H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs Manuel Orantes H2H: 16-8

Ilie Nastase holds a 16–8 lead over Manuel Orantes in their ATP head-to-head. Across 24 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 8–5 on clay, while they are tied 3–3 on carpet. Most recently, Manuel Orantes won the 1979 Roland Garros round of 128 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
16 – 8
24 main draw meetings
Manuel Orantes
ESP Age 77 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Manuel Orantes #11 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 Ilie Nastase #20 Match data May 30, 1979* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Ilie Nastase #12 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes #14 Match data Feb 20, 1979 RR Dorado Beach ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-2 2-6 6-2 6-1 Manuel Orantes Match data Dec 7, 1976* SF Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Manuel Orantes 7-5 3-6 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Dec 2, 1976 RR Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data Jul 16, 1976* F Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 3-6 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Nov 30, 1975 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Hard
Manuel Orantes 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data Sep 7, 1975* QF US Open Grand Slam Clay
Manuel Orantes 7-6 6-0 6-1 Ilie Nastase Match data Aug 18, 1975* F Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Manuel Orantes 7-5 6-4 2-6 6-7 7-5 Ilie Nastase Match data May 24, 1975* SF Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-1 2-6 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data May 3, 1975* F Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase #7 6-3 6-0 Manuel Orantes #10 Match data Apr 26, 1975* F Valencia ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-2 Manuel Orantes Match data Dec 10, 1974 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Grass
Ilie Nastase 8-6 9-7 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data Oct 20, 1974* F Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase #1 2-6 6-1 8-6 6-4 Manuel Orantes #3 Match data Oct 14, 1973* F Barcelona ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 5-7 6-3 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Aug 13, 1973* F Cincinnati Open ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-1 6-1 Manuel Orantes Match data Jun 9, 1973* F Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Nov 28, 1972 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Sep 7, 1972* F South Orange ATP 250 Hard
Manuel Orantes 6-4 6-3 6-1 Ilie Nastase Match data Jul 22, 1972* F Swedish Open ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-4 6-4 Manuel Orantes Match data Jul 9, 1972* SF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Manuel Orantes 6-7 7-6 6-0 Ilie Nastase Match data Mar 11, 1972* QF Washington ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-3 Manuel Orantes Match data Apr 4, 1971* SF Nice ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-2 Manuel Orantes Match data Feb 18, 1971* R16 New York ATP 250 Carpet
Manuel Orantes 5-7 6-4 6-2 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 22, 1969* QF Macon ATP 250 Carpet

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
Manuel Orantes #798 #2 0 2,228 693 283 71.0% 1 0 1 1 34 37

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 Manuel Orantes
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1968 30–19 61.2% — 1,656 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1969 24–10 70.6% — 1,817 0 3
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1970 21–8 72.4% — 1,865 0 3
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1971 36–18 66.7% — 1,980 0 5
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1972 70–20 77.8% — 2,004 0 10
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1973 68–23 74.7% #7 1,890 0 15
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1974 65–29 69.1% #11 1,961 0 15
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1975 89–19 82.4% #5 2,051 1 23
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1976 82–19 81.2% #4 2,191 1 30
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1977 63–22 74.1% #6 2,093 1 33
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1978 43–17 71.7% #12 2,028 1 34
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1979 34–20 63.0% #19 1,907 1 35
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1980 13–8 61.9% #58 1,887 1 35
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1981 27–22 55.1% #46 1,849 1 36
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1982 15–8 65.2% #42 1,871 1 37
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1983 13–16 44.8% #72 1,713 1 37
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1984 0–5 0.0% #555 1,636 1 37
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 Manuel Orantes
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 6 4 10 60.0% 21 8 29 72.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 0 5 100.0%
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1970 — — — — 18 6 24 75.0% 3 2 5 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 6 12 50.0% 24 7 31 77.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1972 20 7 27 74.1% 32 3 35 91.4% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1973 3 3 6 50.0% 62 14 76 81.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 49 16 65 75.4% 6 5 11 54.5% 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% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 85 14 99 85.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1976 5 1 6 83.3% 66 12 78 84.6% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1977 9 4 13 69.2% 48 10 58 82.8% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1978 3 2 5 60.0% 32 9 41 78.0% — — — — 8 6 14 57.1%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1979 1 6 7 14.3% 29 10 39 74.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1980 — — — — 13 8 21 61.9% — — — — — — — —
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1981 0 2 2 0.0% 27 15 42 64.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — — — — —
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 13 15 28 46.4% — — — — — — — —
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1984 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 191 86 277 69.0% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 61 45 106 57.5% 550 162 712 77.2% 31 25 56 55.4% 51 51 102 50.0%

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 Manuel Orantes
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 1657 124.2 — — — — -87 +133 -164 64.9% +1.19 5–8 (38%) — — +2.19
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1817 137.3 — — — — -78 +153 -303 62.6% +1.12 4–1 (80%) — — +0.30
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1970 1865 141.7 — — — — — +95 -295 65.6% +1.32 3–2 (60%) — — +0.09
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1971 1980 134.1 — — — — -260 +104 -336 66.7% +0.95 4–4 (50%) 9–3 (75%) — +2.49
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1972 2004 150.4 — — — — -86 +215 -208 71.7% +1.54 11–4 (73%) 8–10 (44%) — +3.31
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) — +0.96 1973 1891 155.3 — — — — -77 +249 -100 70.8% +1.36 12–4 (75%) 13–6 (68%) — +2.25
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) — +2.45 1974 1961 154.2 — — — — -128 +146 -198 68.0% +1.43 8–9 (47%) 9–4 (69%) — -1.82
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) — +1.08 1975 2051 164.3 — — — — -240 +129 — 76.7% +2.16 8–5 (62%) 6–10 (38%) — +0.18
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) — -3.01 1976 2191 170.5 — — — — -143 +108 — 74.0% +1.82 20–9 (69%) 13–8 (62%) — -0.28
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) — -2.97 1977 2093 163.2 — — — — -142 +113 — 70.6% +1.79 13–6 (68%) 7–9 (44%) — -0.86
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.87 1978 2029 162.4 — — — — -128 +113 — 71.0% +1.56 6–5 (55%) 5–6 (45%) — -3.98
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) — -3.16 1979 1908 153.3 — — — — -116 +124 — 59.7% +0.83 7–5 (58%) 7–5 (58%) — +0.79
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) — -2.05 1980 1888 144.9 — — — — — +65 — 60.8% +0.59 6–2 (75%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) — +1.47 1981 1850 150.0 — — — — -164 +64 — 54.1% +0.29 6–5 (55%) 5–4 (56%) — -1.36
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.92 1982 1871 145.5 — — — — — +67 — 62.7% +1.24 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.18
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.26 1983 1713 146.7 — — — — — +32 — 53.5% +0.61 2–10 (17%) 3–6 (33%) — -1.98
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) — +1.39 1984 1636 108.4 — — — — — +55 — 20.0% -2.10 0–2 — — +0.02
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) — +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 — 2229 160.1 — — — — -133 +130 -224 68.0% +1.39 118–83 (59%) 88–77 (53%) 98.4 +0.13

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.