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International Tennis: The Masters Tournament

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

From Paris
Featuring the top tennis competitors of 1971: Stan Smith, Ilie Nastase, Jan Kodes, Zeljko Franulovic, Cliff Richey, Pierre Barthes and Clark Graebner.

The seven tennis stars who dominated the Pepsi Grand Prix Tournament averages in 1971 played each other in the Round Robin Final at the Coubertin Stadium in Paris. To the man with most victories in the tournament went the title of Masters Champion of Tennis and first prize of $15,000. Harry Carpenter introduces the key matches from the climax of the tennis season.

Today's match: Nastase v Kodes
Ilie Nastase defends his 100% record in this series against the man who beat him in the final of the French championships.

Contributors

Presenter:
Harry Carpenter
Tennis Player:
Ilie Nastase
Tennis Player:
Jan Kodes
Commentator:
Dan Maskell
Commentator:
Jack Kramer
Television Presentation:
Fred Viner
Television Presentation:
Johnnie Watherston
Producer:
A.P. Wilkinson
Source: Radio Times

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