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

I. Nastase vs R. Benavides H2H: 2-0

I. Nastase leads R. Benavides 2–0 in 2 ATP main-draw meetings. I. Nastase's record is 1–0 on clay courts and 1–0 on hard courts. Their latest meeting was at Tel Aviv in 1980, where I. Nastase won 6-1 6-2.

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I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
R. Benavides
BOL Age 79 Right-Handed

Career Comparison

MetricI. NastaseR. Benavides
Peak Ranking #1 #124
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,260 1,563
Singles W-L 859–331 44–108
Win % 72.2% 28.9%
Grand Slam titles 2 0
Masters 1000 titles 4 0
ATP Finals titles 3 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 55 0
Total titles 64 0
Age I. Nastase R. Benavides
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,468 0 0
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 — — — — — — —
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,458 0 0
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,451 0 0
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1974 2–7 22.2% #210 1,453 0 0
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1975 7–18 28.0% #153 1,440 0 0
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1976 9–18 33.3% #124 1,485 0 0
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1977 5–14 26.3% #164 1,477 0 0
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1978 4–11 26.7% #180 1,482 0 0
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1979 4–9 30.8% #149 1,510 0 0
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1980 5–9 35.7% #173 1,531 0 0
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64 1981 4–7 36.4% #173 1,545 0 0
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64 1982 2–6 25.0% #221 1,496 0 0
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64 1983 2–2 50.0% #209 1,515 0 0
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64 — — — — — — —
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 9, 1980* Tel Aviv ATP 250 R32 Hard I. Nastase #88 6-1 6-2 R. Benavides #149 Match data
Oct 13, 1978* Barcelona ATP 250 R16 Clay I. Nastase #17 6-2 6-1 R. Benavides #155 Match data