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I. Nastase def. P. Gerken

7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date	Mar 2, 1972*
Tournament	New York
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	R32
Winner	I. Nastase
Score	7-5 6-4
Loser	P. Gerken

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	I. Nastase	P. Gerken
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Mar 15, 1950
Age	25	21
Height	183	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,046	1,571
Career W-L	859–331	124–129
Career earnings	$2,076,761	—

Pre-match H2H

I. Nastase 0 – 0 P. Gerken

Path

I. Nastase's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

I. Nastase's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 3, 1972	R16	B. Gottfried	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

P. Gerken's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 1, 1972	R64	S. Turner	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data