Career 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 Ilie Nastase takes it, 8–0 on categories Nastase wins on games won. ATP Tour career: Jovanovic 154 matches, Nastase 1,187 matches.
Nastase averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Jovanovic’s 1.4. Nastase has the better sets won %: 67 to Jovanovic’s 46.9. Nastase averages 14.2 games won a match to Jovanovic’s 12.5 (14% more). Winners’ edge: Nastase’s team won 72%, Jovanovic’s teams won 44% of the matches they played. Longevity: Nastase has 1,187 matches across 18 seasons, Jovanovic 154 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.1 65 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
12.5 1,921 total · best 33 Games wonper game 14.2 16,866 total · best 33
46.9 Sets won % 67.0
49.6 Games won % 56.4
0.0 2 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 105 total · best 1
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Head to head 0 4 matches since 1968 4
Clay · 4 matches Jovanovic 0 Nastase 4 Finals · 1 match Jovanovic 0 Nastase 1 Last meetings 25 July 1972 · Dusseldorf · Round of 16 · Clay Nastase won 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-4 17 Apr 1972 · Nice · Semifinal · Clay Nastase won 6-2 6-0 6-4 17 May 1971 · Brussels · Semifinal · Clay Nastase won 8-10 6-1 3-6 6-4 6-2 12 Aug 1968 · Viareggio · Final · Clay Nastase won 5-7 8-6 6-0 6-3 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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