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

Ilie Nastase vs Stan Smith H2H: 10-7

Ilie Nastase holds a 10–7 lead over Stan Smith in their ATP head-to-head. Across 17 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 5–3 on hard courts, while Ilie Nastase leads 2–1 on carpet. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1982 Swiss Open Gstaad round of 32 6-1 2-6 6-0.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
10 – 7
17 main-draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase #94 6-1 2-6 6-0 Stan Smith Match data Jul 8, 1982* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Stan Smith 7-6 6-1 Ilie Nastase #60 Match data Apr 23, 1981* R32 Las Vegas ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 7-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase #23 Match data Aug 19, 1979* F Cleveland ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase #7 6-4 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Jun 19, 1976* R16 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-2 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Jun 1, 1974* SF Italian Open ATP 500 Clay
Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-1 3-6 6-0 6-2 Stan Smith Match data Nov 4, 1973* F Paris Masters ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Dec 6, 1972* F ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Stan Smith 4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5 Ilie Nastase Match data Jul 10, 1972* F Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Stan Smith 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Mar 11, 1972* F Hampton ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 5-7 6-2 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 26, 1972* F Salisbury ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 5-7 7-6 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Dec 4, 1971 RR ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-1 6-3 3-6 6-4 Stan Smith Match data Jun 1, 1971* QF Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Stan Smith 6-5 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 9, 1970 RR New York ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-4 3-6 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Nov 29, 1969* SF Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-5 Stan Smith Match data Oct 23, 1969* F Denver ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-2 Ilie Nastase Match data Oct 17, 1969 RR Denver ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 5-7 12-10 7-5 6-3 Stan Smith Match data Aug 31, 1969* R64 US Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Stan Smith — — — 2,265 652 287 69.4% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1970 63–29 68.5% — 2,065 0 14
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,029 1 20
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,056 2 37
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48

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 Stan Smith
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% — — — — 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 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% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1985 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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 130 68 198 65.7% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.69
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +102 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1970 2066 147.2 — — — — +106 -233 -106 65.0% +0.85 19–8 (70%) 5–4 (56%) 107.7 -0.74
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1971 2030 155.0 — — — — +8 -39 +177 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 105.6 -2.39
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1972 2147 152.6 — — — — +111 -177 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.4 +0.16
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 1973 2056 163.4 — — — — +108 -42 +159 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.50
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1974 1982 153.8 — — — — +82 -46 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +184 -26 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +107 -107 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 100.9 -5.64
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +139 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -162 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +74 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) 93.6 +0.83 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
37 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 1985 1536 99.7 — — — — +60 — — 23.1% -1.85 1–0 — — +0.29 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 2266 156.0 — — — — +93 -106 +89 63.9% +0.90 178–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.8 -2.96

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.