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

Ilie Nastase vs Mike Estep H2H: 4-0

Ilie Nastase holds a 4–0 lead over Mike Estep in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 4–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1982 US Open round of 128 6-3 7-6 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Mike Estep
USA Age 77 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase #97 6-3 7-6 6-2 Mike Estep #76 Match data Sep 2, 1982* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-3 Mike Estep Match data Mar 8, 1973* SF Hampton ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 4-6 7-5 6-0 Mike Estep Match data Feb 23, 1973* R16 Salisbury ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-4 Mike Estep Match data Feb 12, 1973* QF Salt Lake City 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
Mike Estep #409 #59 0 1,760 118 182 39.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Mike Estep
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 5–7 41.7% — 1,502 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 3–12 20.0% — 1,409 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 3–5 37.5% — 1,446 0 0
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1971 1–8 11.1% — 1,425 0 0
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1972 13–13 50.0% — 1,543 0 0
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1973 26–31 45.6% #75 1,628 0 1
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1974 15–24 38.5% #98 1,632 0 1
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1975 15–27 35.7% #106 1,630 0 1
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1976 16–15 51.6% #81 1,659 0 2
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1977 3–7 30.0% #142 1,638 0 2
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 — — — — — — —
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 — — — — — — —
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1980 1–2 33.3% #203 1,643 0 2
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1981 4–12 25.0% — 1,570 0 2
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1982 11–15 42.3% #93 1,542 0 2
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1983 2–4 33.3% #100 1,536 0 2
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 Mike Estep
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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1971 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 12 10 22 54.5% 4 13 17 23.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1974 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 9 12 25.0%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1975 6 7 13 46.2% 4 11 15 26.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 5 8 37.5%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1982 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1983 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
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% — 46 52 98 46.9% 15 55 70 21.4% 43 37 80 53.8% 14 38 52 26.9%

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 Mike Estep
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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1502 100.1 — — — — +67 -53 +50 46.9% -0.41 2–2 (50%) — — +0.09
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1410 100.7 — — — — — +15 +53 26.2% -1.62 2–4 (33%) — — -0.15
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1447 103.2 — — — — +187 -47 — 35.3% -1.23 1–0 — — -0.30
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1971 1425 109.4 — — — — +130 — — 26.1% -1.39 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.89
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1972 1544 115.5 — — — — +4 -148 +40 51.6% +0.34 2–5 (29%) 1–1 — +1.18
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1973 1629 123.4 — — — — -7 -242 +77 47.8% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.20
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) — +0.96 1974 1632 132.3 — — — — -25 -211 +58 42.2% -0.19 4–6 (40%) 3–18 (14%) — -1.01
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) — +2.45 1975 1631 124.2 — — — — -28 -167 +109 36.5% -1.05 9–4 (69%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.53
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) — +1.08 1976 1659 128.6 — — — — +23 — +64 51.8% +0.16 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) — +2.28
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) — -3.01 1977 1638 118.0 — — — — -11 — — 30.8% -0.92 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.24
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) — -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) — -3.16 1980 1644 109.6 — — — — — — — 44.4% -1.22 — 1–1 — -0.15
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) — -2.05 1981 1570 108.7 — — — — +63 -179 +68 33.3% -1.33 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.36
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) — +1.47 1982 1542 117.9 — — — — +35 — +95 40.0% -0.86 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) — +1.27
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.92 1983 1537 102.7 — — — — +39 — — 33.3% -1.80 2–1 (67%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.31
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) — +1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1760 124.5 — — — — +10 -153 +67 41.7% -0.54 45–48 (48%) 39–48 (45%) 101.5 +1.81

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.