H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

John James vs Ilie Nastase H2H: 1-1

John James and Ilie Nastase are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on carpet, while John James leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1979 Sarasota third round 6-1 6-2.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 80 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 15, 1979* Sarasota ATP 250 R32 Carpet Ilie Nastase #11 6-1 6-2 John James #94 Match data
Jun 21, 1978* Queen's Club ATP 250 R64 Grass John James #100 8-6 9-8 Ilie Nastase #13 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
John James #808 #81 28 1,681 98 144 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,260 859 331 72.2% 2 4 3 0 55 64

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 John James Ilie Nastase
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,514 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,572 0 0 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,503 0 0 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,513 0 0 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,515 0 0 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,511 0 0 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #110 1,582 0 0 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,627 0 0 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,643 0 0 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,492 0 0 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59
30 1981 3–4 42.9% #209 1,489 0 0 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62
31 1982 4–3 57.1% #295 1,559 0 0 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64
32 — — — — — — — 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64
33 — — — — — — — 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64
34 — — — — — — — 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64
35 — — — — — — — 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64
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