H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs John Paish H2H: 3-0

Ilie Nastase holds a 3–0 lead over John Paish in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 2–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1973 Bournemouth round of 32 6-1 6-0.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
John Paish
GBR Age 86 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-0 John Paish Match data May 9, 1973* R32 Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-3 John Paish Match data Mar 23, 1973* R32 Washington 2 ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-1 John Paish Match data Mar 28, 1968* R32 Parioli 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 Paish #546 #80 0 1,690 43 68 38.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Paish
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 — — — — — — —
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 — — — — — — —
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 — — — — — — —
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 — — — — — — —
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1968 5–6 45.5% — 1,471 0 0
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1969 1–2 33.3% — 1,461 0 0
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1970 3–4 42.9% — 1,480 0 0
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1971 6–9 40.0% — 1,522 0 0
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1972 17–16 51.5% — 1,626 0 0
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1973 10–18 35.7% #93 1,565 0 0
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1974 1–7 12.5% #195 1,469 0 0
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1975 0–3 0.0% #238 1,435 0 0
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 1978 0–2 0.0% #227 1,421 0 0
40 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,405 0 0

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 Paish
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 %
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1968 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1969 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1970 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 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% 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1972 — — — — 4 8 12 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 2 3 5 40.0%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1973 3 7 10 30.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 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% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1975 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 191 86 277 69.0% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 5 10 15 33.3% 7 20 27 25.9% 26 28 54 48.1% 5 10 15 33.3%

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 Paish
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
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1968 1472 93.0 — — — — +6 +12 +76 32.0% -1.48 3–0 (100%) — — +0.13
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1969 1461 100.3 — — — — — — +66 28.6% -1.71 — — — +0.21
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1970 1480 112.7 — — — — — — +44 47.4% -0.05 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.21
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1971 1523 109.1 — — — — +11 — +22 40.5% -0.76 0–3 (0%) — — +0.45
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1972 1627 125.6 — — — — -112 -165 +116 50.0% +0.07 3–4 (43%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.20
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1973 1566 113.0 — — — — -70 -93 +127 42.9% -0.76 2–9 (18%) 3–1 (75%) 94.9 +1.12
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26 1974 1469 104.5 — — — — +5 — +120 28.6% -0.62 0–2 — — +1.02
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39 1975 1436 99.4 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.20 0–2 — — +0.22
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 1978 1422 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.06
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1405 99.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.33 — 0–2 — +0.17
Career — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 1690 115.5 — — — — -45 -119 +88 40.8% -0.62 9–22 (29%) 5–5 (50%) 91.5 +3.34

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.