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B. Gottfried#5 def. I. Nastase#13

3-6 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Apr 23, 1978*
Tournament Houston Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundF
Winner B. Gottfried
Score3-6 6-2 6-1
Loser I. Nastase

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldB. GottfriedI. Nastase
Country USA ROU
Birth dateJan 27, 1952Jul 19, 1946
Age2631
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)513
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,1652,022
Career W-L695–322859–331
Career earnings$2,782,514$2,076,761
Pre-match H2H
B. Gottfried 4 – 4 I. Nastase

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Path

B. Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978SF C. Barazzutti 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978QF J. Borowiak 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978R16 T. Moor 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1978R32 P. Dupre 4-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

B. Gottfried's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

I. Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978SF Z. Franulovic 6-2 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978QF J. Fillol 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978R16 Paul Kronk 6-2 6-2W—Match data
Apr 20, 1978R32 M. Fishbach 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data