Ilie Năstase career statistics
These are the main career statistics of Romanian former professional tennis player Ilie Năstase, whose playing career lasted from 1969 through 1985.
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner-ups)
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)
Mixed doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Grand Prix year-end championships finals
Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
Grand Prix Super Series finals
Singles: 9 (7 titles, 2 runner-ups)
- Note: before the ATP took over running the men's professional tour in 1990 the Grand Prix Tour had a series of events that were precursors to the Masters Series known as the Grand Prix Tennis Super Series.
ATP Career finals
Singles: 104 (64 titles, 40 runner-ups)
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Loss | 1. | 1968 | Parioli, Rome | Clay | Ion Tiriac | 7–9, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1. | 1969 | Colombia International, Barranquilla | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 2. | 1969 | Denver Tournament, United States | Hard | Stan Smith | 6–4, 6–5 |
Loss | 2. | 1969 | Stockholm Open, Sweden | Hard | Nikola Pilić | 4–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 3. | 1970 | U.S. National Indoor Championships, Salisbury | Hard | Cliff Richey | 6–8, 3–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–0 |
Win | 4. | 1970 | Italian Open, Rome | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1970 | Belgian Open Championships, Brussels | Clay | Tom Okker | 3–6, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1970 | German Open Tennis Championships, Hamburg | Clay | Tom Okker | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 5. | 1971 | Omaha Open, United States | Carpet | Cliff Richey | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 6. | 1971 | Richmond WCT, United States | Carpet | Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 5. | 1971 | Macon Open, United States | Carpet | Željko Franulović | 4–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7 |
Win | 7. | 1971 | Hampton Grand Prix, United States | Carpet | Clark Graebner | 7–5, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 8. | 1971 | Nice International Championships, France | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 10–8, 11–9, 6–1 |
Win | 9. | 1971 | Monte Carlo Open, Monaco | Clay | Tom Okker | 3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 6. | 1971 | Madrid-2 Tournament, Spain | Clay | Ion Țiriac | 5–7, 1–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 7. | 1971 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 6–8, 2–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Loss | 8. | 1971 | Belgian Open Championships, Brussels | Clay | Cliff Drysdale | 0–6, 1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 10. | 1971 | Swedish Open, Båstad | Clay | Jan Leschly | 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 11. | 1971 | Wembley Championships, London | Carpet | Rod Laver | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 9. | 1971 | South American Open, Buenos Aires | Clay | Željko Franulović | 3–6, 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 12. | 1971 | Masters, Paris | Hard | Stan Smith | 5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 13. | 1972 | Baltimore International, United States | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 14. | 1972 | Omaha Open, United States | Carpet | Ion Țiriac | 2–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
Loss | 10. | 1972 | U.S. National Indoor Championships, Salisbury | Carpet | Stan Smith | 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 11. | 1972 | Hampton Grand Prix, United States | Carpet | Stan Smith | 3–6, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
Win | 15. | 1972 | Monte Carlo Open, Monaco | Clay | František Pala | 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 |
Win | 16. | 1972 | Madrid Tennis Grand Prix, Spain | Clay | František Pala | 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 17. | 1972 | Nice International Championships | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 12. | 1972 | Wimbledon Championships, London | Grass | Stan Smith | 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7 |
Loss | 13. | 1972 | Swedish Open, Båstad | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 4–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 18. | 1972 | Düsseldorf Grand Prix, West Germany | Clay | Jürgen Fassbender | 6–0, 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 19. | 1972 | Rothmans Canadian Open, Toronto | Clay | Andrew Pattison | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 20. | 1972 | US Open, New York | Grass | Arthur Ashe | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 21. | 1972 | South Orange Open, United States | Grass | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 22. | 1972 | Rainier International Tennis Classic, Seattle | Carpet | Tom Gorman | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Win | 23. | 1972 | Dewar Cup, London | Carpet | Tom Gorman | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 24. | 1972 | Masters, Barcelona | Hard | Stan Smith | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
Win | 25. | 1973 | Omaha Open, United States | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 5–0, ret. |
Win | 26. | 1973 | Calgary Indoor, Canada | Hard | Paul Gerken | 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 14. | 1973 | Hampton Grand Prix, United States | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 27. | 1973 | Washington-2 Tournament, United States | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
Win | 28. | 1973 | Barcelona-2 Tournament, Spain | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 29. | 1973 | Monte Carlo Open, Monaco | Clay | Björn Borg | 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 30. | 1973 | Madrid-2 Tournament, Spain | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1 |
Win | 31. | 1973 | Dunhill Florence, Italy | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 15. | 1973 | British Hard Court Championships, Bournemouth | Clay | Adriano Panatta | 8–6, 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 32. | 1973 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Nikola Pilić | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 33. | 1973 | Italian Open, Rome | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 34. | 1973 | Queen's Club Championships, London | Grass | Roger Taylor | 9–8, 6–3 |
Win | 35. | 1973 | Swiss Open, Gstaad | Clay | Roy Emerson | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 36. | 1973 | Cincinnati Open, United States | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 37. | 1973 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 2–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 |
Win | 38. | 1973 | Paris Open, France | Hard | Stan Smith | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 16. | 1973 | Dewar Cup, London | Carpet | Tom Okker | 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 39 | 1973 | Masters, Boston | Hard | Tom Okker | 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 40. | 1973 | Kingston Tennis Tournament, Jamaica | Hard | Brian Gottfried | 6–1, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 41. | 1974 | Richmond WCT, United States | Carpet | Tom Gorman | 6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 17. | 1974 | Toronto Indoor, Canada | Carpet | Tom Okker | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 18,. | 1974 | Hampton Grand Prix, United States | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 42. | 1974 | Washington Indoor, United States | Carpet | Tom Okker | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 19. | 1974 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Andrew Pattison | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 43. | 1974 | British Hard Court Championships, Bournemouth | Clay | Paolo Bertolucci | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 20. | 1974 | Italian Open, Rome | Clay | Björn Borg | 3–6, 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 44. | 1974 | Cedar Grove Open, United States | Clay | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6–4, 7–6 |
Win | 45. | 1974 | Madrid Tennis Grand Prix, Spain | Clay | Björn Borg | 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
Win | 46. | 1974 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 8–6, 9–7, 6–3 |
Win | 47. | 1974 | World Invitational Tennis Classic, Hilton Head | Carpet | Bjorn Börg | 7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 21. | 1974 | Masters, Melbourne | Grass | Guillermo Vilas | 6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 22. | 1975 | Swiss Indoors, Basel | Hard | Jiří Hřebec | 1–6, 6–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 23. | 1975 | American Airlines Tennis Games, Tucson | Hard | John Alexander | 5–7, 2–6 |
Win | 48. | 1975 | Barcelona-2 Tournament, Spain | Clay | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 49. | 1975 | Valencia Tennis Tournament, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 50. | 1975 | Madrid-2 Tournament, Spain | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 24. | 1975 | Louisville Open, United States | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 25. | 1975 | Rothmans Canadian Open, Toronto | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–7, 0–6, 1–6 |
Win | 51. | 1975 | South Orange Open, United States | Clay | Bob Hewitt | 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 52. | 1974 | World Invitational Tennis Classic, Hilton Head | Clay | Rod Laver | 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 53. | 1975 | Masters, Stockholm | Carpet | Björn Borg | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 54. | 1976 | Atlanta WCT, United States | Carpet | Jeff Borowiak | 6–2, 6–4 |
Loss | 26. | 1976 | Baltimore International, United States | Carpet | Tom Gorman | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 55. | 1976 | U.S. National Indoor Championships, Salisbury | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 6–2, 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 56. | 1976 | La Costa WCT, United States | Hard | Jimmy Connors | 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
Win | 57. | 1976 | WCT Challenge Cup, Honolulu | Hard | Arthur Ashe | 6–3, 1–6, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 27. | 1976 | Hampton Grand Prix, United States | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 28. | 1976 | Caracas WCT, Venezuela | Hard | Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 29. | 1976 | Stockholm WCT, Sweden | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 30. | 1976 | Nottingham Open, England | Grass | Jimmy Connors | 2–6, 6–4, 1–1 |
Loss | 31. | 1976 | Wimbledon Championships, London | Grass | Björn Borg | 4–6, 2–6, 7–9 |
Win | 58. | 1976 | Pepsi Grand Slam, Myrtle Beach | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 59. | 1976 | South Orange Open, United States | Clay | Roscoe Tanner | 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 32. | 1976 | Hong Kong Open, Causeway Bay | Hard | Ken Rosewall | 6–1, 4–6, 6–7, 0–6 |
Win | 60. | 1977 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Wojtek Fibak | 4–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Loss | 33. | 1977 | ABN World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam | Carpet | Dick Stockton | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 61. | 1977 | WCT Challenge Cup, Las Vegas | Carpet | Jimmy Connors | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 34. | 1977 | Virginia Beach Tennis Tournament, United States | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Win | 62. | 1977 | Aix-en-Provence Open, France | Clay | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 7–5, ret. |
Win | 63. | 1978 | Miami Open, United States | Carpet | Tom Gullikson | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 35. | 1978 | River Oaks International Tennis Tournament, Houston | Clay | Brian Gottfried | 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 36. | 1978 | WCT Invitational, Forest Hills | Clay | Vitas Gerulaitis | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 37. | 1978 | Barcelona Open, Spain | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 64. | 1978 | WCT Challenge Cup, Montego Bay | Hard | Peter Fleming | 2–6, 5–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 38. | 1979 | Grand Prix Cleveland, United States | Hard | Stan Smith | 6–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 39. | 1981 | Lorraine Open, Nancy | Hard | Pavel Složil | 2–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 40. | 1981 | Bologna Indoor, Italy | Carpet | Sandy Mayer | 5–7, 3–6 |
; Sources
- Michel Sutter, Vainqueurs Winners 1946–2003, Paris, 2003. Sutter has attempted to list all tournaments meeting his criteria for selection beginning with 1946 and ending in the fall of 1991. For each tournament, he has indicated the city, the date of the final, the winner, the runner-up, and the score of the final. A tournament is included in his list if: the draw for the tournament included at least eight players ; and the level of the tournaments was at least equal to the present day challenger tournaments. Sutter's book is probably the most exhaustive source of tennis tournament information since World War II, even though some professional tournaments held before the start of the open era are missing. Later, Sutter issued a second edition of his book, with only the players, their wins, and years from 1946 to 27 April 2003, period.
- John Barrett, editor, World of Tennis Yearbooks, London, from 1976 to 1983.
- Joe McCauley in Mr Nastase: The Autobiography, by Ilie Năstase with Debbie Beckerman, 2004.
- 1982 WCT Yearbook
- ATP Official Guide to Professional Tennis 2004.
Singles performance timeline
- * including 57 pre-ATP and ATP titles
- ** including 749 – 287 listed by the ATP
Other titles (24)
Năstase won several tournaments during the early years of his career that were equivalent to the present day "challenger" tournaments. Because the term "challenger" started to be applied to second-rank tournaments in 1978, those tournaments are termed "minor tournaments" in the following list.
- 1967 – Cannes, Travemünde
- 1968 – Viareggio, Bucharest
- 1969 – Madras, New Delhi, Gauhati, Travemünde, La Corogne, Budapest, Denver
- 1970 – Napoli, Ancona
- 1971 – Istanbul
- 1973 – Istanbul
- 1974 – Portland
- 1975 – Helsinki, Dutch Round Robin, Graz, Uppsala
- 1976 – Caracas, Argentine Round Robin
- 1977 – Rotterdam World Star
- 1978 – Frankfurt
Doubles titles (45)
Records
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
Championship | Years | Record accomplished | Player tied |
Masters Grand Prix | 1971–75 | 88.00% match winning percentage | Stands alone |
Grand Prix Tour | 1968–85 | 42 five set match wins | Stands alone |