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

I. Nastase vs S. Mayer H2H: 2-5

S. Mayer leads I. Nastase 5–2 in 7 ATP main-draw meetings. S. Mayer's record is 3–0 on carpet courts and 2–0 on grass courts. Their latest meeting was at Bologna in 1981, where S. Mayer won 7-5 6-3.

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I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 5
7 main draw meetings
S. Mayer
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

Career Comparison

MetricI. NastaseS. Mayer
Peak Ranking #1 #7
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,260 2,078
Singles W-L 859–331 372–206
Win % 72.2% 64.4%
Grand Slam titles 2 0
Masters 1000 titles 4 0
ATP Finals titles 3 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 55 12
Total titles 64 12
Age I. Nastase S. Mayer
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1970 1–2 33.3% — 1,483 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1971 1–4 20.0% — 1,453 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1972 13–8 61.9% — 1,640 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1973 30–13 69.8% #134 1,796 0 2
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1974 29–10 74.4% #55 1,854 0 5
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1975 47–23 67.1% #28 1,907 0 5
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1976 13–15 46.4% #75 1,852 0 5
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1977 39–14 73.6% #16 1,988 0 8
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1978 41–20 67.2% #17 1,931 0 9
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1979 15–12 55.6% #44 1,897 0 9
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1980 17–18 48.6% #51 1,832 0 9
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1981 43–17 71.7% #14 2,041 0 10
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1982 38–19 66.7% #16 1,882 0 11
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1983 33–17 66.0% #18 1,906 0 12
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1984 10–11 47.6% #117 1,793 0 12
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1985 2–3 40.0% #309 1,784 0 12
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
Nov 29, 1981* Bologna ATP 250 F Carpet S. Mayer #13 7-5 6-3 I. Nastase #69 Match data
Jun 24, 1981* Wimbledon Grand Slam R128 Grass S. Mayer #31 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 I. Nastase #66 Match data
Nov 13, 1980* Wembley ATP 250 R32 Carpet S. Mayer #56 7-6 6-2 I. Nastase #71 Match data
Mar 24, 1978* Las Vegas ATP 250 R16 Carpet S. Mayer #9 6-2 6-2 I. Nastase #13 Match data
Sep 26, 1975* Bermuda ATP 250 QF Clay I. Nastase #6 6-4 6-2 S. Mayer #35 Match data
Jul 4, 1973* Wimbledon Grand Slam R16 Grass S. Mayer 6-4 8-6 6-8 6-4 I. Nastase Match data
Sep 5, 1972* South Orange ATP 250 R16 Hard I. Nastase 6-2 7-6 S. Mayer Match data