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Ilie Nastase vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 7-6

Ilie Nastase holds a 7–6 lead over Arthur Ashe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 13 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 4–3 on hard courts, while Arthur Ashe leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1978 Richmond Wct round of 32 3-6 7-5 6-3.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 6
13 main-draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe 3-6 7-5 6-3 Ilie Nastase #10 Match data Feb 2, 1978* R32 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 4-6 6-4 7-6 Ilie Nastase Match data Oct 17, 1976* SF World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-3 1-6 6-7 6-3 6-1 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 21, 1976* F Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 1-6 7-5 4-1 (def.) Ilie Nastase Match data Nov 30, 1975 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Arthur Ashe 2-6 6-7 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Nov 1, 1975* SF Paris Masters ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Aug 10, 1975* SF Louisville ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 3-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-3 Arthur Ashe Match data Sep 13, 1972* F US Open Grand Slam Grass
Ilie Nastase 3-6 6-2 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 13, 1971* F Richmond ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 8-6 5-7 6-2 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 19, 1970* R16 Salisbury ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 8-6 8-6 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 18, 1970* QF Richmond ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 8-7 Arthur Ashe Match data Feb 15, 1970* BR New York ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-5 4-6 6-5 Arthur Ashe Match data Oct 22, 1969* SF Denver ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Oct 17, 1969 RR Denver ATP 250 Hard

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 2,294 858 329 72.3% 2 0 4 2 59 67
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 788 255 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

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 Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 58–19 75.3% — 1,978 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,092 0 15 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1970 90–24 78.9% — 2,086 2 16
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,095 2 19
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,966 2 25
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44
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 Arthur Ashe
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 %
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 32 8 40 80.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 13 3 16 81.3% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
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% 395 113 508 77.8% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 203 63 266 76.3% 181 73 254 71.3% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

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 Arthur Ashe
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
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 1978 149.3 — — — — +16 +72 -256 66.7% +1.25 14–6 (70%) — — -2.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 2092 153.5 — — — — +127 +65 -360 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.3 +0.92 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +38 -9 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.43 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1973 2212 158.0 — — — — +30 +154 -182 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.6 +1.12 1970 2086 149.8 — — — — +107 -166 +45 73.1% +1.48 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) 102.3 +2.52
27 1974 2156 159.6 — — — — -27 +192 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1971 2096 160.5 — — — — +69 -110 +42 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) 99.8 -6.38
28 1975 2174 160.0 — — — — -31 +18 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1972 2139 159.8 — — — — +30 -126 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) 102.4 -6.35
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -11 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1973 1966 150.4 — — — — +80 +6 +153 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) 102.3 -3.07
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1974 2042 153.1 — — — — +95 -119 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) 102.3 -2.59
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +39 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -103 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) 104.7 -6.11
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +211 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) 102.8 -1.81
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +217 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) 98.6 +0.42
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +65 +83 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) 105.1 +0.43
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39 1979 1947 156.1 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) 105.3 -0.71
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 — — — — +29 +76 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.1 -0.86 — 2260 157.2 — — — — +84 -84 +100 68.6% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.96

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.