H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs Jose Higueras H2H: 5-1

Ilie Nastase holds a 5–1 lead over Jose Higueras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 3–1 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jose Higueras won the 1984 Roland Garros round of 128 6-3 6-0 6-3.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main-draw meetings
Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jose Higueras #15 6-3 6-0 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data May 30, 1984* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Ilie Nastase #12 6-4 2-6 6-2 Jose Higueras #15 Match data Feb 2, 1979* R16 Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-2 Jose Higueras Match data Oct 14, 1978* QF Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 7-6 4-6 8-6 Jose Higueras Match data Oct 17, 1975* R16 Barcelona ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase #1 6-0 6-2 Jose Higueras #131 Match data Mar 14, 1974* R16 Hampton ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #1 6-3 6-3 Jose Higueras Match data Oct 13, 1973* QF Barcelona 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16

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 Jose Higueras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,562 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,645 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16
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 Jose Higueras
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — —
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — —
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — —
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Jose Higueras
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1562 127.2 — — — — — +51 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.39
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.43 1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -4 -96 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.94
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -72 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.84
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.86 1976 1887 145.8 — — — — -149 -5 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.50
24 1971 2092 153.6 — — — — +129 +61 -360 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11
26 1973 2212 158.1 — — — — +31 +152 -182 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.13 1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30
27 1974 2156 159.6 — — — — -26 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.98 1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +18 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +107 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +39 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74
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 — 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -96 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.78

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.