H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs Roy Emerson H2H: 2-0

Ilie Nastase holds a 2–0 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1973 Swiss Open Gstaad final 6-4 6-3 6-3.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-3 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Jul 15, 1973* F Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 6-1 5-7 6-4 Roy Emerson Match data Nov 5, 1971* R16 Wembley 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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Roy Emerson
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 — — — — — — —
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 — — — — — — —
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5
39 — — — — — — — 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5
40 — — — — — — — 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5
46 — — — — — — — 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5

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 Roy Emerson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 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% 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2%
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6%
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9%
36 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4%
37 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
38 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 — — — — 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% — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7%

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 Roy Emerson
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%) 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 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.37
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.39
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.90
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) 93.6 +0.83 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.60
37 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52
38 1985 1536 99.7 — — — — +60 — — 23.1% -1.85 1–0 — — +0.29 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07
46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18
Career — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65

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.