Balazs Taroczy def. Ilie Nastase

1-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4

Balazs Taroczy defeated Ilie Nastase 1-6 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1978 Barcelona Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldBalazs TaroczyIlie Nastase
Country HUN ROU
Birth dateMay 9, 1954Jul 19, 1946
Age2432
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9352,027
Current career W-L381–229860–330
Current career earnings$1,437,443$2,076,761
Pre-match H2H

Path

Balazs Taroczy's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Lendl 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 1978SF
Ulrich Pinner 1-6 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 1978QF
Ricardo Ycaza 6-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 1978R16
Jairo Velasco 7-5 6-1WMatch dataOct 12, 1978R32
Heinz Gunthardt 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 1978R64

Balazs Taroczy's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ilie Nastase's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paolo Bertolucci 6-3 3-6 9-7WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 1978SF
Jose Higueras 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 14, 1978QF
Ramiro Benavides 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 13, 1978R16
Fernando Luna 6-2 3-6 10-8WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 1978R32
Frew Mcmillan 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 1978R64