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Ilie Nastase vs Colin Dowdeswell H2H: 1-0

Ilie Nastase holds a 1–0 lead over Colin Dowdeswell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1975 North Conway round of 16 7-5 3-6 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Colin Dowdeswell
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase 7-5 3-6 6-2 Colin Dowdeswell Match data Aug 8, 1975* R16 North Conway 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
Colin Dowdeswell #901 #31 0 1,730 119 174 40.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Colin Dowdeswell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,504 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 4–5 44.4% #148 1,521 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 4–4 50.0% #138 1,537 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1975 22–24 47.8% #85 1,611 0 1
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1976 14–26 35.0% #122 1,626 0 1
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1977 9–13 40.9% #94 1,576 0 1
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1978 20–22 47.6% #75 1,652 0 1
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1979 12–16 42.9% #104 1,616 0 1
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1980 1–13 7.1% #269 1,492 0 1
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 — — — — — — —
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 1
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1983 17–10 63.0% #33 1,717 0 1
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1984 10–24 29.4% #179 1,608 0 1
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1985 2–11 15.4% #258 1,476 0 1
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1986 1–1 50.0% #414 1,511 0 1
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 Colin Dowdeswell
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 2 4 50.0% 20 19 39 51.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 10 16 26 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 9 14 23 39.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1979 5 9 14 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1980 1 2 3 33.3% 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% 1982 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 2 9 11 18.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 5 5 0.0%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1985 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — —
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1986 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
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% — 39 41 80 48.8% 65 94 159 40.9% 10 22 32 31.2% 5 17 22 22.7%

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 Colin Dowdeswell
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1505 99.4 — — — — — — — 57.1% -0.57 — 3–0 (100%) — +0.01
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1522 117.1 — — — — +87 +60 — 47.6% -0.19 0–1 — — +0.52
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1538 103.5 — — — — +109 — — 50.0% -0.39 1–1 1–1 — +1.37
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1611 121.7 — — — — -26 +58 — 45.4% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 98.8 +4.07
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.43 1976 1626 126.9 — — — — -78 +49 -171 39.4% -0.75 5–9 (36%) 7–4 (64%) 99.4 +0.37
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1977 1577 118.3 — — — — -40 +40 — 43.9% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.3 +1.16
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.86 1978 1652 125.6 — — — — +16 -49 — 43.1% -0.41 13–5 (72%) 4–10 (29%) 108.9 +1.98
24 1971 2092 153.6 — — — — +129 +61 -360 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1979 1617 120.0 — — — — -46 +21 — 43.1% -0.64 5–5 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.9 -0.03
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1980 1493 109.7 — — — — +86 +4 — 17.6% -2.09 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.29
26 1973 2212 158.1 — — — — +31 +152 -182 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 2156 159.6 — — — — -26 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1982 1521 119.2 — — — — — — — 31.3% -0.94 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.28
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.98 1983 1718 139.0 — — — — -9 -106 — 59.1% +0.92 6–4 (60%) 4–3 (57%) 104.5 +1.78
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1984 1609 124.9 — — — — +55 -52 -92 31.7% -1.22 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.4 -0.62
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1985 1477 105.6 — — — — +120 — -48 26.7% -1.57 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.6 +0.51
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +39 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1986 1511 104.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.71 — — — -0.18
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 — — — — +65 +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 -97 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.83 — 1730 128.5 — — — — +11 +10 -93 41.4% -0.57 43–48 (47%) 39–37 (51%) 103.8 +3.56

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.