H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

W. Popp vs I. Nastase H2H: 1-1

W. Popp and I. Nastase are tied 1–1 after 2 ATP main-draw meetings. I. Nastase leads 1–0 on carpet courts; W. Popp leads 1–0 on clay courts. Their latest meeting was at Madrid in 1983, where W. Popp won 6-3 6-0.

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W. Popp
GER Age 67 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
I. Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

Career Comparison

MetricW. PoppI. Nastase
Peak Ranking #80 #1
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 1,625 2,260
Singles W-L 35–75 859–331
Win % 31.8% 72.2%
Grand Slam titles 0 2
Masters 1000 titles 0 4
ATP Finals titles 0 3
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 0 55
Total titles 0 64
Age W. Popp I. Nastase
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1979 4–6 40.0% #213 1,532 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1980 8–11 42.1% #127 1,571 0 0 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3
22 1981 1–10 9.1% #127 1,474 0 0 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5
23 1982 1–2 33.3% — 1,477 0 0 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7
24 1983 1–5 16.7% #308 1,471 0 0 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14
25 1984 1–2 33.3% #283 1,487 0 0 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25
26 1985 4–16 20.0% #128 1,426 0 0 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41
27 1986 4–7 36.4% #148 1,447 0 0 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48
28 1987 8–10 44.4% #143 1,504 0 0 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54
29 1988 3–6 33.3% #331 1,487 0 0 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59
30 — — — — — — — 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62
31 — — — — — — — 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

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Apr 28, 1983* Madrid ATP 250 R32 Clay W. Popp #308 6-3 6-0 I. Nastase #118 Match data
Nov 18, 1982* Dortmund Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet I. Nastase #86 6-2 7-5 W. Popp #127 Match data