SF Cleveland 1979

Ilie Nastase #23 def. Gene Malin

7-6 6-7 6-3

Ilie Nastase defeated Gene Malin 7-6 6-7 6-3 in the 1979 Cleveland semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseGene Malin
Country ROU USA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Oct 1, 1948
Age3330
Height183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)23
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8721,507
Current career W-L860–33011–30
Current career earnings$2,076,761
Pre-match H2H
Ilie Nastase #23 0 0 Gene Malin

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Yuill 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 1979QF
Larry Stefanki 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1979R16
Cary Stansbury 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1979R32

Ilie Nastase's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stan Smith 6-7 5-7LH2HMatch dataAug 19, 1979F

Gene Malin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ramesh Krishnan 3-6 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 1979QF
Adriano Panatta #176-2 4-6 7-6WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 1979R16
Willem Prinsloo 6-3 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 1979R32