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I. Nastase#1 def. J. Connors#3

6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Dec 11, 1973*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner I. Nastase
Score6-3 7-5
Loser J. Connors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldI. NastaseJ. Connors
Country ROU USA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Sep 2, 1952
Age2721
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)13
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1622,168
Career W-L859–3311,262–294
Career earnings$2,076,761$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
I. Nastase 10 1 J. Connors

Path

I. Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 4, 1973RR J. Newcombe 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Dec 4, 1973RR J. Kodes 6-4 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

I. Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 12, 1973F T. Okker 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 4, 1973RR Stan Smith 6-0 3-6 7-6WMatch data
Dec 4, 1973RR M. Orantes 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data