Sydney 1970ATP · Grass · Third round
6-3 6-3 6-4Player
Ilie Nastase
ROUBorn: July 19, 1946right-handed
936–34972.8% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 1075May 29, 1989
Best rankingNo. 1August 27, 1973
Record936–34972.8% wins
Titles66106 finals · 2 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height183 cm
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Ilie Nastase has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- August 27, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 1 August 27, 1973
- Archived observations
- 395 393 documented weeks
- Top 1061documented weeks
- Top 20101documented weeks
- Top 50123documented weeks
- Top 100253documented weeks
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
66 career titlesFBologna WCT 1981ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Sandy MayerFNancy 1981ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Pavel SlozilFCleveland WCT 1979ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Stan SmithWWCT Challenge Cup 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Peter FlemingFBarcelona 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Balazs TaroczyFForest Hills WCT 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Vitas GerulaitisFHouston 2 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Brian GottfriedWMiami WCT 1978ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Tom GulliksonWAix-en-Provence 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Guillermo VilasFVirginia Beach 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Clay Guillermo VilasWLas Vegas 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Jimmy ConnorsFRotterdam 1977ATP/WTA main tour · Carpet Dick Stockton
57ATP/WTA main tour7Masters 10002Grand Slam
382best-of-five matches
64reached a fifth set
7comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Jimmy ConnorsUSA27 matches15–12Manuel OrantesESP25 matches17–8Tom GormanUSA22 matches18–4Stan SmithUSA21 matches10–11Jan KodesCZE20 matches15–5John AlexanderAUS20 matches13–7Tom OkkerNED20 matches10–10Bjorn BorgSWE18 matches8–10Zeljko FranulovicCRO17 matches12–5Arthur AsheUSA14 matches7–7Cliff RicheyUSA14 matches9–5Raul RamirezMEX14 matches7–7
Matches
111 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
US Open 1969ATP · Grass · Round of 16
6-1 7-5 4-6 6-3US Open 1969ATP · Grass · Third round
6-0 1-0 RETUS Open 1969ATP · Grass · Second round
5-7 12-10 7-5 6-3US Open 1969ATP · Grass · First round
4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-0Davis Cup G1 R2: BRA vs PAR 1969ATP · Grass · Round robin
3-6 6-1 6-4 6-4Davis Cup G1 R2: BRA vs PAR 1969ATP · Grass · Round robin
6-4 4-6 6-1 6-2Wimbledon 1969ATP · Grass · Third round
7-5 7-6 6-4Wimbledon 1969ATP · Grass · Second round
6-2 6-4 3-6 6-3Wimbledon 1969ATP · Grass · First round
6-3 4-6 6-3 6-8 6-4Queen's Club 1969ATP · Grass · First round
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