Career 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 Ilie Nastase takes it, 9–0 on categories Nastase wins on titles. ATP Tour career: Cooper 139 matches, Nastase 1,187 matches.
Nastase has 65 titles (one every 14.3 matches) to Cooper’s 1 title (one every 33.3 matches). Nastase averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Cooper’s 1.5. Nastase has the better sets won %: 67 to Cooper’s 47.7. Winners’ edge: Nastase’s team won 72%, Cooper’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Nastase has 1,187 matches across 18 seasons, Cooper 139 in 7 — 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 1 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.1 65 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
13.9 1,930 total · best 36 Games wonper game 14.2 16,866 total · best 33
47.7 Sets won % 67.0
49.1 Games won % 56.4
0.0 1 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.1 105 total · best 1
Head to head 1 3 matches since 1970 2
Carpet · 1 match Cooper 0 Nastase 1 Hard · 1 match Cooper 0 Nastase 1 Grass · 1 match Cooper 1 Nastase 0 Last meetings 12 Mar 1973 · Charleston · Round of 16 · Carpet Nastase won 6-3 6-4 18 Sept 1972 · Los Angeles · Round of 64 · Hard Nastase won 6-2 7-5 16 Mar 1970 · Sydney · Round of 16 · Grass Cooper won 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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