fairlie	6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data

Nikola Pilic's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Bob Lutz's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Nov 3, 1972	QF	Tom Okker	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data
Nov 2, 1972	R16	Charlie Pasarell	6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data
Nov 1, 1972	R32	Tom Leonard	6-3 6-2	W	—	Match data