H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs John Newcombe H2H: 4-1

Ilie Nastase holds a 4–1 lead over John Newcombe in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1974 Masters semifinal 6-3 7-6 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 17, 1974* Masters ATP Finals SF Grass Ilie Nastase #6 6-3 7-6 6-2 John Newcombe #2 Match data
Dec 4, 1973 Masters ATP Finals RR Carpet Ilie Nastase #1 7-5 6-3 John Newcombe #2 Match data
Nov 6, 1971* Wembley ATP 250 QF Hard Ilie Nastase 9-7 6-2 John Newcombe Match data
Feb 12, 1971* Richmond ATP 250 SF Hard Ilie Nastase 6-2 4-6 7-6 John Newcombe Match data
Oct 9, 1969* Las Vegas ATP 250 R32 Hard John Newcombe 6-3 1-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase 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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41

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 Newcombe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64 — — — — — — —