H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs Brian Gottfried H2H: 5-6

Brian Gottfried holds a 6–5 lead over Ilie Nastase in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on carpet, while Brian Gottfried leads 3–1 on clay. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1982 Milan third round 1-6 6-1 7-6.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 6
11 main draw meetings
Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Mar 25, 1982* Milan ATP 250 R32 Carpet Ilie Nastase #84 1-6 6-1 7-6 Brian Gottfried #23 Match data
Aug 11, 1979* Colombus ATP 250 SF Clay Brian Gottfried #13 6-1 6-1 Ilie Nastase #25 Match data
Apr 23, 1978* Houston Wct ATP 250 F Clay Brian Gottfried #5 3-6 6-2 6-1 Ilie Nastase #13 Match data
Jun 3, 1977* Roland Garros Grand Slam QF Clay Brian Gottfried #5 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-2 6-3 Ilie Nastase #4 Match data
Sep 25, 1976* Los Angeles ATP 250 SF Carpet Brian Gottfried #14 6-2 6-2 Ilie Nastase #4 Match data
May 23, 1975* Hamburg ATP 250 R16 Clay Ilie Nastase #7 7-5 6-1 Brian Gottfried #23 Match data
Nov 19, 1974* London ATP 250 R32 Carpet Brian Gottfried #37 6-2 6-4 Ilie Nastase #6 Match data
Jun 28, 1974* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass Ilie Nastase #3 6-3 6-2 9-8 Brian Gottfried #31 Match data
Dec 18, 1973* Kingston ATP 250 F Hard Ilie Nastase #1 6-1 6-7 6-3 Brian Gottfried #21 Match data
Feb 24, 1973* Salisbury ATP 250 QF Hard Brian Gottfried 6-2 6-1 Ilie Nastase Match data
Mar 3, 1972* New York ATP 250 R16 Carpet Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-1 Brian Gottfried 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
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,260 859 331 72.2% 2 4 3 0 55 64
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,237 695 322 68.3% 0 0 0 0 25 25

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 Brian Gottfried
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,526 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,794 0 2
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1974 56–33 62.9% #33 1,946 0 3
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1975 70–31 69.3% #23 1,963 0 6
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,110 0 7
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25
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 — — — — — — —