H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 02:15 UTC

I. Nastase vs J. Newcombe H2H: 4-1

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for I. Nastase vs J. Newcombe.

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I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
J. Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricI. NastaseJ. Newcombe
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,260 2,201
Singles W-L 859–331 556–224
Win % 72.2% 71.3%
Grand Slam titles 2 5
Masters 1000 titles 4 2
ATP Finals titles 3 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 55 34
Total titles 64 41
Age I. Nastase J. Newcombe
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 17, 1974* Masters ATP Finals SF Grass I. Nastase #6 6-3 7-6 6-2 J. Newcombe #2 Match data
Dec 4, 1973 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet I. Nastase #1 7-5 6-3 J. Newcombe #2 Match data
Nov 6, 1971* Wembley ATP 250 QF Hard I. Nastase 9-7 6-2 J. Newcombe Match data
Feb 12, 1971* Richmond ATP 250 SF Hard I. Nastase 6-2 4-6 7-6 J. Newcombe Match data
Oct 9, 1969* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard J. Newcombe 6-3 1-6 6-3 I. Nastase Match data