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

Ilie Nastase vs Vitas Gerulaitis H2H: 1-10

Vitas Gerulaitis holds a 10–1 lead over Ilie Nastase in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, Vitas Gerulaitis leads 3–1 on carpet and 4–0 on clay. Most recently, Vitas Gerulaitis won the 1980 Stuttgart Open quarterfinal 6-2 7-5.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 10
11 main-draw meetings
Vitas Gerulaitis
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Vitas Gerulaitis #5 6-2 7-5 Ilie Nastase #57 Match data Jul 19, 1980* QF Stuttgart Open ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-3 6-2 Ilie Nastase #12 Match data Feb 20, 1979 RR Dorado Beach ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-2 6-0 Ilie Nastase Match data Jan 20, 1979* QF Birmingham ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-2 6-0 Ilie Nastase #13 Match data Jul 16, 1978* F Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis #4 6-3 1-6 6-3 Ilie Nastase #13 Match data Apr 15, 1978* QF Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase #9 6-5 5-6 6-4 Vitas Gerulaitis #5 Match data Nov 14, 1977 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis #17 4-1 (ret.) Ilie Nastase #4 Match data Apr 16, 1977* SF Houston Wct ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis #20 1-6 6-2 6-4 Ilie Nastase #3 Match data Feb 20, 1977* SF Ocean City ATP 250 Hard
Vitas Gerulaitis 6-3 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 15, 1976* SF Toronto Indoor Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Vitas Gerulaitis 1-6 6-2 6-0 Ilie Nastase Match data Sep 26, 1975* SF Bermuda ATP 250 Clay
Vitas Gerulaitis 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-1 Ilie Nastase Match data Feb 15, 1975* SF Salisbury ATP 250 Carpet

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
Vitas Gerulaitis #796 #3 0 2,232 528 234 69.3% 1 0 0 2 23 26

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 Vitas Gerulaitis
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1972 4–5 44.4% — 1,517 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 7–11 38.9% #131 1,554 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 33–19 63.5% #45 1,806 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1975 39–14 73.6% #15 1,938 0 3
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3 1976 33–21 61.1% #18 1,956 0 3
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5 1977 60–16 78.9% #5 2,123 1 8
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7 1978 47–15 75.8% #5 2,172 1 11
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15 1979 71–22 76.3% #4 2,179 1 15
25 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27 1980 51–18 73.9% #9 2,021 1 18
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43 1981 44–19 69.8% #11 2,062 1 19
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50 1982 61–15 80.3% #5 2,053 1 24
28 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56 1983 32–20 61.5% #20 1,852 1 25
29 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62 1984 34–21 61.8% #17 1,845 1 26
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65 1985 12–15 44.4% #81 1,709 1 26
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67 1986 0–2 0.0% #799 1,671 1 26
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67 — — — — — — —
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67 — — — — — — —
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 Vitas Gerulaitis
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 8 3 11 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 20 10 30 66.7%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 6 3 9 66.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 23 6 29 79.3%
21 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 11 6 17 64.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 16 11 27 59.3%
22 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 1977 19 4 23 82.6% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 2 22 90.9% 10 7 17 58.8%
23 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5% 1978 5 1 6 83.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 1 6 83.3% 29 10 39 74.4%
24 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 1979 24 5 29 82.8% 25 6 31 80.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 22 9 31 71.0%
25 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2% 1980 10 4 14 71.4% 25 6 31 80.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6%
26 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6% 1981 18 5 23 78.3% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 16 7 23 69.6%
27 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3% 1982 19 4 23 82.6% 16 4 20 80.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 22 6 28 78.6%
28 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 1983 16 6 22 72.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 10 6 16 62.5%
29 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3% 1984 11 6 17 64.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 12 9 21 57.1%
30 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1985 8 5 13 61.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7% 1986 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
32 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4% — 146 54 200 73.0% 135 57 192 70.3% 57 28 85 67.1% 190 95 285 66.7%

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 Vitas Gerulaitis
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1471 99.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.32
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1518 117.0 — — — — +33 — +37 48.0% +0.56 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.60
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1554 118.1 — — — — -44 +107 -37 40.0% -0.47 3–2 (60%) 1–5 (17%) 100.1 +0.35
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1807 139.9 — — — — +70 -123 -293 59.2% +0.61 11–8 (58%) 12–10 (55%) 107.3 +3.68
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1938 156.0 — — — — +77 -133 — 67.4% +1.26 9–6 (60%) 8–5 (62%) 107.0 -1.31
21 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44 1976 1956 159.4 — — — — +1 -93 -281 60.9% +0.82 7–10 (41%) 7–6 (54%) 96.0 -1.40
22 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11 1977 2123 166.2 — — — — -26 -161 -99 70.0% +1.55 20–11 (65%) 15–15 (50%) 106.1 -3.38
23 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85 1978 2172 174.3 — — — — +4 -120 -105 70.2% +1.52 10–4 (71%) 7–9 (44%) 101.9 -6.07
24 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96 1979 2179 173.1 — — — — +110 -68 — 69.5% +1.47 15–8 (65%) 15–16 (48%) 97.2 -6.08
25 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45 1980 2022 162.7 — — — — +123 +120 -86 67.8% +1.36 13–8 (62%) 9–6 (60%) 99.5 -5.46
26 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08 1981 2062 165.2 — — — — +73 -35 -98 65.4% +1.35 11–10 (52%) 8–12 (40%) 94.0 -2.99
27 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01 1982 2054 159.0 — — — — +31 -11 -69 71.5% +1.63 17–5 (77%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -0.25
28 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97 1983 1852 143.3 — — — — +149 +90 +32 56.1% +0.14 9–7 (56%) 17–3 (85%) 100.8 -1.03
29 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87 1984 1846 145.8 — — — — +74 +56 0 55.3% +0.18 15–5 (75%) 14–10 (58%) 103.8 +0.22
30 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16 1985 1710 124.5 — — — — +85 +41 +155 44.9% -0.44 5–4 (56%) 7–5 (58%) 100.2 +1.07
31 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05 1986 1671 99.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.26
32 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +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 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84 — 2232 164.2 — — — — +61 -24 -77 63.9% +1.04 146–93 (61%) 132–114 (54%) 102.0 -2.86

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.