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

Ilie Nastase vs Butch Walts H2H: 1-2

Butch Walts holds a 2–1 lead over Ilie Nastase in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Butch Walts leads 2–0 on carpet, while Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Butch Walts won the 1980 Frankfurt round of 32 7-6 7-5.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Butch Walts
USA Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Butch Walts #46 7-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase #59 Match data Mar 20, 1980* R32 Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet
Butch Walts #39 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase #50 Match data Jan 19, 1980* QF Birmingham ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-2 Butch Walts Match data Nov 10, 1976* R32 Hong Kong 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
Butch Walts #755 #30 0 1,915 140 135 50.9% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Butch Walts
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1975 0–3 0.0% #396 1,482 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1976 16–13 55.2% #79 1,667 0 1
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1977 21–19 52.5% #50 1,760 0 2
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1978 13–20 39.4% #116 1,661 0 2
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1979 40–22 64.5% #39 1,870 0 4
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1980 22–23 48.9% #47 1,808 0 4
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1981 15–17 46.9% #85 1,707 0 4
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1982 3–5 37.5% #99 1,681 0 4
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1983 9–10 47.4% #473 1,679 0 4
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1984 1–3 25.0% #311 1,658 0 4
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 Butch Walts
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1976 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1977 2 6 8 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 5 13 61.5%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1978 9 6 15 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2 11 13 15.4%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1979 19 11 30 63.3% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 18 6 24 75.0%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1980 9 6 15 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 10 12 22 45.5%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1981 5 5 10 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1982 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1983 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — 56 50 106 52.8% 13 20 33 39.4% 9 11 20 45.0% 62 54 116 53.4%

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 Butch Walts
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1483 98.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — 0.00
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1976 1668 134.5 — — — — +66 — — 52.9% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 103.8 +0.37
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1977 1760 136.6 — — — — +14 -163 -178 51.5% -0.20 7–7 (50%) 10–3 (77%) 107.2 +0.08
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1978 1661 120.5 — — — — +38 -90 — 41.0% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 6–7 (46%) 100.5 +2.44
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1979 1871 154.6 — — — — +71 -274 — 60.0% +0.68 15–7 (68%) 14–10 (58%) 108.8 +0.43
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1980 1808 150.4 — — — — +41 -210 -193 49.5% -0.08 4–7 (36%) 8–8 (50%) 94.4 -4.84
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 1981 1708 135.2 — — — — +45 -82 — 46.3% -0.18 7–7 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 94.3 +0.04
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1982 1681 118.9 — — — — +33 — — 36.8% -1.16 1–0 1–0 — -0.15
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1983 1680 127.1 — — — — +24 — — 45.7% -0.04 5–3 (63%) 3–4 (43%) 103.7 +0.79
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1984 1659 107.4 — — — — +24 — — 33.3% -1.22 0–1 1–1 — -0.15
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 — 1915 145.5 — — — — +47 -172 -183 50.0% -0.09 49–40 (55%) 58–49 (54%) 105.5 -0.36

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.