H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs Mark Cox H2H: 5-1

Ilie Nastase holds a 5–1 lead over Mark Cox in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 3–0 on clay and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1978 Philadelphia Wct round of 32 7-5 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
5 – 1
6 main draw meetings
Mark Cox
GBR Age 83 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase #10 7-5 6-2 Mark Cox #28 Match data Jan 26, 1978* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #5 6-4 7-6(5) Mark Cox #15 Match data Mar 26, 1977* SF ABN AMRO Open ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-0 6-4 Mark Cox Match data Sep 2, 1975* R32 US Open Grand Slam Clay
Ilie Nastase #1 6-1 6-2 Mark Cox #17 Match data Oct 25, 1973* R16 Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-0 5-7 5-7 6-4 Mark Cox Match data Mar 15, 1969* SF Barranquilla ATP 250 Clay
Mark Cox 8-6 3-6 6-1 Ilie Nastase Match data Mar 1, 1969* SF Curacao ATP 250 Hard

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
Mark Cox #486 #12 0 2,023 406 272 59.9% 0 0 0 0 13 13

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 Mark Cox
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 1968 52–23 69.3% — 1,715 0 0
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1969 35–16 68.6% — 1,838 0 2
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1970 39–31 55.7% — 1,800 0 3
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1971 27–31 46.6% — 1,819 0 3
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1972 43–29 59.7% — 1,874 0 5
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1973 56–28 66.7% #22 1,894 0 8
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1974 24–16 60.0% #30 1,833 0 8
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1975 30–12 71.4% #25 1,934 0 11
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1976 22–15 59.5% #17 1,965 0 12
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1977 35–21 62.5% #26 1,828 0 13
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1978 15–16 48.4% #68 1,769 0 13
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1979 17–16 51.5% #76 1,789 0 13
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67 1980 11–13 45.8% #140 1,675 0 13
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67 1981 0–5 0.0% — 1,599 0 13
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 Mark Cox
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% 1968 24 11 35 68.6% 18 8 26 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 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% 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1970 10 9 19 52.6% 14 6 20 70.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1971 9 11 20 45.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1972 14 9 23 60.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 19 14 33 57.6%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1973 11 4 15 73.3% 10 11 21 47.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 11 36 69.4%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1974 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1975 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1976 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1977 8 8 16 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 14 6 20 70.0%
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1978 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8%
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1979 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0%
36 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1980 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
37 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
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% — 126 83 209 60.3% 89 65 154 57.8% 60 38 98 61.2% 131 86 217 60.4%

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 Mark Cox
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%) — +0.96 1968 1715 125.1 — — — — +101 -20 -76 64.9% +1.14 9–9 (50%) — — +2.87
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) — +2.45 1969 1839 129.2 — — — — +75 -68 -126 60.3% +0.67 12–5 (71%) — — +4.09
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) — +1.08 1970 1800 135.6 — — — — -58 +55 +20 55.8% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.59
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) — -3.01 1971 1819 144.9 — — — — -45 +46 -3 47.1% -0.09 6–6 (50%) 13–13 (50%) — -7.37
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) — -2.97 1972 1874 146.7 — — — — -12 +65 -36 56.3% +0.44 18–12 (60%) 15–11 (58%) — -2.93
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.87 1973 1894 146.3 — — — — +68 -87 +21 61.9% +0.79 18–9 (67%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.98
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) — -3.16 1974 1833 142.2 — — — — +74 -51 +60 60.8% +0.62 3–7 (30%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.76
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) — -2.05 1975 1934 154.1 — — — — +99 -157 -28 66.7% +1.39 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.83
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) — +1.47 1976 1965 146.6 — — — — +85 -198 -95 52.6% -0.01 12–4 (75%) 8–6 (57%) — -3.40
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.92 1977 1828 146.3 — — — — +95 -114 +115 57.0% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 7–11 (39%) — -0.20
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.26 1978 1770 142.4 — — — — +56 -48 +123 50.0% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 5–1 (83%) — -1.06
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) — +1.39 1979 1790 141.2 — — — — +18 -86 +110 53.0% +0.22 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.30
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) — +0.83 1980 1676 120.6 — — — — +49 -18 +194 46.8% -0.26 4–4 (50%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.71
37 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97 1981 1599 106.1 — — — — — — — 21.4% -1.79 0–2 1–1 — -0.05
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 — 2023 146.1 — — — — +46 -36 +21 57.2% +0.50 114–85 (57%) 96–88 (52%) 101.1 -1.75

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.