H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Ivan Lendl vs Ilie Nastase H2H: 1-0

Ivan Lendl holds a 1–0 lead over Ilie Nastase in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ivan Lendl leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ivan Lendl won the 1980 ABN AMRO Open quarterfinal 7-5 6-1.

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Lendl #21 7-5 6-1 Ilie Nastase #61 Match data Mar 15, 1980* QF ABN AMRO Open 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
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,294 860 330 72.3% 2 0 4 2 59 67

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 Ivan Lendl Ilie Nastase
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 — — — — — — —
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94 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 Ivan Lendl Ilie Nastase
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 %
18 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0% 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5%
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6%
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3%
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3%
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7%
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6%
33 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0%
34 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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 — 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1% — 191 86 277 69.0% 397 114 511 77.7% 76 31 107 71.0% 196 99 295 66.4%

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 Ivan Lendl Ilie Nastase
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
18 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) — -7.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) — -6.33 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44
22 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) — -3.79 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11
23 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) — -4.88 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85
24 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) — -5.71 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) — +0.96
25 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) — -4.64 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) — +2.45
26 1986 2356 173.1 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) — -2.06 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) — +1.08
27 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) — -1.78 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) — -3.01
28 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.43 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) — -2.97
29 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) — -2.21 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) — -2.87
30 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.34 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) — -3.16
31 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) — -1.66 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) — -2.05
32 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) — -0.58 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) — +1.47
33 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) — +1.05 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -0.92
34 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 — 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.40 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +64 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) — +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) — +1.39
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 — 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47 — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -98 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.84

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.