Career 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Ilie Nastase takes it, 9–0 on categories Nastase wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Tiriac 430 matches, Nastase 1,187 matches.
Nastase has 65 titles (one every 14.3 matches) to Tiriac’s 8 titles (one every 20 matches). Nastase averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Tiriac’s 1.2. Nastase has the better sets won %: 67 to Tiriac’s 56.1. Winners’ edge: Nastase’s team won 72%, Tiriac’s team won 56% of the matches they played. Longevity: Nastase has 1,187 matches across 18 seasons, Tiriac 430 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.1 8 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 65 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
13.4 5,741 total · best 31 Games wonper game 14.2 16,866 total · best 33
56.1 Sets won % 67.0
52.4 Games won % 56.4
0.1 15 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 105 total · best 1
Head to head 2 9 matches since 1968 7
Clay · 4 matches Tiriac 2 Nastase 2 Hard · 3 matches Tiriac 0 Nastase 3 Carpet · 2 matches Tiriac 0 Nastase 2 Finals · 3 matches Tiriac 2 Nastase 1 Last meetings 12 Feb 1973 · Calgary · Semifinal · Hard Nastase won 3-6 7-5 6-1 8 May 1972 · Bournemouth · Quarterfinal · Clay Nastase won 4-6 6-3 6-2 26 Jan 1972 · Omaha · Final · Carpet Nastase won 2-6 6-0 6-1 3 May 1971 · Madrid · Final · Clay Tiriac won 7-5 6-1 6-0 23 Feb 1971 · Macon · Round of 16 · Carpet Nastase won 7-6 6-1 20 July 1970 · Cincinnati · Quarterfinal · Clay Nastase won 5-7 6-4 6-2 24 Nov 1969 · Stockholm Open · Quarterfinal · Hard Nastase won Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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