Ilie Nastase vs Stan Smith Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Ilie Nastase and Stan Smith have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 21 times. Stan Smith currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 11–10.

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%).

Stan Smith, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 779–305 from 1084 matches (71.86% win rate). His hard-court record is 275–110 (71.43%), on clay he stands at 156–67 (69.96%), and on grass he has gone 143–46 (75.66%) , with a carpet record of 205–82 (71.43%). He has accumulated 48 titles in total (18 hard, 3 clay, 8 grass, 19 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 15–65 (18.75%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 10 times, the record is tied 5–5 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 3–2 (60.00% for Ilie Nastase) across 5 matches. On grass, their 3 encounters have yielded a record of 2–1 (66.67% for Ilie Nastase).