Ilie Nastase def. Bjorn Borg

6-2 7-6 6-3

Ilie Nastase defeated Bjorn Borg 6-2 7-6 6-3 in the 1972 Swedish Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseBjorn Borg
Country ROU SWE
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Jun 6, 1956
Age2616
Height183 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0491,545
Current career W-L860–330617–141
Current career earnings$2,076,761$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Geoff Masters 6-1 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1972R16
Jan Zabrodsky 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1972R32

Ilie Nastase's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Gisbert 6-2 6-3 6-3WMatch dataJul 21, 1972SF

Bjorn Borg's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vladimir Zednik 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 1972R16
Jun Kamiwazumi 6-2 7-6WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 1972R32