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

Ilie Nastase vs Bernie Mitton H2H: 2-1

Ilie Nastase holds a 2–1 lead over Bernie Mitton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Bernie Mitton leads 1–0 on carpet, while Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1976 Indian Wells Open round of 64 6-3 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Bernie Mitton
RSA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-2 Bernie Mitton Match data Mar 24, 1976* R64 Indian Wells Open ATP 250 Hard
Bernie Mitton 7-6 2-6 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Mar 6, 1976* QF Little Rock ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #7 6-3 6-4 Bernie Mitton #166 Match data Apr 23, 1975* R32 Valencia ATP 250 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
Bernie Mitton #766 #42 0 1,827 206 223 48.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Bernie Mitton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,452 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 11–4 73.3% #179 1,620 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 5–5 50.0% #161 1,618 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1975 20–19 51.3% #51 1,769 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1976 16–21 43.2% #65 1,767 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1977 23–32 41.8% #76 1,690 0 0
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1978 36–31 53.7% #62 1,729 0 1
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1979 29–26 52.7% #58 1,754 0 2
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1980 28–29 49.1% #60 1,689 0 2
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1981 13–19 40.6% #94 1,618 0 2
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1982 8–11 42.1% — 1,592 0 2
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1983 13–16 44.8% #100 1,615 0 2
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1984 4–8 33.3% #243 1,615 0 2
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 — — — — — — —
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 — — — — — — —
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 — — — — — — —
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 Bernie Mitton
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 10 6 16 62.5% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1977 7 11 18 38.9% 10 11 21 47.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1978 10 9 19 52.6% 1 7 8 12.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 12 10 22 54.5%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1979 16 9 25 64.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 10 12 16.7%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1980 11 12 23 47.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 9 20 55.0%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1981 11 10 21 52.4% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1983 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1984 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 80 78 158 50.6% 32 48 80 40.0% 42 36 78 53.8% 52 61 113 46.0%

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 Bernie Mitton
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1476 98.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — -0.03
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1453 99.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1620 117.8 — — — — -40 — +45 65.0% +0.73 3–1 (75%) — — +2.06
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1618 122.7 — — — — -11 — +31 50.0% +0.32 0–1 0–1 — +0.84
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1769 147.6 — — — — +16 -189 -71 52.3% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 0–3 (0%) 94.2 -1.56
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1976 1767 139.9 — — — — +10 -219 -13 48.4% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 6–6 (50%) 96.8 -1.92
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1977 1691 147.0 — — — — +38 -50 +7 42.1% -0.36 10–8 (56%) 4–7 (36%) 103.6 -5.59
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1978 1730 140.2 — — — — +36 -163 +100 54.1% +0.07 12–16 (43%) 13–6 (68%) 102.0 +1.76
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1979 1754 138.0 — — — — -3 -152 +74 50.4% +0.16 10–6 (63%) 10–9 (53%) 105.8 +1.29
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1980 1689 138.1 — — — — +25 -92 +105 48.6% +0.15 11–10 (52%) 6–14 (30%) 93.8 +1.90
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 1981 1619 131.7 — — — — +55 — +59 40.8% -0.26 5–5 (50%) 5–9 (36%) 96.1 +0.87
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1982 1593 116.0 — — — — +74 -15 +33 45.7% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) 96.3 +1.86
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1983 1615 124.3 — — — — +25 -22 — 49.3% -0.26 3–9 (25%) 8–6 (57%) 95.6 +1.68
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1984 1616 122.3 — — — — -2 +7 — 37.5% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.98
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1827 143.0 — — — — +25 -104 +57 48.7% -0.04 64–75 (46%) 57–69 (45%) 95.6 +0.51

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.