H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs John Alexander H2H: 13-6

Ilie Nastase holds a 13–6 lead over John Alexander in their ATP head-to-head. Across 19 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 7–3 on clay and 4–2 on carpet. Most recently, John Alexander won the 1981 Indianapolis round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
13 – 6
19 main draw meetings
John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John Alexander 6-3 6-2 Ilie Nastase #80 Match data Aug 6, 1981* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase #64 7-6 6-2 John Alexander #18 Match data Feb 19, 1980 RR Wct Invitational ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander #18 6-3 5-7 6-4 Ilie Nastase #16 Match data Apr 14, 1979* QF Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase #12 6-7 6-4 6-4 John Alexander #23 Match data Feb 1, 1979* R32 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #14 6-2 6-2 John Alexander #19 Match data Jul 10, 1978 RR Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander #18 6-3 6-7 6-2 Ilie Nastase #14 Match data Feb 16, 1978* R16 St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #5 6-4 6-2 John Alexander #32 Match data Mar 26, 1977* QF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-4 7-6 John Alexander Match data Feb 15, 1976 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-2 John Alexander Match data Jan 19, 1976* SF Atlanta Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-7 6-2 John Alexander Match data Aug 17, 1975* QF Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Ilie Nastase 7-6(6) 6-4 John Alexander Match data Apr 13, 1974* QF Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander #28 7-6(6) 6-3 Ilie Nastase #1 Match data Mar 8, 1974* QF Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
John Alexander (w/o) Ilie Nastase Match data Jan 23, 1974* R64 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #1 6-3 6-2 John Alexander #28 Match data Sep 21, 1973* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-3 7-6 John Alexander Match data Aug 12, 1973* QF Cincinnati Open ATP 250 Clay
John Alexander 6-2 3-6 6-1 Ilie Nastase Match data Aug 14, 1970* QF Austrian Open Kitzbühel ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-0 John Alexander Match data May 16, 1970* R16 Brussels ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-4 11-9 6-2 John Alexander Match data Sep 14, 1968* F Mamaia ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-2 7-5 6-1 John Alexander Match data May 9, 1968* R32 Italian Open 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 John Alexander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7
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 John Alexander
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7%
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 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% 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6%

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 John Alexander
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.25
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 +1 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.75
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1820 138.4 — — — — -87 -42 -115 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +9 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) 97.4 -3.21
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) 93.7 -8.33
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +39 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) 101.4 -3.88
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +27 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) 96.7 +0.21
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +66 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) 107.1 -0.90
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) 90.9 -2.95
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +45 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) 96.3 -1.53
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) 93.8 +2.66
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) 105.4 -3.64
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 95.5 -0.32
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) 97.3 +0.63
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) 107.8 +0.78
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) 95.8 +1.71
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) 93.1 -0.48
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02
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 — 2016 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49

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.