Stan Smith def. Ilie Nastase

4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5

Stan Smith defeated Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the 1972 Wimbledon final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 10, 1972*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1972
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Stan Smith	Ilie Nastase
Country	USA	ROU
Birth date	Dec 14, 1946	Jul 19, 1946
Age	25	25
Height	193 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,028	2,072
Current career W-L	652–287	860–330
Current career earnings	$1,774,811	$2,076,761

Pre-match H2H

Stan Smith 4 – 5 Ilie Nastase

Path

Stan Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan Kodes	3-6 6-4 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1972	SF
Ian Fletcher	8-6 4-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1972	R16
Sandy Mayer	6-3 7-5 3-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1972	R32
Hans Joachim Ploetz	6-1 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1972	R128

Stan Smith's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ilie Nastase's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Manuel Orantes	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 9, 1972	SF
Jimmy Connors	6-4 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 7, 1972	QF
Tom Gorman	6-3 3-6 8-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 5, 1972	R16
Jurgen Fassbender	9-8 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 2, 1972	R32
Clark Graebner	6-3 4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 30, 1972	R64
John Bartlett	6-4 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1972	R128