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Ilie Nastase

ROU Born Jul 19, 1946 183 cm / 6'0" Plays: Right-Handed, One-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1968–1985

Ilie Nastase represented Romania on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 1. TennisDB's records show a 858–329 record in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985 and 67 recorded singles titles.

Peak singles rank

1 (Aug 27, 1973)

Elo peak

2295 (99th percentile)

Singles record

858–329 (72.3%)

Singles titles

Prize money

$2,076,761

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Ilie Nastase's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Jakob Hlasek #42	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 11, 1985*	R16	Toulouse	ATP 250	Hard
Alessandro De Minicis	6-3 1-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Oct 10, 1985*	R32	Toulouse	ATP 250	Hard
Bruno Oresar #80	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 1985*	R32	Bordeaux	ATP 250	Clay
Mike Bauer #86	3-6 3-6 6-4 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 1985*	R128	US Open	Grand Slam	Hard
Boris Becker #57	4-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 3, 1985*	R64	Monte-Carlo Masters	ATP 250	Clay

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Ilie Nastase's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Jimmy Connors	15	11	26	Sep 9, 1982	H2H
Manuel Orantes	16	8	24	May 30, 1979	H2H
Tom Gorman	16	4	20	Jan 27, 1978	H2H
Tom Okker	9	10	19	Oct 8, 1981	H2H
John Alexander	13	6	19	Aug 6, 1981	H2H

Singles Titles (67)

Ilie Nastase singles titles by season and category
Season	Age	Singles titles	GS	Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories	ATP Finals	Tournaments
1968	21	3	—	—	—	3	—	Tiriac Open, Mamaia, Viareggio
1969	22	2	—	—	—	2	—	Barranquilla, Denver
1970	23	2	—	—	—	2	—	Italian Open, Salisbury
1971	24	8	—	—	—	7	1	Swedish Open, Hampton, Monte-Carlo Masters, Nice, Omaha, Richmond, Wembley, ATP Finals
1972	25	12	1	—	1	9	1	Baltimore, Dusseldorf, London, Madrid, Monte-Carlo Masters, Nice, Omaha, Seattle, South Orange, Canadian Open, ATP Finals, US Open
1973	26	16	1	—	1	13	1	Barcelona Open, Barcelona, Calgary, Cincinnati Open, Florence, Swiss Open Gstaad, Kingston, Madrid, Monte-Carlo Masters, Omaha, Paris Masters, Queen's Club Championships, Washington 2, Italian Open, ATP Finals, Roland Garros
1974	27	7	—	—	—	7	—	Barcelona Open, Bournemouth, Cedar Grove, Madrid, Richmond-Wct, Washington Wct, World Invitational Classic
1975	28	6	—	—	—	5	1	Barcelona, Madrid, South Orange, Valencia, World Invitational Classic, ATP Finals
1976	29	6	—	—	—	6	—	Atlanta Wct, La Costa, Pepsi Grand Slam, Salisbury, South Orange, Wct Challenge Cup
1977	30	3	—	—	—	3	—	Aix En Provence, Las Vegas, Mexico City Wct
1978	31	2	—	—	—	2	—	Miami Open, Wct Challenge Cup
Total		67	2	—	2	59	4

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Ilie Nastase career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	21	41	14	55	74.6%	—	—
1969	22	27	22	49	55.1%	—	—
1970	23	58	19	77	75.3%	—	—
1971	24	73	13	86	84.9%	—	—
1972	25	110	20	130	84.6%	—	—
1973	26	118	17	135	87.4%	1	1
1974	27	80	21	101	79.2%	1	10
1975	28	86	20	106	81.1%	10	7
1976	29	78	17	95	82.1%	7	3
1977	30	44	18	62	71.0%	3	9
1978	31	45	21	66	68.2%	9	16
1979	32	28	25	53	52.8%	12	49
1980	33	19	24	43	44.2%	50	77
1981	34	26	27	53	49.1%	79	74
1982	35	14	24	38	36.8%	73	—
1983	36	6	11	17	35.3%	118	—
1984	37	4	12	16	25.0%	169	202
1985	38	1	4	5	20.0%	202	431
Career		858	329	1,187	72.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Ilie Nastase career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	21	—	—	—	—	40	13	53	75.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	41	14	55	74.5%
1969	22	11	8	19	57.9%	9	6	15	60.0%	5	3	8	62.5%	2	5	7	28.6%	27	22	49	55.1%
1970	23	12	3	15	80.0%	32	8	40	80.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	10	6	16	62.5%	58	19	77	75.3%
1971	24	21	4	25	84.0%	35	5	40	87.5%	3	2	5	60.0%	14	2	16	87.5%	73	13	86	84.9%
1972	25	29	7	36	80.6%	42	7	49	85.7%	16	2	18	88.9%	23	4	27	85.2%	110	20	130	84.6%
1973	26	27	7	34	79.4%	59	3	62	95.2%	10	3	13	76.9%	22	4	26	84.6%	118	17	135	87.4%
1974	27	4	2	6	66.7%	43	7	50	86.0%	11	4	15	73.3%	22	8	30	73.3%	80	21	101	79.2%
1975	28	10	3	13	76.9%	65	13	78	83.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	86	20	106	81.1%
1976	29	17	2	19	89.5%	16	4	20	80.0%	11	1	12	91.7%	34	10	44	77.3%	78	17	95	82.1%
1977	30	9	3	12	75.0%	16	5	21	76.2%	6	2	8	75.0%	13	8	21	61.9%	44	18	62	71.0%
1978	31	9	4	13	69.2%	15	4	19	78.9%	4	2	6	66.7%	17	11	28	60.7%	45	21	66	68.2%
1979	32	11	9	20	55.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	—	—	—	—	10	11	21	47.6%	28	25	53	52.8%
1980	33	7	6	13	53.8%	4	3	7	57.1%	2	1	3	66.7%	6	14	20	30.0%	19	24	43	44.2%
1981	34	13	9	22	59.1%	3	8	11	27.3%	1	4	5	20.0%	9	6	15	60.0%	26	27	53	49.1%
1982	35	6	8	14	42.9%	5	8	13	38.5%	0	2	2	0.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	14	24	38	36.8%
1983	36	1	4	5	20.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	6	11	17	35.3%
1984	37	3	5	8	37.5%	0	6	6	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	4	12	16	25.0%
1985	38	1	2	3	33.3%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
Career	—	191	86	277	69.0%	395	113	508	77.8%	76	31	107	71.0%	196	99	295	66.4%	858	329	1,187	72.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ilie Nastase career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	26	4	3	7	57.1%	4	2	6	66.7%	5	0	5	100.0%	3	0	3	100.0%	16	5	21	76.2%
1974	27	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	9	3	12	75.0%	9	1	10	90.0%	21	8	29	72.4%
1975	28	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	6	0	6	100.0%	11	3	14	78.6%
1976	29	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	4	0	4	100.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	6	0	6	100.0%
1977	30	4	6	10	40.0%	10	6	16	62.5%	16	4	20	80.0%	0	0	—	—	30	16	46	65.2%
1978	31	2	10	12	16.7%	10	2	12	83.3%	16	3	19	84.2%	0	0	—	—	28	15	43	65.1%
1979	32	0	6	6	0.0%	5	4	9	55.6%	5	1	6	83.3%	0	0	—	—	10	11	21	47.6%
1980	33	0	10	10	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	5	7	12	41.7%	0	0	—	—	6	21	27	22.2%
1981	34	2	3	5	40.0%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	10	16	37.5%	0	0	—	—	12	16	28	42.9%
1982	35	0	0	—	—	2	5	7	28.6%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	0	—	—	6	11	17	35.3%
1983	36	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	0	0	—	—	5	6	11	45.5%
1984	37	0	4	4	0.0%	0	5	5	0.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	12	16	25.0%
1985	38	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%
Career		14	45	59	23.7%	38	36	74	51.4%	83	45	128	64.8%	20	2	22	90.9%	155	128	283	54.8%

Opponent ranking data available for 283/1187 (23.8%) of Ilie Nastase's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ilie Nastase advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	21	1772	127.0	—	—	—	—	—	+103	—	68.8%	+1.58	11–4 (73%)	—	—	+2.43
1969	22	1835	129.0	—	—	—	—	-96	-35	-152	54.7%	+0.34	9–10 (47%)	0–1	—	-2.11
1970	23	1978	149.3	—	—	—	—	+16	+72	-256	66.7%	+1.25	14–6 (70%)	—	—	-2.08
1971	24	2092	153.5	—	—	—	—	+127	+65	-360	71.7%	+1.57	23–2 (92%)	8–10 (44%)	109.3	+0.92
1972	25	2173	157.1	—	—	—	—	+38	-9	-72	78.2%	+1.92	19–8 (70%)	20–10 (67%)	105.3	+2.43
1973	26	2212	158.0	—	—	—	—	+30	+154	-182	78.4%	+1.96	27–10 (73%)	18–5 (78%)	104.6	+1.12
1974	27	2156	159.6	—	—	—	—	-27	+192	-140	73.6%	+1.63	16–9 (64%)	13–8 (62%)	95.8	-3.01
1975	28	2174	160.0	—	—	—	—	-31	+18	—	75.5%	+1.84	17–7 (71%)	17–9 (65%)	104.7	-2.97
1976	29	2202	168.0	—	—	—	—	+37	-11	-118	76.7%	+1.74	14–5 (74%)	20–7 (74%)	107.5	-2.87
1977	30	2101	162.0	—	—	—	—	+62	+8	-7	63.4%	+0.90	16–7 (70%)	11–4 (73%)	103.4	-3.16
1978	31	2058	159.2	—	—	—	—	0	+39	+20	63.5%	+0.77	12–11 (52%)	10–3 (77%)	98.0	-2.05
1979	32	1796	149.5	—	—	—	—	+43	+211	—	53.7%	+0.31	7–12 (37%)	2–9 (18%)	83.9	+1.47
1980	33	1742	151.0	—	—	—	—	+2	+217	+338	46.2%	+0.01	6–6 (50%)	4–8 (33%)	93.4	-0.92
1981	34	1725	136.0	—	—	—	—	+65	+83	+186	50.0%	+0.11	7–9 (44%)	9–7 (56%)	96.3	+0.26
1982	35	1634	132.2	—	—	—	—	+74	+87	—	44.8%	-0.18	6–13 (32%)	6–8 (43%)	89.4	+1.39
1983	36	1595	122.4	—	—	—	—	+34	+99	—	40.0%	-0.47	2–3 (40%)	1–7 (13%)	93.6	+0.83
1984	37	1574	129.5	—	—	—	—	+46	+68	—	25.6%	-1.79	3–2 (60%)	1–1	—	-1.97
1985	38	1536	99.7	—	—	—	—	+60	—	—	23.1%	-1.85	1–0	—	—	+0.29
Career		2295	157.9	—	—	—	—	+29	+76	-98	67.2%	+1.22	210–124 (63%)	140–97 (59%)	100.1	-0.86

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ilie Nastase Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1968	21	—	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1969	22	—	R128	R32	R16	5–3 (62%)
1970	23	—	QF	R16	—	7–2 (78%)
1971	24	—	F	R64	R32	9–3 (75%)
1972	25	—	R64	F	W	13–2 (87%)
1973	26	—	W	R16	R64	11–2 (85%)
1974	27	—	QF	R16	R32	9–3 (75%)
1975	28	—	R32	R64	QF	7–3 (70%)
1976	29	—	—	F	SF	11–2 (85%)
1977	30	—	QF	QF	R64	9–3 (75%)
1978	31	—	—	QF	—	4–1 (80%)
1979	32	—	R128	—	R64	1–2 (33%)
1980	33	—	—	R32	R64	3–2 (60%)
1981	34	R64	R32	R128	R128	2–4 (33%)
1982	35	—	R64	R128	R16	4–3 (57%)
1983	36	—	R32	—	R128	2–2 (50%)
1984	37	—	R128	—	R128	0–2 (0%)
1985	38	—	—	—	R128	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	33–13 (72%)	35–13 (73%)	30–14 (68%)	98–41 (71%)

ATP 500

Ilie Nastase ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	ITA	CAN	CAN	W-L Win %
1970	23	SF	—	—	—	4–1 (80%)
1972	25	—	—	W	—	6–0 (100%)
1973	26	—	W	—	—	6–0 (100%)
1974	27	—	F	—	R64	5–2 (71%)
1975	28	—	SF	—	F	9–2 (82%)
1979	32	QF	R64	—	—	3–2 (60%)
1981	34	R32	R64	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1982	35	—	R32	—	—	1–1 (50%)
1984	37	—	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L		8–3 (73%)	16–6 (73%)	6–0 (100%)	5–2 (71%)	35–11 (76%)

ATP 250

Ilie Nastase ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ATL	SWE	BAR	BAS	BUC	BUE	CIN	DAL	EAS	FLR	GEN	GST	HAL	HAM	HKG	HOU	AUS	MAD	MC	MET	MIA	MUN	NAP	PAR	QUE	ITA	ROT	SPB	STO	STU	TKY	VIE	WAS	AIX	ALA	BAL	BAR	BEL	BER	BIR	BIR	BOL	BOL	BOM	BOR	BOU	BRI	BRU	CAL	CAL	CAN	CAR	CAR	CAT	CED	CHA	CHI	CLE	COL	CUR	DEN	DES	DOR	DOR	DUS	DUT	FOR	FRA	GUA	HAM	JAC	JOH	KAN	KIN	AUS	LA	LA	LAK	LAS	LIT	LON	LON	LON	LOS	LOS	LOS	LOU	LUG	MAC	MAM	MEM	MEX	MIL	MIL	MON	MON	NAN	NEW	NEW	NIC	NOR	EAS	OCE	OMA	ORT	PAL	IW	PAR	PAR	PEP	PHI	PHI	IW	REG	RIC	RIC	RIC	SAC	SAL	SAL	SAN	SAN	SAR	SEA	SEN	SOU	ST.	STO	SYD	TEH	TEL	TOR	TOR	TOU	TOU	TRE	U.S	VAL	VEN	VIA	VIN	VIR	WCT	WCT	WEM	WOR	ZUR	W-L Win %
1968	21	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	W	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39–13 (75%)
1969	22	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R128	R16	—	R16	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	22–19 (54%)
1970	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	W	—	—	R16	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BR	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	47–16 (75%)
1971	24	—	W	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	—	W	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	R64	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	58–10 (85%)
1972	25	—	F	SF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	R64	QF	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	F	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	SF	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86–18 (83%)
1973	26	—	—	W	—	—	—	W	—	—	W	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	—	W	W	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	SF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	88–13 (87%)
1974	27	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	F	—	QF	QF	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	61–14 (81%)
1975	28	—	—	W	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	60–12 (83%)
1976	29	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	F	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	W	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	67–15 (82%)
1977	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	QF	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	35–15 (70%)
1978	31	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	F	—	—	QF	—	W	—	—	—	R64	—	SF	—	R16	—	SF	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	41–20 (67%)
1979	32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	SF	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24–21 (53%)
1980	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	R32	—	—	16–22 (42%)
1981	34	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	23–21 (52%)
1982	35	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	9–20 (31%)
1983	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–9 (31%)
1984	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4–9 (31%)
1985	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–3 (25%)
W-L		4–1 (80%)	9–2 (82%)	24–2 (92%)	3–3 (50%)	3–0 (100%)	4–1 (80%)	5–0 (100%)	0–3 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	5–1 (83%)	0–1 (0%)	6–1 (86%)	13–7 (65%)	15–5 (75%)	5–1 (83%)	7–3 (70%)	2–1 (67%)	25–2 (93%)	28–10 (74%)	2–1 (67%)	7–1 (88%)	8–3 (73%)	6–4 (60%)	12–5 (71%)	7–3 (70%)	17–4 (81%)	8–5 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	20–11 (65%)	2–2 (50%)	3–2 (60%)	1–1 (50%)	19–3 (86%)	5–1 (83%)	0–1 (0%)	8–2 (80%)	3–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	2–2 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	15–4 (79%)	1–3 (25%)	8–3 (73%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	5–1 (83%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	3–1 (75%)	4–2 (67%)	4–2 (67%)	2–1 (67%)	7–5 (58%)	0–1 (0%)	2–3 (40%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	2–2 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	2–2 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	22–5 (81%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	4–0 (100%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	4–3 (57%)	2–1 (67%)	13–3 (81%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	12–6 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	5–1 (83%)	3–1 (75%)	6–3 (67%)	4–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	4–0 (100%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	5–2 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	9–4 (69%)	11–2 (85%)	3–1 (75%)	7–1 (88%)	2–1 (67%)	13–1 (93%)	1–1 (50%)	4–2 (67%)	6–2 (75%)	1–1 (50%)	5–1 (83%)	2–0 (100%)	1–2 (33%)	7–6 (54%)	0–1 (0%)	4–1 (80%)	4–1 (80%)	4–5 (44%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	25–6 (81%)	2–1 (67%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	2–1 (67%)	16–2 (89%)	3–2 (60%)	1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	5–3 (62%)	2–1 (67%)	4–1 (80%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	5–0 (100%)	0–1 (0%)	3–0 (100%)	0–2 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	10–6 (62%)	4–1 (80%)	0–1 (0%)	685–270 (72%)

ATP Finals

Ilie Nastase ATP Finals results by season
Season	Age	FIN	W-L Win %
1971	24	Champion (first place)	6–0 (100%)
1972	25	W	5–0 (100%)
1973	26	W	4–1 (80%)
1974	27	F	4–1 (80%)
1975	28	W	4–1 (80%)
W-L		23–3 (88%)	23–3 (88%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 50

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 20

Aug 27, 1973

First Top 10

Aug 27, 1973

Ranking History Matrix

Ilie Nastase ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1
1974	27	—	—	1	1	1	3	6	7	9	—	6	10
1975	28	10	—	9	7	7	8	—	—	—	—	—	7
1976	29	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	3
1977	30	4	5	5	4	4	6	7	8	11	10	9	9
1978	31	10	15	13	11	13	14	13	15	15	14	14	16
1979	32	12	11	14	19	20	21	24	23	31	43	52	49
1980	33	55	61	62	61	62	61	56	93	86	77	78	77
1981	34	81	80	68	64	67	66	77	78	80	92	72	74
1982	35	73	73	73	93	83	95	94	97	80	81	—	—
1983	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	37	—	—	—	—	—	210	207	214	203	202	194	202
1985	38	204	231	451	475	512	531	583	586	586	408	440	431
1986	39	431	416	420	423	420	413	436	451	472	—	—	—
1988	41	—	—	—	—	—	984	992	991	1029	1015	1032	1054
1989	42	1054	1054	1064	1067	1075	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Ilie Nastase's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	GS	M1000	Years	Rivalries	Match log
John Newcombe	AUS	#1	2,203	764	544	220	71.2%	$1,062,408	38	5	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Bjorn Borg	SWE	#1	2,558	757	617	140	81.5%	$3,655,751	66	11	0	1971–1993	Rivalries	Match log
Jimmy Connors	USA	#1	2,441	1,564	1,266	298	80.9%	$8,641,040	109	8	0	1969–1996	Rivalries	Match log
John McEnroe	USA	#1	2,493	1,026	835	191	81.4%	$12,552,132	77	7	0	1976–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Guillermo Vilas	ARG	#2	2,354	1,173	890	283	75.9%	$4,923,882	62	4	0	1968–1992	Rivalries	Match log
Manuel Orantes	ESP	#2	2,228	971	688	283	70.9%	$1,398,303	36	1	0	1968–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Mats Wilander	SWE	#1	2,263	729	526	203	72.2%	$7,956,101	33	7	0	1980–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Ken Rosewall	AUS	#2	2,232	728	535	193	73.5%	$1,602,700	39	4	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Arthur Ashe	USA	#2	2,259	1,043	788	255	75.6%	$1,584,909	44	3	0	1968–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Ivan Lendl	USA	#1	2,423	1,272	1,045	227	82.2%	$21,262,417	94	8	0	1978–1994	Rivalries	Match log
Stefan Edberg	SWE	#1	2,237	996	748	248	75.1%	$20,630,941	41	6	4	1982–1996	Rivalries	Match log
Boris Becker	GER	#1	2,268	892	672	220	75.3%	$25,080,956	49	6	5	1983–1999	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Ilie Nastase born?: Ilie Nastase was born on July 19, 1946.
Which country did Ilie Nastase represent?: Ilie Nastase represented Romania in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Ilie Nastase?: Ilie Nastase is 183 cm / 6'0".
Does Ilie Nastase use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?: Ilie Nastase uses a one-handed backhand.
Is Ilie Nastase left-handed or right-handed?: Ilie Nastase plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Ilie Nastase won?: Ilie Nastase has won 2 Grand Slam singles titles. The most recent was Roland Garros in 1973.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ilie Nastase won?: TennisDB does not group any of Ilie Nastase's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Ilie Nastase won?: TennisDB records 67 ATP singles titles for Ilie Nastase across all categories. The latest season with a recorded title was 1978.
What is Ilie Nastase's highest ATP ranking?: Ilie Nastase's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 1, first achieved on August 27, 1973.
What is Ilie Nastase's career win-loss record?: Ilie Nastase has 858 wins and 329 losses (72.3%) in recorded ATP main-draw singles results from 1968 through 1985.
How much career prize money has Ilie Nastase earned?: Ilie Nastase has earned at least $2,076,761 in career prize money from professional tennis.
Which seasons of Ilie Nastase's career appear in TennisDB?: Ilie Nastase appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1985.
On which surface does Ilie Nastase have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Ilie Nastase's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 77.8% (395–113).
Who has Ilie Nastase faced most often?: Ilie Nastase's most frequent opponent is Jimmy Connors, with a head-to-head record of 15–11 across 26 meetings.