Tom Okker def. Ilie Nastase #14

7-5 6-1 2-6 6-3

Tom Okker defeated Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-1 2-6 6-3 in the 1978 Wimbledon quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 7, 1978*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1978
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Tom Okker	Ilie Nastase
Country	NED	ROU
Birth date	Feb 22, 1944	Jul 19, 1946
Age	34	31
Height	177 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	14
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,869	1,979
Current career W-L	668–278	860–330
Current career earnings	$1,257,200	$2,076,761

Pre-match H2H

Tom Okker 9 – 7 Ilie Nastase #14

Path

Tom Okker's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Leonard #42	6-1 9-8 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Guillermo Vilas #2	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Yannick Noah #87	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
Onny Parun	6-8 6-3 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128

Tom Okker's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bjorn Borg #3	4-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1978	SF

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner #11	2-6 6-4 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1978	R16
Tom Gullikson	6-4 6-3 1-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Jul 2, 1978	R32
Gianni Ocleppo	6-3 6-4 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1978	R64
John Yuill	6-2 6-2 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1978	R128