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Ilie Nastase vs Tony Roche H2H: 4-3

Ilie Nastase holds a 4–3 lead over Tony Roche in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 2–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1977 Richmond Wct quarterfinal 6-4 6-3.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche #18 6-4 6-3 Ilie Nastase #4 Match data Feb 5, 1977* QF Richmond Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #1 (def.) Tony Roche #132 Match data Mar 16, 1974* QF Washington Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Aug 22, 1970* SF Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase (w/o) Tony Roche Match data Feb 20, 1970* QF Salisbury ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-4 Tony Roche Match data Nov 27, 1969* R32 Stockholm Open ATP 250 Hard
Tony Roche 6-4 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data Nov 20, 1969* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 7-5 7-5 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data May 26, 1969* R16 Italian Open 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
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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 Tony Roche
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 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20
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 Tony Roche
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% 1968 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3%
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
34 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
35 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
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% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Ilie Nastase Tony Roche
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 1968 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) — +0.96 1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) — +2.45 1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -2.52
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) — +1.08 1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.07
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) — -3.01 1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) — -4.39
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) — -2.97 1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.87 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.53
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) — -3.16 1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -2.87
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) — -2.05 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.68
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) — +1.47 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.97
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.92 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.51
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.26 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.98
35 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) — +1.39 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44
36 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) — +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 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32

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.