H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs Adriano Panatta H2H: 8-3

Ilie Nastase holds an 8–3 lead over Adriano Panatta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 4–3 on clay and 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1979 Dorado Beach round robin 6-4 2-6 6-1.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
8 – 3
11 main-draw meetings
Adriano Panatta
ITA Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase #12 6-4 2-6 6-1 Adriano Panatta #21 Match data Feb 20, 1979 RR Dorado Beach ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase #4 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 Adriano Panatta #9 Match data Feb 12, 1977* SF Mexico City Wct ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 7-6(6) 6-2 Adriano Panatta Match data Apr 25, 1976* SF Stockholm - Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 7-6 3-6 6-0 Adriano Panatta Match data Nov 30, 1975 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Adriano Panatta #53 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-1 Ilie Nastase #6 Match data Jun 10, 1975* R32 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Adriano Panatta 6-8 7-5 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data May 12, 1973* F Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-6 0-6 7-6 6-4 Adriano Panatta Match data May 6, 1973* F Florence ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-3 7-6 5-7 6-1 Adriano Panatta Match data Apr 29, 1973* F Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-2 Adriano Panatta Match data Apr 8, 1973* F Barcelona ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 4-0 (ret.) Adriano Panatta Match data Aug 20, 1972* QF Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Adriano Panatta 1-6 9-7 6-4 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data May 26, 1972* R64 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,294 860 330 72.3% 2 0 4 2 59 67
Adriano Panatta #807 #6 0 2,177 367 223 62.2% 1 0 0 1 8 10

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 Ilie Nastase Adriano Panatta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1968 4–4 50.0% — 1,510 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,458 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1970 8–6 57.1% — 1,602 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1971 19–11 63.3% — 1,731 0 1
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1972 26–17 60.5% — 1,810 0 1
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1973 46–18 71.9% #14 1,841 0 2
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1974 27–15 64.3% #34 1,838 0 3
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1975 53–27 66.2% #14 2,016 0 5
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1976 40–15 72.7% #7 2,025 1 7
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1977 24–17 58.5% #23 1,955 1 8
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1978 41–22 65.1% #23 1,927 1 9
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1979 24–19 55.8% #28 1,848 1 9
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1980 25–14 64.1% #32 1,912 1 10
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1981 18–14 56.2% #40 1,793 1 10
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1982 9–14 39.1% #96 1,710 1 10
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1983 2–6 25.0% #174 1,644 1 10
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 — — — — — — —
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 — — — — — — —
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 — — — — — — —
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67 — — — — — — —
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67 — — — — — — —
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Ilie Nastase Adriano Panatta
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 8 4 12 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 13 6 19 68.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 19 8 27 70.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 42 14 56 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 15 7 22 68.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1975 8 6 14 57.1% 37 13 50 74.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1976 2 1 3 66.7% 30 8 38 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1977 6 3 9 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1978 5 2 7 71.4% 25 11 36 69.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1980 0 2 2 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 191 86 277 69.0% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 40 37 77 51.9% 251 114 365 68.8% 29 26 55 52.7% 47 46 93 50.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Ilie Nastase Adriano Panatta
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1511 105.0 — — — — — -30 +49 50.0% -0.18 2–0 — — -0.16
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1458 96.6 — — — — — +17 — 15.4% -2.69 — — — +0.10
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1603 122.3 — — — — — +97 — 53.3% +0.20 2–1 (67%) — — +0.28
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1731 124.4 — — — — -122 +45 -171 58.5% +0.65 7–3 (70%) 1–2 (33%) 103.2 +3.35
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1972 1810 137.0 — — — — -172 +121 -236 57.4% +0.50 5–4 (56%) 8–3 (73%) 104.1 -0.52
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1973 1842 147.5 — — — — -174 +118 -253 62.4% +0.90 12–6 (67%) 13–12 (52%) 103.1 +1.13
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1974 1838 136.4 — — — — -128 +69 -193 58.3% +0.66 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.6 +1.16
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1975 2016 158.1 — — — — -217 +99 -334 62.8% +0.87 9–5 (64%) 14–12 (54%) 104.0 -3.35
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1976 2026 154.3 — — — — -150 +124 -327 66.0% +0.74 10–3 (77%) 16–6 (73%) 110.2 -2.17
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 1977 1956 155.2 — — — — -62 +106 -231 55.3% +0.32 5–7 (42%) 2–4 (33%) 96.4 -4.40
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1978 1927 147.2 — — — — +1 +11 — 59.3% +0.51 13–9 (59%) 10–7 (59%) 99.6 -1.47
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1979 1848 148.7 — — — — -30 +84 -64 58.8% +0.40 5–11 (31%) 12–6 (67%) 98.6 -0.52
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1980 1912 148.9 — — — — -160 +82 -117 57.1% +0.46 9–2 (82%) 3–3 (50%) 106.8 -1.80
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1981 1794 141.2 — — — — -106 +137 — 59.2% +0.68 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 98.7 +0.26
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1982 1711 134.9 — — — — -25 +93 — 43.9% -0.46 2–6 (25%) 3–3 (50%) 93.7 -1.41
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1983 1644 113.5 — — — — — +92 — 29.4% -1.41 0–1 0–1 — +0.12
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) 93.6 +0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1985 1536 99.7 — — — — +60 — — 23.1% -1.85 1–0 — — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 2178 152.2 — — — — -104 +92 -181 58.4% +0.52 92–66 (58%) 91–67 (58%) 106.1 -1.61

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.