SF Wimbledon 1972

Ilie Nastase def. Manuel Orantes

6-3 6-4 6-4

Ilie Nastase defeated Manuel Orantes 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 1972 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 9, 1972*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ilie Nastase	Manuel Orantes
Country	ROU	ESP
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Feb 6, 1949
Age	25	23
Height	183 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,047	2,067
Current career W-L	860–330	688–283
Current career earnings	$2,076,761	$1,398,303

Pre-match H2H

Ilie Nastase 2 – 2 Manuel Orantes

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jimmy Connors	6-4 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1972	QF
Tom Gorman	6-3 3-6 8-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1972	R16
Jurgen Fassbender	9-8 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1972	R32
Clark Graebner	6-3 4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1972	R64
John Bartlett	6-4 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1972	R128

Ilie Nastase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Stan Smith	6-4 3-6 3-6 6-4 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1972	F

Manuel Orantes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Colin Dibley	6-2 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1972	QF
Ion Tiriac	6-4 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1972	R16
Nicola Pietrangeli	6-2 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1972	R32
Dick Crealy	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1972	R64
Georges Goven	8-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1972	R128