H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Jimmy Connors vs Ilie Nastase H2H: 11-15

Ilie Nastase holds a 15–11 lead over Jimmy Connors in their ATP head-to-head. Across 26 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 8–7 on carpet and 5–3 on hard courts. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1982 US Open round of 16 6-3 6-3 6-4.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
11 – 15
26 main-draw meetings
Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 6-4 Ilie Nastase Match data Sep 9, 1982* R16 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 6-2 Ilie Nastase #62 Match data Apr 3, 1980* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #3 6-4 6-4 Ilie Nastase #64 Match data Feb 19, 1980 RR Wct Invitational ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #2 4-6 7-6 6-2 Ilie Nastase #52 Match data Dec 4, 1979 RR Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 6-4 6-5 Ilie Nastase #12 Match data Feb 20, 1979 RR Dorado Beach ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors #1 6-2 6-4 Ilie Nastase #9 Match data Nov 19, 1977* SF Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase #4 3-6 7-6 6-4 7-5 Jimmy Connors #1 Match data Apr 16, 1977* F Las Vegas ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #1 7-5 6-4 Ilie Nastase #5 Match data Mar 19, 1977* SF St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 0-6 6-4 7-5 Jimmy Connors Match data Jul 15, 1976* SF Pepsi Grand Slam ATP 250 Clay
Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-0 6-1 Jimmy Connors Match data Mar 22, 1976* F La Costa ATP 250 Hard
Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-2 6-2 Ilie Nastase Match data Mar 16, 1976* F Hampton ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-3 7-6 Jimmy Connors Match data Feb 20, 1976* F Salisbury ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 6-3 4-6 6-1 Ilie Nastase Match data Nov 20, 1975* SF London ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors #4 6-4 6-4 Ilie Nastase #1 Match data Mar 16, 1974* F Hampton ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-3 7-5 Jimmy Connors Match data Dec 11, 1973* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ilie Nastase 7-6 5-7 7-6 Jimmy Connors Match data Nov 22, 1973* SF London ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2 Jimmy Connors Match data Mar 26, 1973* F Washington 2 ATP 250 Carpet
Jimmy Connors 4-6 6-3 7-5 6-3 Ilie Nastase Match data Mar 9, 1973* F Hampton ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 5-0 (ret.) Jimmy Connors Match data Jan 30, 1973* F Omaha ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 6-2 6-3 6-2 Jimmy Connors Match data Dec 5, 1972* SF ATP Finals ATP Finals Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-3 6-4 Jimmy Connors Match data Nov 23, 1972* SF London ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 6-4 6-4 6-1 Jimmy Connors Match data Jul 7, 1972* QF Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Ilie Nastase 6-3 2-6 6-1 Jimmy Connors Match data Feb 28, 1972 QF New York ATP 250 Carpet
Ilie Nastase 7-5 6-3 Jimmy Connors Match data Feb 6, 1972* SF Omaha ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 1-6 6-4 7-6 Jimmy Connors Match data Jan 15, 1972* F Baltimore ATP 250 Hard
Ilie Nastase 5-7 6-4 6-2 Jimmy Connors Match data Feb 24, 1971* R32 Salisbury 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
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109
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 Jimmy Connors Ilie Nastase
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 — — — — — — —
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 — — — — — — —
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5
23 1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7
24 1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15
25 1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27
26 1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,796 2 67
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,741 2 67
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,725 2 67
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 67
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,594 2 67
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 67
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 67
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109 — — — — — — —

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 Jimmy Connors 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 %
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
23 1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5%
24 1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5%
25 1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2%
26 1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6%
27 1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3%
28 1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
29 1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3%
30 1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
31 1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7%
32 1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% 1979 11 9 20 55.0% 7 5 12 58.3% — — — — 10 11 21 47.6%
33 1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1980 7 6 13 53.8% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 14 20 30.0%
34 1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 1981 13 9 22 59.1% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
35 1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 1982 6 8 14 42.9% 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3%
36 1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 1 4 5 20.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
37 1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 3 5 8 37.5% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
38 1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
39 1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2% — 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 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 Jimmy Connors 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
16 1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +96 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1972 1996 147.2 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +94 -297 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +65 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.43
22 1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +129 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11
23 1976 2386 175.2 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.86
24 1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1971 2092 153.6 — — — — +129 +61 -360 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96
25 1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +39 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45
26 1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1973 2212 158.1 — — — — +31 +152 -182 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.13
27 1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +168 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1974 2156 159.6 — — — — -26 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01
28 1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +7 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.98
29 1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87
30 1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16
31 1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +39 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05
32 1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 1979 1796 149.5 — — — — +43 +212 — 53.7% +0.31 7–12 (37%) 2–9 (18%) 83.9 +1.47
33 1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 1980 1742 151.0 — — — — +2 +216 +338 46.2% +0.01 6–6 (50%) 4–8 (33%) 93.4 -0.92
34 1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55 1981 1725 136.0 — — — — +65 +84 +186 50.0% +0.11 7–9 (44%) 9–7 (56%) 96.3 +0.26
35 1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10 1982 1634 132.2 — — — — +74 +87 — 44.8% -0.18 6–13 (32%) 6–8 (43%) 89.4 +1.39
36 1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14 1983 1595 122.4 — — — — +34 +99 — 40.0% -0.47 2–3 (40%) 1–7 (13%) 93.6 +0.83
37 1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 1984 1574 129.5 — — — — +46 +68 — 25.6% -1.79 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — -1.97
38 1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 100.9 -2.82 1985 1536 99.7 — — — — +60 — — 23.1% -1.85 1–0 — — +0.29
39 1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) 97.8 -2.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
41 1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
42 1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
43 1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2442 169.4 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45 — 2295 157.9 — — — — +30 +75 -97 67.2% +1.22 210–124 (63%) 140–97 (59%) 100.2 -0.83

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.