Ilie Nastase def. Tom Gorman

4-6 7-6 6-2 6-1

Ilie Nastase defeated Tom Gorman 4-6 7-6 6-2 6-1 in the 1972 US Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 12, 1972*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Ilie Nastase	Tom Gorman
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Jan 19, 1946
Age	26	26
Height	183 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,155	1,871
Current career W-L	860–330	415–291
Current career earnings	$2,076,761	$10,000

Pre-match H2H

Ilie Nastase 9 – 0 Tom Gorman

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fred Stolle	6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1972	QF
Bob Hewitt	6-4 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1972	R16
Patrice Dominguez	6-3 5-7 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32
Roger Taylor	7-5 6-2 6-7 2-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1972	R64
Jairo Velasco	6-0 6-2 6-0	W	—	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128

Ilie Nastase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arthur Ashe	3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 1972	F

Tom Gorman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roscoe Tanner	7-6 5-7 7-6 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 1972	QF
Dick Stockton	6-4 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 8, 1972	R16
Nikola Pilic	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 1972	R32
Jim Mcmanus	4-6 6-4 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 3, 1972	R64
Jimmy Connors	6-1 3-6 6-7 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 1, 1972	R128