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Ilie Nastase #6 def. John Newcombe #2

6-3 7-6 6-2

Match Information

Date Dec 17, 1974*
Tournament Masters
Category ATP Finals
Surface Grass
RoundSF
Winner Ilie Nastase
Score6-3 7-6 6-2
Loser John Newcombe

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIlie NastaseJohn Newcombe
Country ROU AUS
Birth dateJul 19, 1946May 23, 1944
Age2830
Height183183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)62
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1552,164
Career W-L859–331556–224
Career earnings$2,076,761$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Ilie Nastase 3 1 John Newcombe

Path

Ilie Nastase's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 10, 1974RR Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 10, 1974RR Harold Solomon 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 10, 1974RR Raul Ramirez 6-4 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch data

Ilie Nastase's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 18, 1974F Guillermo Vilas 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-3 4-6LH2HMatch data

John Newcombe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 10, 1974RR Onny Parun 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Dec 10, 1974RR Bjorn Borg 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data