H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Ilie Nastase H2H: 9-8 (incl. walkovers)

Bjorn Borg vs Ilie Nastase: 9–7 excluding walkovers; 9–8 including 1 walkover. Across 17 main-draw results including walkovers, Ilie Nastase leads 4–2 on clay, while Bjorn Borg leads 3–2 on hard courts. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1980 Wct Invitational round robin 6-1 6-4.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H including walkovers
9 – 8
17 main-draw results
Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-4 Ilie Nastase #64 Match data Feb 19, 1980 RR Wct Invitational ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 6-3 Ilie Nastase #13 Match data Nov 10, 1978* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-3 Ilie Nastase #14 Match data Nov 5, 1978* SF Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase (w/o) Bjorn Borg Match data Apr 8, 1978* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Bjorn Borg #2 6-0 8-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase #6 Match data Jul 1, 1977* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Sep 14, 1976* SF US Open Grand Slam Clay
Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-2 9-7 Ilie Nastase Match data Jul 5, 1976* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ilie Nastase 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Bjorn Borg Match data Feb 20, 1976* SF Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-2 6-1 Bjorn Borg Match data Dec 8, 1975* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Nov 11, 1975* QF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-3 5-7 6-4 Bjorn Borg Match data Oct 25, 1975* SF World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-3 Bjorn Borg Match data Nov 4, 1974* F World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-4 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg Match data Oct 19, 1974* F Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Bjorn Borg 6-3 6-4 6-2 Ilie Nastase Match data Jun 2, 1974* F Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
Bjorn Borg #22 6-2 4-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase #1 Match data Nov 8, 1973* R16 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-1 6-2 Bjorn Borg Match data Apr 20, 1973* F Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-2 7-6 6-3 Bjorn Borg Match data Jul 21, 1972* QF Swedish Open ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,558 617 141 81.4% 11 0 2 3 50 66
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,294 860 330 72.3% 2 0 4 2 59 67

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Bjorn Borg Ilie Nastase
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,867 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8 — — — — — — —
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13 — — — — — — —
20 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20 — — — — — — —
21 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3
22 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5
23 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56
29 — — — — — — — 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62
30 — — — — — — — 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65
31 — — — — — — — 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67
32 — — — — — — — 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67
33 — — — — — — — 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67
34 — — — — — — — 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67
38 — — — — — — — 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Bjorn Borg Ilie Nastase
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 15 40 62.5% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8% 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3% 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
23 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4% 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6%
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
36 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
37 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 46 302 84.8% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 191 86 277 69.0% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Bjorn Borg Ilie Nastase
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 1971 1497 104.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 99.2 +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1868 144.3 — — — — -86 -21 -72 60.7% +0.73 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +3.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 2063 160.4 — — — — -36 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 2193 164.8 — — — — -59 +79 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) 95.8 -4.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) 104.7 -1.96 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +60 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +2 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39
36 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) 93.6 +0.83
37 1993 1937 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +99 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1536 99.7 — — — — +60 — — 23.1% -1.85 1–0 — — +0.29
Career — 2559 172.6 -3.05 -3.71 0.641 41.7% -40 +79 -102 75.0% +1.80 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.76 — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.