[StatRacket]

Ivan Lendl in Brussels

1979: Taroczy 6-1 1-6 6-3
1983: McNamara 6-4 4-6 7-6
1984: McEnroe 6-1 6-3

[StatRacket]

Djokovic in Cincinnati
2008: Murray 7-6 7-6
2009: Federer 6-1 7-5
2011: Murray 6-4 3-0 ret.

[fast_clay]

Kenneth Rosewall anyone...?

ffs really disappointed in this board sometime...

Wimbledon Finals
1954: l. to Jaroslav Drobny 13–11, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7
1956: l. to Lew Hoad 6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 (Rosewall latter stopped Hoad from winning the Grand slam in USO final)
1957-1967: Banned
1970: l. to Newcombe 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1974: l. to Connors 6-1, 6-1, 6-4

[abraxas21]

thanks for keeping this thread alive - i forgot i made it

fast clay, my knowledge of tennis before the eighties is poor at best but i'll count of the ones who know more about this, that or the other. thanks for all possible contributions.

[Ouragan]

Did tennis really exist before the 90s?

Anyway, on topic, Marcelos Rios WTF?

[atennisfan]

Yeah... this is a great thread!
very interesting too

[fast_clay]

Originally Posted by abraxas21

thanks for keeping this thread alive - i forgot i made it

fast clay, my knowledge of tennis before the eighties is poor at best but i'll count of the ones who know more about this, that or the other. thanks for all possible contributions.

is cool... was only takin the mick... is good thread

[Pea]

Thomas Muster in Vienna: *sigh*

1995: F Filip Dewulf(BEL) 5-7, 2-6, 6-1, 5-7
1993: F Goran Ivanisevic(CRO) 6-4, 4-6, 4-6, 6-7(3)
1988: F Horst Skoff(AUT) 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 2-6

[abraxas21]

Originally Posted by abraxas21

I'll also add DC finals performances.

Argentina in DC:

1981: vs. USA (local) - Surface: carpet indoors
Tie 1: McEnroe d. Vilas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
Tie 2: Clerc d. Tanner 7-5, 6-3, 8-6
Tie 3: Fleming/McEnroe d. Clerc/Vilas 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 11-9
Tie 4: McEnroe d. Clerc 7-5 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3

This must have been one hell of a final. I remember that last year Clerc -now ESPN commentator for LA- said that McEnroe was the one player he seriously couldn't stand. For the record, McEnroe and the USA team had their revenge against Vilas and Clerc after losing in Buenos Aires the year before http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6CIttvDOA8

2006: vs. Russia (local) - Surface: carpet indoors
Tie 1: Davydenko d. Chela 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4
Tie 2: Nalbandian d Safin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
Tie 3: Safin/Tursunov d. Calleri/Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
Tie 4: Nalbandian d. Davydenko: 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
Tie 5: Safin d. Acasuso: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)

2008: vs. Spain (visit) - Surface: Hard (Acrylic) indoors
Tie 1: Nalbandian d. Ferrer 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
Tie 2: F. López d. Del Potro: 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 6-3
Tie 3: Verdasco d. Acasuso: 6-3, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1

1 more for the argies now

[Getta]

Originally Posted by abraxas21

1 more for the argies now

how do you feel about it?

by the way, great thread. wish all MTF threads were like this.

[fsoica]

TIRIAC/NASTASE was the best DC team in the history of tennis

Romania (basically Nasty and Tiriac in all the ties) in Davis Cup:

Three finals, all vs. the States:

1969, Cleveland: US – Romania, 5-0
1971, Charlotte: US – România, 3-2
1972, Bucharest: Romania – US, 2-3

Nothing more painful in the history of tennis than those latter 2 finals...

1969:
Arthur Ashe - Ilie Năstase 6-2 15-13 7-5
Stan Smith - Ion Ţiriac 6-8 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-4
Bob Lutz / Stan Smith - Ilie Năstase / Ion Ţiriac 8-6 6-1 11-9
Stan Smith - Ilie Năstase 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-1 11-9
Arthur Ashe - Ion Ţiriac 6-3 8-6 3-6 4-0 ret.

1971: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Davis_Cup#Final
1972: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Davis_Cup#Final

Just for the tards nowadays, here's what a Davis Cup team statistics should look like in order to make the fans gloat (Romanian tennis statistics):

Most total wins: Ilie Năstase (109–37)
Most singles wins: Ilie Năstase (74–22)
Most doubles wins: Ilie Năstase (35–15)
Best doubles team: Ilie Năstase and Ion Ţiriac (27–7)
Most ties played: Ilie Năstase (52)
Most years played: Ilie Năstase (18)

[shiaben]

Great thread. You went pretty deep as well. Not sure which one's the most painful, Rios losing at a home event several times. Or Roddick finally pushing Fed to 5 sets and seconds close from a grand slam title but blows it!

[abraxas21]

Originally Posted by Getta

how do you feel about it?

by the way, great thread. wish all MTF threads were like this.

in an ideal world, neither spain or argentina should have won DC

[Henry Chinaski]

Ferrer in Barcelona:

2011: Nadal 2-6 4-6
2009: Nadal 2-6 5-7
2008: Nadal 1-6 6-4 1-6

[semi-finals in 2009 (Verdasco) 2007 (Nadal)]

[Trollin Stone]

Originally Posted by StatRacket

Djokovic in Cincinnati
2008: Murray 7-6 7-6
2009: Federer 6-1 7-5
2011: Murray 6-4 3-0 ret.

2012: Federer 6-0 7-6