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In the year 1970 Ilie Nastase was considered as one of the unsurpassed players with many proficient and he was graded as the sixth top player in the world.

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The ex - Romanian professional tennis player, Ilie Nastase was born in Bucharest, Romania was considered as one of the leading players of the 1970s.

Nastase was regarded as the world's top most players who according to the Association of Tennis Professionals computer rankings were placed first from August 23, 1973, to June 2, 1974.

AWARDS

In the Association of Tennis Professionals website amongst his 88 singles titles, only Nastase 53 is published. Nastase defeated Arthur Ashe in a five set final both in 1972 U.S. Open and 1973 French Open.

Nastase achieved the titles in 1973 Wimbledon, 1970 French Open and the 1975 U.S in men's doubles section.

Nastase also achieved the titles of Masters Tournament four times as in 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975.

Grand Slam singles finals

Win

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1975 US Open Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3

Runner-up

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1974 French Open Björn Borg 2–6, 6–7(1), 6–0, 6–1, 6–1

Singles titles (33)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Manuel Santana 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
2. 1971 Barcelona WCT, Spain Clay Robert Lutz 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Haroon Rahim 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
4. 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Jan Kodeš 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
5. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
6. 1972 Hamburg, Germany Clay Adriano Panatta 6–3, 9–8, 6–0
7. 1972 Båstad, Sweden Clay Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
8. 1973 Valencia, Spain Clay Adriano Panatta 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
9. 1973 Nice, France Clay Adriano Panatta 7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10
10. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay John Newcombe 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
11. 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Georges Goven 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
12. 1975 Cairo, Egypt Clay François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
13. 1975 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Bob Hewitt 6–2, 6–4
14. 1975 Bournemouth, England Clay Onny Parun 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
15. 1975 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jan Kodeš 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
16. 1975 Båstvad, Sweden Clay José Higueras 6–0, 6–3
17. 1975 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Arthur Ashe 6–2, 6–2
18. 1975 Toronto, Canada Hard Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–0, 6–1
19. 1975 U.S. Open, New York Clay Jimmy Connors 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
20. 1976 Valvencia, Spain Clay Kjell Johansson 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
21. 1976 Munich, Germany Clay Karl Meiler 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
22. 1976 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Jan Kodeš 7–6, 6–2, 7–6
23. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 6–0, 2–6, 6–4
24. 1976 Madrid, Spain Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 6–2, 6–1
25. 1976 Barcelona, Spain Clay Eddie Dibbs 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
26. 1976 Masters, Houston Carpet Wojtek Fibak 5–7, 6–2, 0–6, 7–6, 6–1
27. 1977 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–3
28. 1977 Boston, U.S. Clay Eddie Dibbs 7–6, 7–5, 6–4
29. 1977 Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Clay Kim Warwick 6–2, 6–1
30. 1978 Boston, U.S. Clay Harold Solomon 6–4, 6–3
31. 1979 Munich, Germany Clay Wojtek Fibak 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
32. 1981 Palermo, Italy Clay Pedro Rebolledo 6–4, 6–0, 6–0
33. 1982 Bournemouth, England Clay Angel Gimenez 6–2, 6–0

Runner-ups (35)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 1970 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
2. 1970 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Željko Franulović 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
3. 1971 Caracas, Venezuela Clay Thomaz Koch 7–6, 6–1, 6–3
4. 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Cliff Richey 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
5. 1972 South Orange, U.S. Hard Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–4
6. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Jan Kodeš 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
7. 1973 Rome, Italy Clay Ilie Năstase 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
8. 1973 Båstad, Sweden Clay Stan Smith 6–4, 6–2, 7–6
9. 1973 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Raúl Ramírez ABN
10. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Ilie Năstase 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
11. 1973 Montreal, Canada Hard Tom Okker 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
12. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 2–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4
13. 1974 French Open, Paris Clay Björn Borg 2–6, 6–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
14. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2
15. 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Guillermo Vilas 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
16. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 8–6, 9–7, 6–3
17. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2
18. 1975 Valencia, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–0
19. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Ilie Năstase 7–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
20. 1975 Rome, Italy Clay Raúl Ramírez 7–6, 7–5, 7–5
21. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Raúl Ramírez 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
22. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Vijay Amritraj 7–5, 6–3
23. 1976 Bournemouth, England Clay Wojtek Fibak 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2
24. 1976 Hamburg, Germany Clay Eddie Dibbs 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
25. 1976 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–0
26. 1976 Pepsi Grand Slam, Myrtle Beach Clay Ilie Năstase 6–4, 6–3
27. 1976 London, England Carpet Raúl Ramírez 6–3, 6–4
28. 1976 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Mark Cox 4–6, 7–5, 7–6
29. 1977 Hamburg, Germany Clay Paolo Bertolucci 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
30. 1977 North Conway, U.S. Clay John Alexander 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
31. 1977 Barcelona, Spain Clay Björn Borg 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
32. 1977 Manila, Philippines Hard Karl Meiler DEF
33. 1979 Madrid, Spain Clay Yannick Noah 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
34. 1980 Nice, France Clay Björn Borg 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
35. 1983 Nice, France Clay Henrik Sundström 7–5, 4–6, 6–3

Grand Slam singles tournament timeline

Tournament 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Career SR
Australian Open QF A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 1
French Open 1R 3R 4R 1R SF 2R F 1R QF A QF 4R 4R 1R A 2R 0 / 14
Wimbledon 1R 1R 3R 1R SF A 4R A A A A 4R A A A A 0 / 7
US Open A 2R A 4R 3R 3R 2R W QF QF 1R A A A A A 1 / 9
Annual Win-Loss 3–2 3–3 5–2 3–2 11–3 3–2 10–3 7–1 8–2 4–1 4–2 4–2 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 N/A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

Doubles Titles (22)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1969 Barcelona, Spain Clay Patricio Rodríguez Terry Addison
Ray Keldie		 8–10, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
2. 1971 New York, U.S. Indoor Juan Gisbert, Sr. Jimmy Connors
Haroon Rahim		 7–6, 6–2
3. 1971 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Juan Gisbert, Sr. Clark Graebner
Thomaz Koch		 7–6, 6–2
4. 1972 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Andrés Gimeno Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Vladimir Zednik		 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
5. 1972 Brussels, Belgium Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol Sr.		 9–7, 6–3
6. 1972 Eastbourne, England Grass Juan Gisbert, Sr. Nicholas Kalogeropoulos
Andrew Pattison		 6–4, 8–6
7. 1972 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Frew McMillan
Ilie Năstase		 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Mike Estep
Ion Ţiriac		 6–4, 7–6
9. 1973 Louisville, U.S. Clay Ion Ţiriac Clark Graebner
John Newcombe		 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
10. 1974 Munich, Germany Clay Antonio Muñoz Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 2–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
11. 1974 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay José Higueras Roy Emerson
Thomaz Koch		 7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 9–8
12. 1974 Montreal, Canada Hard Guillermo Vilas Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
13. 1974 Tehran, Iran Clay Guillermo Vilas Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 7–6, 2–6, 6–2
14. 1974 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Guillermo Vilas Clark Graebner
Thomaz Koch		 6–4, 6–3
15. 1975 Bournemouth, England Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Syd Ball
Dick Crealy		 8–6, 6–3
16. 1975 Hamburg, Germany Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Jan Kodeš		 6–3, 7–6
17. 1975 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 7–5, 6–0
18. 1975 Tehran, Iran Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 7–5, 6–7, 6–1, 6–4
19. 1975 Calcutta, India Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj		 1–6, 6–4, 6–3
20. 1976 Valencia, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Corrado Barazzutti
Antonio Zugarelli
21. 1976 Munich, Germany Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 2–3, ret.
22. 1982 Viña del Mar, Chile Clay Raúl Ramírez Guillermo Aubone
Angel Gimenez		 DEF

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Doubles runner-ups (20)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score
1. 1972 Kansas City, U.S. Indoor Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac		 6–7, 6–4, 7–6
2. 1972 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase
Ion Ţiriac		 6–4, 7–6
3. 1972 Caracas, Venezuela Hard Jim McManus Patricio vCornejo
Jaime Fillol		 6–4, 7–6
4. 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay Andrés Gimeno Ilie Năstase
Stan Smith		 6–2, 6–2
5. 1973 Hamburg, Germany Clay Ion Ţiriac Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		 7–6, 7–6, 7–6
6. 1973 Eastbourne, England Grass Ion Ţiriac Ove Nils Bengtson
Jim McManus		 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
7. 1973 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay Ion Ţiriac Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan		 6–3, 6–4
8. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Antonio Muñoz Ilie Năstase
Tom Okker		 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
9. 1974 Tucson, U.S. Hard Tom Edlefsen Charlie Pasarell
Sherwood Stewart		 6–4, 6–4
10. 1974 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay Tony Roche John Alexander
Phil Dent		 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3
11. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Guillermo Vilas Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Ilie Năstase		 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
12. 1975 Båstad, Sweden Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Björn Borg
Ove Nils Bengtson		 7–6, 7–5
13. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Jan Kodeš
Ilie Năstase		 7–6, 4–6, 9–7
14. 1975 Tokyo, Japan Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez		 7–6, 6–4
15. 1976 Bournemouth, England Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Fred McNair		 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
16. 1976 Montreal, Canada Hard Juan Gisbert, Sr. Bob Hewitt
Raúl Ramírez		 6–2, 6–1
17. 1976 Tehran, Iran Clay Juan Gisbert, Sr. Wojtek Fibak
Raúl Ramírez		 7–5, 6–1
18. 1977 Madrid, Spain Clay Antonio Muñoz Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan		 6–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–1
19. 1978 French Open, Paris Clay José Higueras Gene Mayer
Hank Pfister		 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
20. 1982 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Angel Gimenez Hans Kary
Zoltan Kuharszky		 7–5, 6–2
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