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

Ilie Nastase vs Rod Laver H2H: 6-2

Ilie Nastase holds a 6–2 lead over Rod Laver in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 3–2 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1977 Wct Challenge Cup round robin 6-5 6-4.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
6 – 2
8 main-draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase #9 6-5 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Nov 14, 1977 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-1 Rod Laver Match data Dec 2, 1976 RR Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-1 4-6 6-3 Rod Laver Match data Feb 15, 1976 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 5-7 7-6 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Oct 26, 1975* F World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Nov 3, 1974* SF World Invitational Classic ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 3-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4 Rod Laver Match data Nov 7, 1971* F Wembley ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-1 6-2 Ilie Nastase Match data Nov 21, 1970* QF Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 4-6 6-2 8-6 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 7, 1970* QF Philadelphia Wct 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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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 Rod Laver
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 — — — — — — —
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 — — — — — — —
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 — — — — — — —
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 — — — — — — —
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 — — — — — — —
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

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 Rod Laver
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 191 86 277 69.0% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

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 Rod Laver
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%) — — +2.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) — — -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 2092 153.6 — — — — +129 +61 -360 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 2213 158.1 — — — — +29 +151 -183 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 2156 159.6 — — — — -26 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +5 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.22
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +113 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +39 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 105.7 -1.22
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +211 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +162 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) 99.7 -5.72
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1972 2018 162.7 — — — — +115 -23 +112 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) 89.2 -3.85
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +65 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +130 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) 102.6 -2.12
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39 1974 2124 154.5 — — — — +39 +2 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -0.95
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) 93.6 +0.83 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +101 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) 100.3 -2.95
37 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) 102.1 -2.11
38 1985 1536 99.7 — — — — +60 — — 23.1% -1.85 1–0 — — +0.29 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +75 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +45 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 2303 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.