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Ilie Nastase def. John Newcombe

9-7 6-2

Match Information

Date Nov 6, 1971*
Tournament Wembley
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Ilie Nastase
Score9-7 6-2
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseJohn Newcombe
Country ROU AUS
Birth dateJul 19, 1946May 23, 1944
Age2527
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,0012,129
Career W-L859–331556–224
Career earnings$2,076,761$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Ilie Nastase 1 1 John Newcombe

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 5, 1971R16 Roy Emerson 6-1 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1971R32 Roy Barth 8-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ilie Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 6, 1971SF Tom Gorman 6-1 6-4WH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Nov 5, 1971R16 Jeff Borowiak 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Nov 4, 1971R32 Owen Davidson 9-8 9-8WH2HMatch data