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Ilie Nastase #7 def. Bjorn Borg #3

6-1 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date Feb 20, 1976*
Tournament Wct Challenge Cup
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Ilie Nastase
Score6-1 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser Bjorn Borg

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseBjorn Borg
Country ROU SWE
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Jun 6, 1956
Age2919
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)73
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1762,189
Career W-L859–331608–143
Career earnings$2,076,761$3,655,751
Pre-match H2H
Ilie Nastase 6 3 Bjorn Borg

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR Ken Rosewall 6-0 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR John Alexander 6-3 6-4 7-6WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR Rod Laver 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ilie Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 1976F Arthur Ashe 6-3 1-6 6-7 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Bjorn Borg's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR John Newcombe 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Feb 15, 1976RR Raul Ramirez 6-3 4-6 6-3 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch data