R16 Nice 1971

Ilie Nastase def. John Clifton

6-2 6-3

Ilie Nastase defeated John Clifton 6-2 6-3 in the 1971 Nice round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 3, 1971*
Tournament: Nice
Edition: 1971
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Ilie Nastase	John Clifton
Country	ROU	GBR
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Feb 19, 1946
Age	24	25
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,075	1,461
Current career W-L	858–329	15–35
Current career earnings	$2,076,761	—

Pre-match H2H

Ilie Nastase 0 – 0 John Clifton

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eric Drossart	3-6 6-2 6-1	W	—	Match data	Apr 2, 1971	R32

Ilie Nastase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francois Jauffret	4-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 1971	QF

John Clifton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kjell Johansson	6-4 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 2, 1971	R32