Ilie Nastase vs Jan Kodes Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Ilie Nastase and Jan Kodes have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 21 times. Ilie Nastase currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 15–6.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Ilie Nastase has compiled an overall career record of 908–329 across 1237 matches, translating to a win rate of 73.40%. On hard courts his record stands at 166–84 (66.40%), while on clay he holds a 429–112 (79.30%) mark. On grass the numbers read 84–32 (72.41%) , and on carpet 223–101 (68.83%). Throughout his career he has won 64 titles (11 hard, 31 clay, 3 grass, 19 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 44–71 (38.26%).

Jan Kodes, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 506–285 from 791 matches (63.97% win rate). His hard-court record is 77–61 (55.80%), on clay he stands at 312–135 (69.80%), and on grass he has gone 43–24 (64.18%) , with a carpet record of 74–65 (53.24%). He has accumulated 10 titles in total (1 hard, 7 clay, 1 grass, 1 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 10–46 (17.86%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 4 times, with Ilie Nastase leading 3–1 (75.00%). The clay record between them sits at 9–4 (69.23% for Ilie Nastase) across 13 matches.