QF New York 1972

Ilie Nastase def. Jimmy Connors

6-3 2-6 6-1

Ilie Nastase defeated Jimmy Connors 6-3 2-6 6-1 in the 1972 New York quarterfinal on carpet courts on February 28, 1972.

Match Information

Date: Feb 28, 1972
Tournament: New York
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: QF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Ilie Nastase	Jimmy Connors
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Jul 19, 1946	Sep 2, 1952
Age	25	19
Height	183 cm	177 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,060	1,895
Current career W-L	860–330	1,266–298
Current career earnings	$2,076,761	$8,641,040

Pre-match H2H

Ilie Nastase 3 – 0 Jimmy Connors

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Gottfried	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1972	R16
Paul Gerken	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1972	R32

Ilie Nastase's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Gisbert	4-6 6-1 4-6	L	—	Match data	Feb 28, 1972	SF

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gerald Battrick	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1972	R16
Nicola Spear	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 1972	R32