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John McEnroe vs I. Nastase H2H: 5-3

John McEnroe leads I. Nastase 5–3 in 8 ATP main-draw meetings. John McEnroe's record is 3–0 on carpet courts and 2–1 on hard courts. Their latest meeting was at Wct Challenge Cup in 1980, where John McEnroe won 6-0 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
5 – 3
8 main draw meetings
I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricJohn McEnroeI. Nastase
Peak Ranking #1 #1
Peak Points 1,506 0
Peak Elo 2,496 2,260
Singles W-L 833–189 859–331
Win % 81.5% 72.2%
Grand Slam titles 7 2
Masters 1000 titles 3 4
ATP Finals titles 3 3
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 63 55
Total titles 76 64
Age John McEnroe I. Nastase
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 — — — — — — —
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 — — — — — — —
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64
34 — — — — — — — 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 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

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 9, 1980 Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 RR Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-0 6-3 I. Nastase #77 Match data
Mar 27, 1980* Milan ATP 250 R32 Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-4 I. Nastase #59 Match data
Sep 1, 1979* US Open Grand Slam R64 Hard John McEnroe #3 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2 I. Nastase #23 Match data
Feb 3, 1979* Richmond Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet John McEnroe #4 6-3 3-6 6-2 I. Nastase #12 Match data
Dec 12, 1978 Wct Challenge Cup ATP 250 RR Hard John McEnroe #5 6-5 3-6 6-4 I. Nastase #15 Match data
Jul 15, 1978* Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 SF Clay I. Nastase #13 6-3 7-6 John McEnroe #19 Match data
Apr 24, 1977* Virginia Beach ATP 250 SF Clay I. Nastase #4 7-5 4-6 6-3 John McEnroe #264 Match data
Feb 19, 1977* Ocean City ATP 250 R16 Hard I. Nastase #3 7-5 6-4 John McEnroe #264 Match data