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Ilie Nastase vs Bob Hewitt H2H: 5-2

Ilie Nastase holds a 5–2 lead over Bob Hewitt in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1977 Italian Open round of 16 6-3 7-5.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main draw meetings
Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase #4 6-3 7-5 Bob Hewitt #50 Match data May 21, 1977* R16 Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-1 Bob Hewitt Match data Aug 24, 1975* F South Orange ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-4 Bob Hewitt Match data Nov 28, 1972 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-4 6-2 Bob Hewitt Match data Sep 8, 1972* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Bob Hewitt 6-2 3-6 6-4 6-2 Ilie Nastase Match data Jun 10, 1972* QF Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Bob Hewitt 6-4 9-8 Ilie Nastase Match data May 18, 1972* SF Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 5-7 6-4 6-4 Bob Hewitt Match data Jul 23, 1970* QF Washington Open 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 2,294 860 330 72.3% 2 0 4 2 59 67
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Bob Hewitt
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 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 — — — — — — —
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 — — — — — — —
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 — — — — — — —
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 — — — — — — —
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11
39 — — — — — — — 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11
40 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11

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 Bob Hewitt
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% 34 9 43 79.1% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — —
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0%
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
36 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5%
37 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
38 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 191 86 277 69.0% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Bob Hewitt
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%) — — +2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) — +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) — +2.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) — +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) — -3.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) — -2.97 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.87 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) — -3.16 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) — -2.05 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) — +1.47 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.92 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.26 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) — +1.39 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) — +0.83 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50
37 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51
38 1985 1536 99.7 — — — — +60 — — 23.1% -1.85 1–0 — — +0.29 1978 1596 127.7 — — — — +107 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -2.33
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22
Career — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +0.39

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.