H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Pat Cash vs Ilie Nastase H2H: 1-1

Pat Cash and Ilie Nastase are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 1–0 on grass, while Pat Cash leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Pat Cash won the 1984 US Open round of 128 6-3 7-5 6-1.

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Pat Cash
AUS Age 61 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pat Cash #18 6-3 7-5 6-1 Ilie Nastase #214 Match data Aug 30, 1984* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Ilie Nastase 1-6 7-5 6-3 Pat Cash #49 Match data Jun 16, 1983* R32 Bristol ATP 250 Grass

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
Pat Cash #734 #4 658 2,098 210 134 61.0% 1 0 0 0 5 6
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 Pat Cash Ilie Nastase
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1981 2–5 28.6% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1982 17–10 63.0% #63 1,698 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1983 26–17 60.5% #34 1,830 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 1984 26–15 63.4% #10 1,906 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1985 11–7 61.1% #67 1,834 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1986 16–10 61.5% #24 1,879 0 2 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,772 0 3
22 1987 41–15 73.2% #7 2,022 1 5 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,835 0 5
23 1988 23–9 71.9% #20 1,950 1 5 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,966 0 7
24 1989 4–2 66.7% #368 1,927 1 5 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,091 0 15
25 1990 18–10 64.3% #81 1,873 1 6 1972 110–20 84.6% — 2,173 1 27
26 1991 14–11 56.0% #108 1,807 1 6 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,212 2 43
27 1992 5–4 55.6% #203 1,819 1 6 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,155 2 50
28 — — — — — — — 1975 86–20 81.1% #7 2,174 2 56
29 1994 0–2 0.0% #511 1,768 1 6 1976 78–17 82.1% #3 2,202 2 62
30 1995 5–7 41.7% #250 1,679 1 6 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,101 2 65
31 1996 0–3 0.0% #765 1,620 1 6 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,058 2 67
32 1997 2–7 22.2% #379 1,575 1 6 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 Pat Cash 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 1981 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 15 6 21 71.4% 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1968 — — — — 40 13 53 75.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1987 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 1969 11 8 19 57.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
23 1988 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 34 9 43 79.1% 4 2 6 66.7% 10 6 16 62.5%
24 1989 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 21 4 25 84.0% 35 5 40 87.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 2 16 87.5%
25 1990 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1972 29 7 36 80.6% 42 7 49 85.7% 16 2 18 88.9% 23 4 27 85.2%
26 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1973 27 7 34 79.4% 59 3 62 95.2% 10 3 13 76.9% 22 4 26 84.6%
27 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1974 4 2 6 66.7% 43 7 50 86.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 22 8 30 73.3%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 10 3 13 76.9% 65 13 78 83.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9%
29 1994 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 17 2 19 89.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 11 1 12 91.7% 34 10 44 77.3%
30 1995 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1977 9 3 12 75.0% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
31 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 9 4 13 69.2% 15 4 19 78.9% 4 2 6 66.7% 17 11 28 60.7%
32 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 — 74 52 126 58.7% 12 20 32 37.5% 80 34 114 70.2% 44 28 72 61.1% — 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 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 Pat Cash 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 1981 1497 113.9 — — — — — — +35 31.3% -1.50 0–1 2–0 — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1698 132.0 — — — — -112 — +54 57.4% +0.56 7–3 (70%) 8–4 (67%) 106.4 +2.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 1830 138.2 — — — — -113 -305 +47 57.8% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 7–10 (41%) 100.9 +1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 1906 144.1 — — — — -85 -352 +98 60.5% +0.71 8–6 (57%) 12–12 (50%) 102.0 +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 1834 136.3 — — — — -32 — +150 59.2% +0.84 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 96.5 +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 1879 151.2 — — — — -30 — +160 58.3% +0.72 5–4 (56%) 4–8 (33%) 96.9 -1.75 1968 1772 127.0 — — — — — +103 — 68.8% +1.58 11–4 (73%) — — +2.44
22 1987 2023 157.7 — — — — -58 -499 +222 67.3% +1.03 9–5 (64%) 18–13 (58%) 105.0 -3.31 1969 1835 129.0 — — — — -96 -35 -152 54.7% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 0–1 — -2.11
23 1988 1950 151.7 — — — — +5 -347 +195 66.7% +1.50 6–2 (75%) 5–6 (45%) 100.9 +0.37 1970 1967 149.4 — — — — +28 +67 -244 66.4% +1.24 14–6 (70%) — — -1.85
24 1989 1927 118.1 — — — — -1 — — 64.7% +0.94 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +0.10 1971 2092 153.7 — — — — +128 +61 -359 71.7% +1.57 23–2 (92%) 8–10 (44%) 109.4 +0.96
25 1990 1874 140.0 — — — — +4 — +236 57.7% +0.63 8–4 (67%) 8–10 (44%) 97.4 -0.75 1972 2173 157.1 — — — — +39 -11 -72 78.2% +1.92 19–8 (70%) 20–10 (67%) 105.3 +2.45
26 1991 1807 141.6 +2.17 -0.28 1.021 50.7% +66 -205 +265 58.2% +0.30 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) 99.8 -1.86 1973 2213 158.2 — — — — +30 +151 -184 78.4% +1.96 27–10 (73%) 18–5 (78%) 104.7 +1.08
27 1992 1819 136.1 +2.39 +1.48 1.179 52.8% +11 — +259 64.3% +0.36 0–4 (0%) 6–2 (75%) 97.9 -1.59 1974 2156 159.7 — — — — -27 +191 -140 73.6% +1.63 16–9 (64%) 13–8 (62%) 95.8 -3.01
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2175 160.0 — — — — -32 +17 — 75.5% +1.84 17–7 (71%) 17–9 (65%) 104.7 -2.97
29 1994 1769 98.9 -1.13 +1.33 0.791 45.3% — — — 33.3% -1.84 0–2 — — +0.19 1976 2202 168.0 — — — — +37 -12 -118 76.7% +1.74 14–5 (74%) 20–7 (74%) 107.5 -2.87
30 1995 1680 117.3 -1.30 -1.24 0.799 46.1% +77 — — 41.4% -1.03 4–1 (80%) 4–2 (67%) 103.5 -0.32 1977 2101 162.0 — — — — +62 +8 -7 63.4% +0.90 16–7 (70%) 11–4 (73%) 103.4 -3.16
31 1996 1620 100.5 -2.77 -3.64 0.540 40.4% — — — 0.0% -2.86 — 0–1 — +0.11 1978 2058 159.2 — — — — 0 +40 +20 63.5% +0.77 12–11 (52%) 10–3 (77%) 98.0 -2.05
32 1997 1576 115.0 -0.83 -2.98 0.752 45.6% +79 — — 30.4% -1.43 0–2 3–1 (75%) — -0.44 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 — 2098 151.6 +0.66 -0.77 0.907 48.5% -24 -330 +136 58.8% +0.60 64–50 (56%) 90–77 (54%) 101.4 -1.21 — 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.