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

Ilie Nastase vs Nicola Spear H2H: 2-1

Ilie Nastase holds a 2–1 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1976 Wimbledon round of 128 6-2 6-3 6-2.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase #7 6-2 6-3 6-2 Nicola Spear #134 Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-1 Nicola Spear Match data Mar 30, 1972* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 6-4 3-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data Mar 21, 1969* R16 St. Petersburg 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 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.

Ilie Nastase Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 — — — — — — —
1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 — — — — — — —
1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67 — — — — — — —
1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67 — — — — — — —
1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Ilie Nastase Nicola Spear
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 %
1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Ilie Nastase Nicola Spear
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
1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) — +0.96 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78
1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) — +2.45 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) — +1.08 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) — -3.01 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) — -2.97 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44
1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.87 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67
1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) — -3.16 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75
1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) — -2.05 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) — +1.47 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.92 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) — +1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) — +0.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68

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.