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I. Nastase def. J. Connors

6-2 6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date Dec 5, 1972*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Carpet
RoundSF
Winner I. Nastase
Score6-2 6-3 6-2
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
Age2620
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1511,984
Career W-L859–3311,262–294
Career earnings$2,076,761$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
I. Nastase 6 0 J. Connors

Path

I. Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR M. Orantes 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR B. Hewitt 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR T. Gorman 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

I. Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 6, 1972F Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3WMatch data

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR J. Kodes 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Nov 28, 1972RR A. Gimeno 6-3 6-7 6-2WH2HMatch data