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Ilie Nastase def. John Alexander

6-2 7-5 6-1

Match Information

Date May 9, 1968*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Ilie Nastase
Score6-2 7-5 6-1
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseJohn Alexander
Country ROU AUS
Birth dateJul 19, 1946Jul 4, 1951
Age2116
Height183190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,6881,630
Career W-L859–331579–422
Career earnings$2,076,761$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Ilie Nastase 0 0 John Alexander

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1968R64 Piero Toci 6-0 6-3 3-6 1-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Peter Curtis 6-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ilie Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 11, 1968R16 Tom Okker 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3LH2HMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 8, 1968R64 Sergei Likhachev 4-6 6-3 7-9 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Peter Szoke 6-2 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data