Ilie Nastase
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 15 | 11 | 26 | Sep 9, 1982 | H2H |
| Manuel Orantes | 16 | 8 | 24 | May 30, 1979 | H2H |
| Tom Gorman | 16 | 4 | 20 | Jan 27, 1978 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 9 | 10 | 19 | Oct 8, 1981 | H2H |
| John Alexander | 13 | 6 | 19 | Aug 6, 1981 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC
Ilie Nastase vs Ian Fletcher: 4–0 excluding walkovers; 4–1 including 1 walkover. Across 5 main-draw results including walkovers, Ilie Nastase leads 2–1 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1974 Wimbledon round of 32 7-5 6-3 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilie Nastase | 7-5 6-3 6-4 | Ian Fletcher | Match data | Jun 30, 1974* | R32 | Wimbledon | Grand Slam | Grass |
| Ilie Nastase | 6-4 6-1 | Ian Fletcher | Match data | Apr 27, 1973* | R16 | Madrid | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Ilie Nastase | 6-3 6-7 7-5 | Ian Fletcher | Match data | Sep 6, 1972* | SF | South Orange | ATP 250 | Hard |
| Ian Fletcher | (w/o) | Ilie Nastase | Match data | Aug 9, 1972* | R64 | Indianapolis | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Ilie Nastase | 6-0 6-1 6-0 | Ian Fletcher | Match data | May 5, 1970* | R64 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | 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.
| 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 |
| Ian Fletcher | #826 | #56 | 0 | 1,751 | 105 | 114 | 47.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Ian Fletcher | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 3–5 | 37.5% | — | 1,475 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 4–3 | 57.1% | — | 1,515 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1968 | 41–14 | 74.5% | — | 1,772 | 0 | 3 | 1970 | 7–7 | 50.0% | — | 1,609 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1969 | 27–22 | 55.1% | — | 1,835 | 0 | 5 | 1971 | 11–8 | 57.9% | — | 1,658 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1970 | 60–20 | 75.0% | — | 1,966 | 0 | 7 | 1972 | 23–18 | 56.1% | — | 1,706 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1971 | 73–13 | 84.9% | — | 2,091 | 0 | 15 | 1973 | 35–36 | 49.3% | #87 | 1,682 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1972 | 110–20 | 84.6% | — | 2,173 | 1 | 27 | 1974 | 20–21 | 48.8% | #124 | 1,681 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1973 | 118–17 | 87.4% | #1 | 2,212 | 2 | 43 | 1975 | 2–9 | 18.2% | #184 | 1,573 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1974 | 80–21 | 79.2% | #10 | 2,155 | 2 | 50 | 1976 | 0–2 | 0.0% | — | 1,543 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1975 | 86–20 | 81.1% | #7 | 2,174 | 2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1976 | 78–17 | 82.1% | #3 | 2,202 | 2 | 62 | 1978 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #244 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 1977 | 44–18 | 71.0% | #9 | 2,101 | 2 | 65 | 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,516 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 1978 | 45–21 | 68.2% | #16 | 2,058 | 2 | 67 | 1980 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,508 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 1979 | 28–25 | 52.8% | #49 | 1,796 | 2 | 67 | 1981 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,505 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Ian Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 13 | 53 | 75.5% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1969 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1971 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1970 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 80.0% | 34 | 9 | 43 | 79.1% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% | 1972 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% |
| 24 | 1971 | 21 | 4 | 25 | 84.0% | 35 | 5 | 40 | 87.5% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 14 | 2 | 16 | 87.5% | 1973 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% | 11 | 16 | 27 | 40.7% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 25 | 1972 | 29 | 7 | 36 | 80.6% | 42 | 7 | 49 | 85.7% | 16 | 2 | 18 | 88.9% | 23 | 4 | 27 | 85.2% | 1974 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% |
| 26 | 1973 | 27 | 7 | 34 | 79.4% | 59 | 3 | 62 | 95.2% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 22 | 4 | 26 | 84.6% | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% |
| 27 | 1974 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 43 | 7 | 50 | 86.0% | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3% | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 28 | 1975 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 65 | 13 | 78 | 83.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1976 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 89.5% | 16 | 4 | 20 | 80.0% | 11 | 1 | 12 | 91.7% | 34 | 10 | 44 | 77.3% | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 30 | 1977 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 13 | 8 | 21 | 61.9% | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1978 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 15 | 4 | 19 | 78.9% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 17 | 11 | 28 | 60.7% | 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1979 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 21 | 47.6% | 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | — | 29 | 29 | 58 | 50.0% | 22 | 32 | 54 | 40.7% | 34 | 29 | 63 | 54.0% | 20 | 24 | 44 | 45.5% |
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 | Ian Fletcher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1475 | 108.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -13 | 45.8% | +0.29 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.01 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1516 | 107.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +14 | 47.1% | -0.23 | — | — | — | +0.20 |
| 21 | 1968 | 1772 | 127.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +103 | — | 68.8% | +1.58 | 11–4 (73%) | — | — | +2.43 | 1970 | 1610 | 114.7 | — | — | — | — | — | -102 | +32 | 53.8% | -0.02 | 2–1 (67%) | — | — | +0.70 |
| 22 | 1969 | 1835 | 129.0 | — | — | — | — | -96 | -35 | -152 | 54.7% | +0.34 | 9–10 (47%) | 0–1 | — | -2.11 | 1971 | 1658 | 122.7 | — | — | — | — | -2 | -155 | +39 | 56.3% | +0.50 | 2–4 (33%) | 2–0 | — | +2.18 |
| 23 | 1970 | 1967 | 149.4 | — | — | — | — | +28 | +67 | -244 | 66.4% | +1.24 | 14–6 (70%) | — | — | -1.86 | 1972 | 1707 | 123.2 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -117 | +1 | 52.9% | +0.36 | 7–4 (64%) | 6–3 (67%) | 105.6 | +1.96 |
| 24 | 1971 | 2092 | 153.6 | — | — | — | — | +129 | +61 | -360 | 71.7% | +1.57 | 23–2 (92%) | 8–10 (44%) | 109.4 | +0.96 | 1973 | 1682 | 123.7 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -109 | +58 | 49.4% | -0.04 | 14–14 (50%) | 8–6 (57%) | 100.9 | +3.26 |
| 25 | 1972 | 2173 | 157.1 | — | — | — | — | +39 | -11 | -72 | 78.2% | +1.92 | 19–8 (70%) | 20–10 (67%) | 105.3 | +2.45 | 1974 | 1681 | 126.7 | — | — | — | — | +28 | — | +37 | 53.8% | +0.26 | 2–6 (25%) | 8–9 (47%) | 93.1 | +3.72 |
| 26 | 1973 | 2212 | 158.1 | — | — | — | — | +31 | +152 | -182 | 78.4% | +1.96 | 27–10 (73%) | 18–5 (78%) | 104.7 | +1.13 | 1975 | 1574 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | +10 | — | — | 21.7% | -1.30 | 0–1 | 0–3 (0%) | — | +1.10 |
| 27 | 1974 | 2156 | 159.6 | — | — | — | — | -26 | +191 | -140 | 73.6% | +1.63 | 16–9 (64%) | 13–8 (62%) | 95.8 | -3.01 | 1976 | 1544 | 97.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.00 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.30 |
| 28 | 1975 | 2175 | 160.0 | — | — | — | — | -32 | +17 | — | 75.5% | +1.84 | 17–7 (71%) | 17–9 (65%) | 104.7 | -2.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1976 | 2202 | 168.0 | — | — | — | — | +37 | -12 | -118 | 76.7% | +1.74 | 14–5 (74%) | 20–7 (74%) | 107.5 | -2.87 | 1978 | 1536 | 117.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.50 | 0–2 | — | — | -0.29 |
| 30 | 1977 | 2101 | 162.0 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +8 | -7 | 63.4% | +0.90 | 16–7 (70%) | 11–4 (73%) | 103.4 | -3.16 | 1979 | 1516 | 98.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -1.50 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.29 |
| 31 | 1978 | 2058 | 159.2 | — | — | — | — | 0 | +39 | +20 | 63.5% | +0.77 | 12–11 (52%) | 10–3 (77%) | 98.0 | -2.05 | 1980 | 1508 | 104.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.04 |
| 32 | 1979 | 1796 | 149.5 | — | — | — | — | +43 | +212 | — | 53.7% | +0.31 | 7–12 (37%) | 2–9 (18%) | 83.9 | +1.47 | 1981 | 1505 | 105.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.20 |
| 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 | — | 1752 | 125.8 | — | — | — | — | +11 | -114 | +27 | 49.6% | +0.06 | 27–36 (43%) | 24–24 (50%) | 95.6 | +6.24 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 15 | 11 | 26 | Sep 9, 1982 | H2H |
| Manuel Orantes | 16 | 8 | 24 | May 30, 1979 | H2H |
| Tom Gorman | 16 | 4 | 20 | Jan 27, 1978 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 9 | 10 | 19 | Oct 8, 1981 | H2H |
| John Alexander | 13 | 6 | 19 | Aug 6, 1981 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Connors | 0 | 9 | 9 | Aug 17, 1978 | H2H |
| Jurgen Fassbender | 1 | 4 | 5 | Feb 20, 1975 | H2H |
| Ilie Nastase | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jun 30, 1974 | H2H |
| Geoff Masters | 3 | 2 | 5 | Nov 8, 1973 | H2H |
| Kim Warwick | 4 | 0 | 4 | Feb 27, 1974 | H2H |