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I. Nastase #13 def. John McEnroe #19

6-3 7-6

Match Information

Date Jul 15, 1978*
Tournament Forest Hills Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundSF
Winner I. Nastase
Score6-3 7-6
Loser John McEnroe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldI. NastaseJohn McEnroe
Country ROU USA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Feb 16, 1959
Age3119
Height183180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)1319
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9911,940
Career W-L859–331833–189
Career earnings$2,076,761$12,552,132
Pre-match H2H
I. Nastase 2 0 John McEnroe

Path

I. Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR D. Stockton 5-7 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR P. Fleming 5-7 7-6 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR J. Alexander 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

I. Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 16, 1978F V. Gerulaitis 2-6 0-6LH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR W. Fibak 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR J. Newcombe 1-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jul 10, 1978RR B. Martin 7-5 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch data