Career 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 Ilie Nastase takes it, 8–0 on categories Nastase wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Koch 347 matches, Nastase 1,187 matches.
Nastase has 65 titles (one every 14.3 matches) to Koch’s 5 titles (one every 25 matches). Nastase averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Koch’s 1.2. Nastase has the better sets won %: 67 to Koch’s 54.7. Winners’ edge: Nastase’s team won 72%, Koch’s team won 55% of the matches they played. Longevity: Nastase has 1,187 matches across 18 seasons, Koch 347 in 15 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles, finals…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 5 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 65 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
13.5 4,695 total · best 37 Games wonper game 14.2 16,866 total · best 33
54.7 Sets won % 67.0
51.8 Games won % 56.4
0.1 11 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 105 total · best 1
Head to head 0 6 matches since 1969 6
Clay · 4 matches Koch 0 Nastase 4 Carpet · 2 matches Koch 0 Nastase 2 Grand Slams · 1 match Koch 0 Nastase 1 Last meetings 11 Aug 1975 · Montreal / Toronto · Round of 16 · Clay Nastase won 6-2 6-2 9 Sept 1974 · Cedar Grove · Semifinal · Clay Nastase won 6-2 6-3 26 Jan 1972 · Omaha · Quarterfinal · Carpet Nastase won 6-4 6-1 24 May 1971 · Roland Garros · Round of 128 · Clay Nastase won 6-2 6-2 6-4 27 Jan 1971 · Omaha · Semifinal · Carpet Nastase won 6-4 0-6 6-0 10 Mar 1969 · Barranquilla · Quarterfinal · Clay Nastase won 6-2 7-5 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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