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

I. Nastase vs P. Gerken H2H: 3-1

I. Nastase holds a 3–1 lead over P. Gerken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, I. Nastase leads 3–0 on carpet, while P. Gerken leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, I. Nastase won the 1973 Calgary final 6-4 7-6.

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I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
P. Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 18, 1973* Calgary ATP 250 F Carpet I. Nastase 6-4 7-6 P. Gerken Match data
Feb 12, 1973* Salt Lake City ATP 250 SF Hard P. Gerken 4-6 6-3 6-2 I. Nastase Match data
Sep 21, 1972* Seattle ATP 250 R16 Carpet I. Nastase 7-6 6-4 P. Gerken Match data
Mar 2, 1972* New York ATP 250 R32 Carpet I. Nastase 7-5 6-4 P. Gerken 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
I. Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,260 859 331 72.2% 2 4 3 0 55 64
P. Gerken #496 #35 0 1,830 124 129 49.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 I. Nastase P. Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,541 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,515 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 3–7 30.0% — 1,516 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,560 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,652 0 0
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1973 50–33 60.2% #50 1,752 0 0
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1974 24–32 42.9% #65 1,654 0 0
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1975 15–20 42.9% #80 1,613 0 0
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 — — — — — — —
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1977 3–5 37.5% #250 1,603 0 0
28 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 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64 — — — — — — —
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64 — — — — — — —
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64 — — — — — — —
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64 — — — — — — —