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

I. Nastase vs S. Ball H2H: 1-0

I. Nastase leads S. Ball 1–0 in 1 ATP main-draw meeting. I. Nastase's record is 1–0 on hard courts. Their latest meeting was at La Costa in 1976, where I. Nastase won 6-4 6-4.

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I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
S. Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

Career Comparison

MetricI. NastaseS. Ball
Peak Ranking #1 #63
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,260 1,725
Singles W-L 859–331 126–181
Win % 72.2% 41.0%
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 S. Ball
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,492 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,467 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,460 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,459 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,512 0 0
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,647 0 0
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1975 14–27 34.1% #116 1,596 0 0
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,546 0 0
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1977 3–10 23.1% #207 1,510 0 0
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,491 0 0
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,558 0 0
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1981 8–12 40.0% #146 1,546 0 0
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1982 1–4 20.0% #168 1,511 0 0
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 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 20, 1976* La Costa ATP 250 R16 Hard I. Nastase #6 6-4 6-4 S. Ball #95 Match data