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I. Nastase#6 def. J. Connors#1

4-6 6-0 6-1

Match Information

Date Mar 22, 1976*
Tournament La Costa
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundF
Winner I. Nastase
Score4-6 6-0 6-1
Loser J. Connors

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldI. NastaseJ. Connors
Country ROU USA
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Sep 2, 1952
Age2923
Height183177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)61
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2262,290
Career W-L859–3311,262–294
Career earnings$2,076,761$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
I. Nastase 12 4 J. Connors

Path

I. Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1976SF G. Vilas 7-6 6-0WH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1976QF Erik Van Dillen 6-4 6-3WMatch data
Mar 20, 1976R16 S. Ball 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

I. Nastase's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

J. Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1976SF R. Tanner 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1976QF R. Ruffels 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1976R16 I. Tiriac 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data