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

Ilie Nastase vs Eddie Dibbs H2H: 3-5

Eddie Dibbs holds a 5–3 lead over Ilie Nastase in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Eddie Dibbs leads 4–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Eddie Dibbs won the 1980 Wct Invitational round-robin match 2-6 6-3 6-4.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 5
8 main draw meetings
Eddie Dibbs
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 19, 1980 Wct Invitational ATP 250 RR Carpet Eddie Dibbs #10 2-6 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase #64 Match data
May 18, 1979* Hamburg ATP 250 R16 Clay Eddie Dibbs #8 6-1 4-6 6-1 Ilie Nastase #19 Match data
Nov 5, 1978* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 QF Carpet Ilie Nastase #14 4-6 6-3 6-4 Eddie Dibbs #5 Match data
May 14, 1978* Dallas Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Eddie Dibbs #6 6-3 6-3 6-0 Ilie Nastase #13 Match data
May 15, 1977* Dallas Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Eddie Dibbs #8 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3 Ilie Nastase #4 Match data
Jan 30, 1976* Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet Eddie Dibbs #18 (def.) Ilie Nastase #7 Match data
Nov 1, 1975* Paris Indoor ATP 250 QF Hard Ilie Nastase #7 6-3 3-6 6-3 Eddie Dibbs #21 Match data
May 31, 1975* Rome Masters 1000 QF Clay Ilie Nastase #7 7-5 6-1 Eddie Dibbs #26 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
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,168 607 264 69.7% 0 2 0 0 20 22

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 Eddie Dibbs
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1970 2–1 66.7% — 1,524 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1971 7–4 63.6% — 1,619 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 1972 5–9 35.7% — 1,622 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,863 0 3
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1974 62–30 67.4% #22 1,907 0 4
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,050 0 6
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,053 0 10
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1977 76–27 73.8% #6 2,076 0 13
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,998 0 17
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1979 64–23 73.6% #10 2,033 0 18
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,928 0 20
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,976 0 22
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,795 0 22
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,817 0 22
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,748 0 22
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 — — — — — — —