Ilie Nastase vs John McEnroe Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe have met 9 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–3.

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%).

John McEnroe, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 883–198 from 1081 matches (81.68% win rate). His hard-court record is 289–65 (81.64%), on clay he stands at 124–48 (72.09%), and on grass he has gone 121–20 (85.82%) , with a carpet record of 349–65 (84.30%). He has accumulated 77 titles in total (22 hard, 4 clay, 8 grass, 43 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 127–95 (57.21%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, with John McEnroe leading 2–0 (100.00%). The clay record between them sits at 2–0 (100.00% for Ilie Nastase) across 2 matches.