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Ilie Nastase vs Tom Edlefsen H2H: 3-1

Ilie Nastase holds a 3–1 lead over Tom Edlefsen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 3–0 on hard courts, while Tom Edlefsen leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1972 Los Angeles Open round of 32 7-6 6-3.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Tom Edlefsen
USA Age 84 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-3 Tom Edlefsen Match data Sep 21, 1972* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-1 Tom Edlefsen Match data Mar 9, 1972* R16 Hampton ATP 250 Hard
Tom Edlefsen 3-6 6-3 7-6 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 11, 1972* QF Kansas City ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-3 3-6 6-3 Tom Edlefsen Match data Mar 6, 1971* QF Macon 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 2,294 858 329 72.3% 2 0 4 2 59 67
Tom Edlefsen #172 #94 0 1,740 109 144 43.1% 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 Tom Edlefsen
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 58–19 75.3% — 1,978 0 7 — — — — — — —
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,092 0 15 — — — — — — —
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 — — — — — — —
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1968 19–22 46.3% — 1,528 0 0
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1969 26–25 51.0% — 1,597 0 0
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1970 16–18 47.1% — 1,594 0 0
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1971 21–19 52.5% — 1,630 0 1
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1972 10–10 50.0% — 1,719 0 2
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1973 9–25 26.5% #111 1,570 0 2
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1974 6–16 27.3% #118 1,508 0 2
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1975 2–9 18.2% #172 1,511 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 Tom Edlefsen
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% 32 8 40 80.0% 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% 1968 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1969 7 7 14 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1970 7 9 16 43.8% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1971 14 12 26 53.8% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1972 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — 7 5 12 58.3%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1973 5 9 14 35.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 8 9 11.1%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1974 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1975 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 6 6 0.0%
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% 395 113 508 77.8% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 45 56 101 44.6% 30 36 66 45.5% 16 18 34 47.1% 18 34 52 34.6%

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 Tom Edlefsen
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 1978 149.3 — — — — +16 +72 -256 66.7% +1.25 14–6 (70%) — — -2.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1971 2092 153.5 — — — — +127 +65 -360 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.3 +0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +38 -9 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1973 2212 158.0 — — — — +30 +154 -182 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.6 +1.12 1968 1529 107.7 — — — — -11 -39 +57 47.6% -0.09 5–8 (38%) — — +1.19
27 1974 2156 159.6 — — — — -27 +192 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1969 1597 119.2 — — — — +6 -63 +29 50.0% +0.15 8–9 (47%) — — +1.81
28 1975 2174 160.0 — — — — -31 +18 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1970 1595 114.7 — — — — +15 -21 — 48.1% +0.22 4–5 (44%) 0–2 — +3.58
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -11 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1971 1630 119.3 — — — — -4 0 — 51.6% +0.18 9–8 (53%) 7–6 (54%) 101.3 +3.35
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1972 1720 125.4 — — — — -27 — — 45.1% -0.55 8–3 (73%) 6–4 (60%) 108.7 -1.17
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +39 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1973 1571 118.2 — — — — -6 +60 — 30.4% -1.11 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) 98.7 -1.00
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +211 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 1974 1509 109.4 — — — — +36 +67 — 32.7% -1.49 2–3 (40%) 5–3 (63%) 101.9 +0.86
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +217 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 1975 1512 118.2 — — — — +16 — — 24.0% -1.88 1–2 (33%) — — -0.84
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +65 +83 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) 93.6 +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 — — — — +29 +76 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.1 -0.86 — 1740 120.0 — — — — +1 -14 +41 44.2% -0.32 43–45 (49%) 21–22 (49%) 103.1 +3.14

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.