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I. Nastase def. H. Elschenbroich

7-5 6-3

Match Information

Date	Oct 27, 1972*
Tournament	Barcelona
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	I. Nastase
Score	7-5 6-3
Loser	H. Elschenbroich

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	I. Nastase	H. Elschenbroich
Country	ROU	GER
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Jun 19, 1941
Age	26	31
Height	183	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,147	1,729
Career W-L	859–331	108–104
Career earnings	$2,076,761	—

Pre-match H2H

I. Nastase 0 – 0 H. Elschenbroich

Path

I. Nastase's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 26, 1972	R32	J. Muntanola	6-3 8-6	W	H2H	Match data

I. Nastase's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 28, 1972	QF	T. Gorman	6-4 8-6	W	H2H	Match data

H. Elschenbroich's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 26, 1972	R32	I. Gulyas	6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data