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

I. Nastase vs V. Gerulaitis H2H: 1-10

V. Gerulaitis holds a 10–1 lead over I. Nastase in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, V. Gerulaitis leads 3–1 on carpet and 4–0 on clay. Most recently, V. Gerulaitis won the 1980 Stuttgart Outdoor quarterfinal 6-2 7-5.

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I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 10
11 main draw meetings
V. Gerulaitis
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jul 19, 1980* Stuttgart Outdoor ATP 250 QF Clay V. Gerulaitis #5 6-2 7-5 I. Nastase #57 Match data
Feb 20, 1979 Dorado Beach ATP 250 RR Hard V. Gerulaitis #4 6-3 6-2 I. Nastase #12 Match data
Jan 20, 1979* Birmingham ATP 250 QF Carpet V. Gerulaitis #5 6-2 6-0 I. Nastase #16 Match data
Jul 16, 1978* Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 F Clay V. Gerulaitis #4 6-2 6-0 I. Nastase #13 Match data
Apr 15, 1978* Monte Carlo Wct ATP 250 QF Clay V. Gerulaitis #4 6-3 1-6 6-3 I. Nastase #13 Match data
Nov 14, 1977 Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 RR Carpet I. Nastase #9 6-5 5-6 6-4 V. Gerulaitis #5 Match data
Apr 16, 1977* Houston Wct ATP 250 SF Hard V. Gerulaitis #17 4-1 (ret.) I. Nastase #4 Match data
Feb 20, 1977* Ocean City ATP 250 SF Hard V. Gerulaitis #20 1-6 6-2 6-4 I. Nastase #3 Match data
Feb 15, 1976* Toronto Indoor Wct ATP 250 SF Carpet V. Gerulaitis #16 6-3 6-3 I. Nastase #7 Match data
Sep 26, 1975* Bermuda ATP 250 SF Clay V. Gerulaitis #16 1-6 6-2 6-0 I. Nastase #6 Match data
Feb 15, 1975* Salisbury ATP 250 SF Carpet V. Gerulaitis #47 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 I. Nastase #10 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
V. Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,238 527 231 69.5% 1 3 0 0 22 26

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 V. Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,519 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,550 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,802 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,946 0 3
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,955 0 3
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1977 60–16 78.9% #4 2,118 1 8
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1978 47–14 77.0% #5 2,155 1 11
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,168 1 15
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1980 50–17 74.6% #9 2,011 1 18
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1981 44–18 71.0% #11 2,062 1 19
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,052 1 24
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,850 1 25
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,836 1 26
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,706 1 26
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,668 1 26
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 — — — — — — —