H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Ilie Nastase H2H: 9-8

Bjorn Borg holds a 9–8 lead over Ilie Nastase in their ATP head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, 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 match 6-1 6-4.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
9 – 8
17 main draw meetings
Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 19, 1980 Wct Invitational ATP 250 RR Carpet Bjorn Borg #1 6-1 6-4 Ilie Nastase #64 Match data
Nov 10, 1978* Stockholm ATP 250 R16 Hard Bjorn Borg #2 6-4 6-3 Ilie Nastase #13 Match data
Nov 5, 1978* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 SF Carpet Bjorn Borg #2 6-2 6-3 Ilie Nastase #14 Match data
Apr 8, 1978* Rotterdam Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Ilie Nastase #13 (w/o) Bjorn Borg #3 Match data
Jul 1, 1977* Wimbledon Grand Slam QF Grass Bjorn Borg #2 6-0 8-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase #6 Match data
Sep 14, 1976* US Open Grand Slam SF Clay Bjorn Borg #2 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase #4 Match data
Jul 5, 1976* Wimbledon Grand Slam F Grass Bjorn Borg #4 6-4 6-2 9-7 Ilie Nastase #7 Match data
Feb 20, 1976* Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 SF Hard Ilie Nastase #7 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 Bjorn Borg #3 Match data
Dec 8, 1975* Masters ATP Finals F Hard Ilie Nastase #7 6-2 6-2 6-1 Bjorn Borg #4 Match data
Nov 11, 1975* Stockholm ATP 250 QF Hard Bjorn Borg #5 6-4 6-4 Ilie Nastase #7 Match data
Oct 25, 1975* World Invitational Classic ATP 250 SF Clay Ilie Nastase #7 6-3 5-7 6-4 Bjorn Borg #5 Match data
Nov 4, 1974* World Invitational Classic ATP 250 F Carpet Ilie Nastase #9 7-6 6-3 Bjorn Borg #4 Match data
Oct 19, 1974* Madrid ATP 250 F Clay Ilie Nastase #9 6-4 5-7 6-2 4-6 6-4 Bjorn Borg #4 Match data
Jun 2, 1974* Rome Masters 1000 F Clay Bjorn Borg #11 6-3 6-4 6-2 Ilie Nastase #1 Match data
Nov 8, 1973* Stockholm ATP 250 R16 Hard Bjorn Borg #22 6-2 4-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase #1 Match data
Apr 20, 1973* Monte Carlo ATP 250 F Clay Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-1 6-2 Bjorn Borg Match data
Jul 21, 1972* Bastad ATP 250 QF Clay Ilie Nastase 6-2 7-6 6-3 Bjorn Borg Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,497 608 143 81.0% 11 3 2 0 45 61
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,260 859 331 72.2% 2 4 3 0 55 64

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% — 1,613 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 48–25 65.8% #18 1,861 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1974 90–24 78.9% #3 2,057 1 8 — — — — — — —
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,178 2 13 — — — — — — —
20 1976 54–12 81.8% #2 2,292 3 19 — — — — — — —
21 1977 76–8 90.5% #3 2,336 4 30 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3
22 1978 68–9 88.3% #2 2,331 6 38 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5
23 1979 80–7 92.0% #1 2,427 8 50 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7
24 1980 66–7 90.4% #1 2,376 10 58 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,334 11 61 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,308 11 61 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,282 11 61 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,251 11 61 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54
29 — — — — — — — 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59
30 — — — — — — — 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62
31 — — — — — — — 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64
32 — — — — — — — 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64
33 — — — — — — — 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64
34 — — — — — — — 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,221 11 61 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 1,985 11 61 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,908 11 61 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64
38 — — — — — — — 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64