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

Ilie Nastase and John Newcombe have met 5 times. Ilie Nastase currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 4–1.

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 Newcombe, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 568–227 from 795 matches (71.45% win rate). His hard-court record is 149–53 (73.76%), on clay he stands at 134–57 (70.16%), and on grass he has gone 164–45 (78.47%) , with a carpet record of 121–72 (62.69%). He has accumulated 41 titles in total (16 hard, 7 clay, 7 grass, 11 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 20–30 (40.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, the record is tied 1–1 (50.00% each). On grass, their 1 encounter has yielded a record of 1–0 (100.00% for Ilie Nastase).