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Brian Gottfried#5 def. Ilie Nastase#13

3-6 6-2 6-1

Match Information

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

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian GottfriedIlie 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
Brian Gottfried 4 – 4 Ilie Nastase

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Path

Brian Gottfried's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978SF Corrado Barazzutti 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 22, 1978QF Jeff Borowiak 7-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 21, 1978R16 Terry Moor 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 1978R32 Pat Dupre 4-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data

Brian Gottfried's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ilie Nastase's path

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