H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

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 79 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 5, 1977* Richmond Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Tony Roche #18 6-4 6-3 Ilie Nastase #4 Match data
Mar 16, 1974* Washington Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Ilie Nastase #1 (def.) Tony Roche #132 Match data
Aug 22, 1970* Hamburg ATP 250 SF Clay Ilie Nastase 3-6 7-5 6-1 6-4 Tony Roche Match data
Feb 20, 1970* Salisbury ATP 250 QF Hard Ilie Nastase (w/o) Tony Roche Match data
Nov 27, 1969* Stockholm Open ATP 250 R32 Hard Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-4 Tony Roche Match data
Nov 20, 1969* Wembley ATP 250 R32 Carpet Tony Roche 6-4 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data
May 26, 1969* Rome Masters 1000 R16 Clay Tony Roche 7-5 7-5 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,260 859 331 72.2% 2 4 3 0 55 64
Tony Roche #166 #8 0 2,135 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 21 21

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% — 1,756 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 — — — — — — —
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,839 0 5
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,970 0 12
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,060 0 16
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,850 0 16
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,906 0 17
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,864 0 17
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,929 0 18
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,962 0 18
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,016 0 20
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1977 21–16 56.8% #19 1,918 0 20
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,843 0 21
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,797 0 21
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,807 0 21
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64 — — — — — — —
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64 — — — — — — —
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64 — — — — — — —