Ilie Năstase

Ilie Nastase
Country Romania
Residence Bucharest
Born July 19, 1946 (1946-07-19) (age 65)
Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro 1969 (debut in 1966)
Retired 1985
Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$2,076,761
Int. Tennis HOF 1991 (member page)
Singles
Career record 755–287
Career titles 87 (including 57 listed by the ATP)
Highest ranking No. 1 (August 23, 1973)[1]
Grand Slam results
French Open W (1973)
Wimbledon F (1972, 1976)
US Open W (1972)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals W (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975)
Doubles
Career record 480–209
Career titles 45 (ATP listed)
Highest ranking 10 (August 30, 1977)[1]
Last updated on: January 2, 2010.

Ilie Nastase (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈli.e nəsˈtase], born July 19, 1946, in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian former professional tennis player, one of the world's top players of the 1970s. Năstase was the World No. 1 tennis player between 1973 (August 23) and 1974 (June 2). He is one of the five players in history to win more than 100 ATP professional titles (57 singles and 45 in doubles).[2] He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991. Năstase won seven Grand Slam titles: two in singles, three in men's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. He also won four Masters Grand Prix year end championship titles and seven Championship Series titles (1970–73) the precursors to the current Masters 1000. In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked him as the 28th-best player of the preceding forty years. He is the second male player to win a Grand Slam without dropping a set and the first one to achieve this feat at French Open (1973).

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Career

At the beginning of his career in 1966 Năstase travelled around the world competing with his good friend Ion Ţiriac. Together, they represented Romania in the Davis Cup competition, being three times runners up: in 1969, 1971 and 1972.

In singles, Năstase won his first tournament at Cannes on April 16, 1967. His first victories at top players happened in 1969 in Stockholm, where he defeated Tony Roche and Stan Smith.

Năstase became one of the best players in 1970, with many experts ranking him as the sixth best player in the world at that time after the Australians Rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe, and Roche and the American Ashe. Năstase's high ranking resulted from his success at the Italian Open in Rome and at the U.S. Indoor Open in Salisbury, Maryland. With Tiriac, Năstase won the men's doubles title at the French Open.

In 1971, Năstase was the runner-up at the French Open. where he lost the final in four sets to Jan Kodeš. In December, Năstase won his first Masters Grand Prix title.

In 1972, he became the second ranked player in the world, owing to his winning of the US Open in a five-set final over Arthur Ashe. This tournament was the only event of the year in which all the best players participated. Two months before at Wimbledon, Năstase narrowly lost to Stan Smith in an epic[3] five sets final, one of the most exciting championship matches there.[4] Although Smith took the title, public sympathy lay with the volatile Romanian.[3] In the Davis Cup, Năstase was undefeated in singles until losing to Stan Smith in the final played on clay in his native Bucharest. In December at the year end tour finals, Năstase took revenge against Smith winning his second consecutive Masters Grand Prix title.

In 1973 he was in sensational form.[3] By winning 17 tournaments, including the French Open, a doubles title at Wimbledon, a third Masters title, Năstase was the undisputed World No.1 that year. In the Davis Cup, he won 7 of 8 singles rubbers, including a victory over Tom Okker, the "Flying Dutchman." In matches against the other top players, Năstase was 1–0 against Newcombe and 1–1 against Smith. The Romanian won the French Open without dropping a set (a feat repeated by Björn Borg in 1978 and 1980 and by Rafael Nadal in 2008 and 2010), and he won the French Open (clay), Rome (clay) and Queen's Club (grass) in succession, a feat never repeated in the open era, though Borg won Rome, the French Open, and Wimbledon in succession in 1978, and Nadal won the French Open, Queen's Club, and Wimbledon in succession in 2008.

In 1974 he was the only player to qualify for both the WCT Finals and the Masters Grand Prix finals (also Newcombe played both events, although he played the Masters at Kooyong Stadium as an invitee instead of a qualifier). As usual, Năstase played well in the Masters, in particular against Newcombe in the semifinals. (Năstase finished his career with a 4–1 record versus Newcombe, losing only their first match in 1969.) The Romanian, however, lost the final to Guillermo Vilas in five sets.

For the fifth consecutive year, Năstase reached the Masters Grand Prix Final in 1975, where he defeated Björn Borg: 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.

During the first half of 1976, Năstase won four tournaments (Atlanta WCT, Avis Challenge Cup WCT, US Open Indoor, and La Costa), and head-to-head, he led Connors 2–1, Vilas 1–0, Ashe 1–0, and Borg 2–0. Năstase did not enter the Australian Open, which was again avoided by most of the top players. Năstase was prevented from entering the French Open because he participated in World Team Tennis. In the second half of the year, Nastase lost to Borg in the men's singles final of Wimbledon and in the semifinals of the US Open. Năstase won three other tournaments during the second half of the year, the Pepsi Grand Slam, South Orange, and the 4-man tournament of Caracas, Venezuela, in October (not to be confused with the Caracas WCT tournament in March), making seven tournament championships for the year. Năstase was the World No. 3, behind Connors and Borg.

In 1977 Năstase finished ninth in the ATP rankings. He was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon and the French Open and participated in the WCT Finals. Năstase was still one of the 20 best players in 1978. At Wimbledon, he again reached the quarterfinals, losing to Okker after defeating Roscoe Tanner. During the remainder of his career, Năstase steadily declined and only occasionally defeated a good player, such as Johan Kriek in the third round of the 1982 US Open. Năstase retired from the tour in October 1985 at the age of 39 after playing in the tournament in Toulouse, although he did play the challenger tournament at Dijon in June 1988.

Playing style

Considered one of the most gifted tennis players in history, Ilie Năstase was noted both for his sorcery with the racket and his ability to entertain, amusing spectators with his antics and mimicry. Even during a crucial phase of a match, he was likely to do something bizarre that would entertain the crowd.[3] Nicknamed the Bucharest Buffoon, Nastase could master all the shots, playing either baseline or serve-and-volley.[5] One of the fastest players, he is remembered for his magnificent lobs and retrieves. Nastase could apply a discomforting spin to his shots, being an expert at putting the ball just beyond an opponent's reach. His greatest weakness was a fragile nervous system and erratic temperament, but when he maintained his concentration during a match, he could conjure up the most devastating tennis,[3] being regarded as a tennis magician[3] or an artist creating with great originality and panache.[5]

Distinctions

Quotations

Personal life

Maxim magazine has placed Năstase at number 6 on its top ten "Living Sex Legends" list, as he is reputed to have slept with over 2500 women.[8] Năstase's own guess, which was at 8–900 women, was too low for the writer of his biography who wanted a larger number, to improve his reputation, as it evidently did.[9] After hearing this, his third wife, Amalia, said that she was happy to have conquered such a man. Năstase met Amalia at a Sting concert and married her in a Greek Orthodox ceremony on June 5, 2004 followed by a Civil ceremony in July of the same year. They divorced in February 2010, after six years of marriage.[10]

Career statistics

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 5 (2–3)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1971 French Open Clay Jan Kodeš 6–8, 2–6, 6–2, 5–7
Runner-up 1972 Wimbledon Grass Stan Smith 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner 1972 US Open Grass Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1:5), 6–4, 6–3
Winner 1973 French Open Clay Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
Runner-up 1976 Wimbledon (2) Grass Björn Borg 4–6, 2–6, 7–9

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1966 French Championships Clay Ion Ţiriac Clark Graebner
Dennis Ralston
3–6, 3–6, 0–6
Winner 1970 French Open Clay Ion Ţiriac Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 1973 French Open Clay Jimmy Connors John Newcombe
Tom Okker
1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6
Winner 1973 Wimbledon Grass Jimmy Connors John Cooper
Neale Fraser
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9(3), 6–1
Winner 1975 US Open Clay Jimmy Connors Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–4, 7–6

Mixed doubles: 3 (2–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Winner 1970 Wimbledon Grass Rosemary Casals Olga Morozova
Alex Metreveli
6–3, 4–6, 9–7
Winner 1972 Wimbledon Grass Rosemary Casals Evonne Goolagong Cawley
Kim Warwick
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1972 US Open Grass Rosemary Casals Margaret Court
Marty Riessen
3–6, 5–7

Year-End Championships

Singles: 5 (4[11]–1)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1971 Paris Hard (i) Stan Smith 5–7, 7–6(4), 6–3
Winner 1972 Barcelona Hard (i) Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3
Winner 1973 Boston Carpet Tom Okker 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up 1974 Melbourne Grass Guillermo Vilas 6–7(6), 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6
Winner 1975 Stockholm Carpet Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO SF-B F NMS

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-Off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).

Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses.

Tournament 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 SR W–L Win %
Australian Open 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
French Open 2R 1R QF F 1R W QF 3R QF 1R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1 / 14 33–13 71.74
Wimbledon 3R 4R 2R F 4R 4R 2R F QF QF 3R 1R 1R 0 / 13 35–13 72.92
US Open 4R 3R W 2R 3R QF SF 2R 2R 2R 1R 4R 1R 1R 1R 1 / 15 29–14 67.44
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 1–1 5–3 7–2 9–3 13–2 11–2 9–3 7–3 10–2 9–3 4–1 1–2 3–2 2–4 4–3 2–2 0–2 0–1 2 / 42 97–41 70.29
The Masters W W W F W 4 / 5 22–3 88.00
Davis Cup P P P F P F F SF QF P P QF P QF 1R 2R 1R 0 / 17 74–22 77.08
Tournaments 0 0 2 11 11 19 32 29 27 25 23 20 22 21 19 26 24 11 12 4 338
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 2–3 7–11 12–16 15–18 6–11 5–9 7–13 2–4 2–5 0–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 59 / 338 59–85 69.41
Overall Win–Loss 0–2 2–2 9–2 24–13 40–13 76–12 120–20 114–17 77–21 91–21 76–13 48–19 48–21 30–23 22–25 22–26 15–25 8–13 4–14 1–4 59 / 338 827–306 72.99
Year End Ranking 9 8 2 1 10 7 3 9 16 49 79 118 169 202 431 $2,076,761

Singles titles (87)

Career main titles (59), including 57 pre-ATP and ATP titles

Outcome Year Championship Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1969 Barranquilla, Colombia Clay Jan Kodeš 6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3
2. 1970 *Salisbury, U.S. Carpet Cliff Richey 6–8, 3–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–0
3. 1970 Rome, Italy Clay Jan Kodeš 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6
4. 1971 Richmond, U.S. Hard (i) Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
5. 1971 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Clark Graebner 7–5, 6–4, 7–6
6. 1971 Nice, France Hard Jan Kodeš 10–8, 11–9, 6–1
7. 1971 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Tom Okker 3–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–1
8. 1971 Båstad, Sweden Clay Jan Leschly 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
9. 1971 Wembley, United Kingdom Hard (i) Rod Laver 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
10. 1971 Tennis Masters Cup, Paris Carpet Stan Smith 5–7, 7–6, 6–3
11. 1972 Baltimore, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 1–6, 6–4, 7–6
12. 1972 Omaha, U.S. Hard (i) Ion Ţiriac 2–6, 6–1, 6–1
13. 1972 Monte Carlo, Monaco (2) Clay František Pala 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
14. 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay František Pala 6–0, 6–0, 6–1
15. 1972 Nice, France Clay Jan Kodeš 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
16. 1972 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay Jürgen Fassbender 6–0, 6–2, 6–1
17. 1972 Toronto, Canada Clay Andrew Pattison 6–4, 6–3
18. 1972 US Open, New York Grass Arthur Ashe 3–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
19. 1972 South Orange, U.S. Hard Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–4
20. 1972 Seattle, U.S. Other Tom Gorman 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
21. 1972 London Carpet Tom Gorman 6–4, 6–3
22. 1972 Tennis Masters Cup, Barcelona (2) Carpet Stan Smith 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3
23. 1973 Omaha, U.S. Hard (i) Jimmy Connors 5–0, retired
24. 1973 Calgary, Canada Indoor Paul Gerken 6–4, 7–6
25. 1973 *Washington, D.C. Carpet Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
26. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Adriano Panatta 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
27. 1973 Monte Carlo, Monaco (3) Clay Björn Borg 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
28. 1973 Madrid, Spain (2) Clay Adriano Panatta 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1
29. 1973 Florence, Italy Clay Adriano Panatta 6–3, 3–6, 0–6, 7–6, 6–4
30. 1973 French Open, Paris Clay Nikola Pilić 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
31. 1973 Rome, Italy (2) Clay Manuel Orantes 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
32. 1973 Queen's Club, London Grass Roger Taylor 9–8, 6–3
33. 1973 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Roy Emerson 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
34. 1973 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Manuel Orantes 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
35. 1973 Torneo Godó-Barcelona, Spain Clay Manuel Orantes 2–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4
36. 1973 Paris, France Hard (i) Stan Smith 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
37. 1973 Tennis Masters Cup, Boston (3) Carpet Tom Okker 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
38. 1974 Richmond, U.S. Carpet Tom Gorman 6–2, 6–3
39. 1974 Washington WCT, U.S. Carpet Tom Okker 6–3, 6–3
40. 1974 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Paolo Bertolucci 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
41. 1974 Cedar Grove, U.S. Other Juan Gisbert Sr. 6–4, 7–6
42. 1974 Madrid, Spain (3) Clay Björn Borg 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
43. 1974 Torneo Godó-Barcelona, Spain (2) Clay Manuel Orantes 8–6, 9–7, 6–3
44. 1975 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Sr. 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
45. 1975 Valencia, Spain Clay Manuel Orantes 6–3, 6–0
46. 1975 Madrid, Spain (4) Clay Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
47. 1975 South Orange, U.S. Clay Bob Hewitt 7–6, 6–1
48. 1975 Tennis Masters Cup, Stockholm (4) Hard (i) Björn Borg 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
49. 1976 Atlanta WCT, U.S. Carpet Jeff Borowiak 6–2, 6–4
50. 1976 Salisbury, U.S. Carpet Jimmy Connors 6–2, 6–3, 7–6
51. 1976 La Costa, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
52. 1976 Myrtle BeachPepsi Grand Slam Clay Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–3
53. 1976 HonoluluWCT Avis Challenge Cup Hard Arthur Ashe 6–3, 1–6, 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
54. 1976 South Orange, U.S. Clay Roscoe Tanner 6–4, 6–2
55 1976 Las Vegas Challenge Cup, U.S. Hard Jimmy Connors 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 7–5
56. 1977 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Hard Wojtek Fibak 4–6, 6–2, 7–6
57. 1977 Aix en Provence, France Clay Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–5, ret.
58. 1978 Miami, U.S. Clay Tom Gullikson 6–3, 7–5
59. 1978 Montego Bay, Jamaica – WCT Challenge Cup Hard Peter Fleming 2–6, 5–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4

Other titles (28)

Here are Năstase's tournament wins that are not included in the statistics on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) website. The website is very incomplete from 1968 to 1970 and has some omissions for tournaments held since 1968.

Năstase won several tournaments during the early years of his career that were equivalent to the present day "challenger" tournaments. Because the term "challenger" started to be applied to second-rank tournaments in 1978, those tournaments are termed "minor tournaments" in the following list.

Singles runner-ups (36)

Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1969 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Nikola Pilić 4–6, 6–4, 1–6
2. 1970 Hamburg, Germany Clay Tom Okker 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
3. 1971 Macon, U.S. Hard Željko Franulović 4–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–7
4. 1971 French Open, Paris Clay Jan Kodeš 6–8, 2–6, 6–2, 5–7
5. 1971 Brussels, Belgium Clay Cliff Drysdale 0–6, 1–6, 5–7
6. 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Željko Franulović 3–6, 6–7, 1–6
7. 1972 Salisbury, U.S. Hard (i) Stan Smith 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 4–6
8. 1972 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Stan Smith 3–6, 2–6, 7–6, 4–6
9. 1972 Wimbledon, London Grass Stan Smith 6–4, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
10. 1972 Båstad, Sweden Clay Manuel Orantes 4–6, 3–6, 1–6
11. 1973 Hampton, U.S. Hard (i) Jimmy Connors 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 3–6
12. 1973 Bournemouth, United Kingdom Clay Adriano Panatta 8–6, 5–7, 3–6
13. 1973 London Carpet Tom Okker 3–6, 4–6
14. 1974 Toronto WCT, Canada Carpet Tom Okker 3–6, 4–6
15. 1974 Hampton, U.S. Carpet Jimmy Connors 4–6, 4–6
16. 1974 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Andrew Pattison 7–5, 3–6, 4–6
17. 1974 Rome, Italy Clay Björn Borg 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
18. 1974 Tennis Masters Cup, Melbourne Grass Guillermo Vilas 6–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6
19. 1975 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Jiří Hřebec 1–6, 6–7, 6–2, 4–6
20. 1975 Tucson, U.S. Hard John Alexander 5–7, 2–6
21. 1975 Louisville, U.S. Clay Guillermo Vilas 4–6, 3–6
22. 1975 Montreal, Canada Hard Manuel Orantes 6–7, 0–6, 1–6
23. 1976 Baltimore, U.S. Carpet Tom Gorman 5–7, 3–6
24. 1976 Hampton, U.S. Carpet Jimmy Connors 2–6, 2–6, 2–6
25. 1976 Caracas WCT, Venezuela Clay Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 4–6
26. 1976 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Carpet Wojtek Fibak 4–6, 6–7
27. 1976 Nottingham, U.K. Grass Jimmy Connors ABN
28. 1976 Wimbledon, London Grass Björn Borg 4–6, 2–6, 7–9
29. 1976 Hong Kong Hard Ken Rosewall 3–6, 3–6
30. 1977 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Dick Stockton 6–2, 3–6, 3–6
31. 1977 Virginia Beach, U.S. Hard Guillermo Vilas 2–6, 6–4, 2–6
32. 1978 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay Brian Gottfried 6–3, 2–6, 1–6
33. 1978 Forest Hills WCT, U.S. Clay Vitas Gerulaitis 2–6, 0–6
34. 1978 Barcelona, Spain Clay Balázs Taróczy 6–1, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
35. 1979 Cleveland, U.S. Hard Stan Smith 6–7, 5–7
36. 1981 Nancy, France Hard (i) Pavel Složil 2–6, 5–7
37. 1981 Bologna, Italy Carpet Sandy Mayer 5–7, 3–6

Sources for this section

Doubles ATP titles (45)

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1970 Philadelphia WCT, USA Carpet Ion Ţiriac Arthur Ashe
Dennis Ralston
6–1, 6–4
2. 1970 French Open, Paris Clay Ion Ţiriac Arthur Ashe
Charlie Pasarell
6–2, 6–4, 6–3
3. 1970 Rome, Italy Clay Ion Ţiriac William Bowrey
Owen Davidson
0–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–8, 6–1
4. 1970 Cincinnati, USA Clay Ion Ţiriac Bob Hewitt
Frew McMillan
6–3, 6–4
5. 1971 Hampton, USA Hard (i) Ion Ţiriac Clark Graebner
Thomaz Koch
6–4, 4–6, 7–5
6. 1971 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Ion Ţiriac Tom Okker
Roger Taylor
1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
7. 1971 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Željko Franulović Patricio Cornejo
Jaime Fillol
6–4, 6–4
8. 1972 Kansas City, USA Indoor Ion Ţiriac Andrés Gimeno
Manuel Orantes
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
9. 1972 Hampton, USA Hard (i) Ion Ţiriac Andrés Gimeno
Manuel Orantes
6–4, 7–6
10. 1972 Madrid, Spain Clay Stan Smith Andrés Gimeno
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–2
11. 1972 Rome, Italy Clay Ion Ţiriac Lew Hoad
Frew McMillan
3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–3, RET.
12. 1972 Hamburg, Germany Clay Jan Kodeš Bob Hewitt
Ion Ţiriac
4–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
13. 1972 Montreal, Canada Clay Ion Ţiriac Jan Kodeš
Jan Kukal
7–6, 6–3
14. 1973 Salisbury, USA Hard (i) Clark Graebner Jürgen Fassbender
Juan Gisbert
6–2, 6–4
15. 1973 Calgary, Canada Indoor Mike Estep Szabolcz Baranyi
Péter Szőke
7–6, 6–3
16. 1973 Hampton, USA Hard (i) Clark Graebner Jimmy Connors
Ion Ţiriac
6–2, 6–1
17. 1973 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Juan Gisbert Georges Goven
Patrick Proisy
6–4, 5–7, 6–4
18. 1973 Wimbledon, London Grass Jimmy Connors John Cooper
Neale Fraser
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–9, 6–1
19. 1973 South Orange, USA Hard Jimmy Connors Richard Pancho Gonzales
Tom Gorman
6–7, 6–3, 6–2
20. 1973 Barcelona, Spain Clay Tom Okker Antonio Muñoz
Manuel Orantes
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
21. 1973 Madrid, Spain Clay Tom Okker Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan
2–6, 6–3, 7–5
22. 1973 Paris, France Hard (i) Juan Gisbert Arthur Ashe
Roscoe Tanner
6–3, 6–4
23. 1973 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i) Jimmy Connors Bob Carmichael
Frew McMillan
7–6, 7–5
24. 1974 Bournemouth, England Clay Juan Gisbert Corrado Barazzutti
Paolo Bertolucci
6–2, 7–5
25. 1974 Indianapolis, USA Clay Jimmy Connors Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
26. 1974 Barcelona, Spain Clay Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes
Guillermo Vilas
3–6, 6–0, 6–2
27. 1974 London, England Carpet Jimmy Connors Brian Gottfried
Raúl Ramírez
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
28. 1975 Salisbury, USA Carpet Jimmy Connors Jan Kodeš
Roger Taylor
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
29. 1975 South Orange, USA Clay Jimmy Connors Dick Crealy
John Lloyd
7–6, 7–5
30. 1975 US Open, New York Clay Jimmy Connors Tom Okker
Marty Riessen
6–4, 6–4
31. 1975 Madrid, Spain Clay Jan Kodeš Juan Gisbert
Manuel Orantes
7–6, 4–6, 9–7
32. 1976 Stockholm WCT, Sweden Carpet Alex Metreveli Tom Okker
Adriano Panatta
6–4, 7–5
33. 1977 St. Louis WCT, USA Carpet Adriano Panatta Vijay Amritraj
Dick Stockton
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
34. 1977 London WCT, England Hard (i) Adriano Panatta Mark Cox
Eddie Dibbs
7–6, 6–7, 6–3
35. 1977 Houston WCT, USA Hard Adriano Panatta John Alexander
Phil Dent
6–3, 6–4
36. 1977 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay Ion Ţiriac Patrice Dominguez
Rolf Norberg
7–5, 7–6
37. 1979 Sarasota, USA Carpet Steve Krulevitz John James
Keith Richardson
7–6, 6–3
38. 1979 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Raúl Ramírez Victor Pecci
Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 6–4
39. 1979 Cincinnati, USA Hard Brian Gottfried Robert Lutz
Stan Smith
1–6, 6–3, 7–6
40. 1979 Atlanta, USA Hard Raymond Moore Steve Docherty
Eliot Teltscher
6–4, 6–2
41. 1979 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Tom Okker Mike Cahill
Colin Dibley
7–5, 6–4
42. 1981 Nancy, France Hard (i) Adriano Panatta John Feaver
Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
43. 1981 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) José Luis Clerc Markus Günthardt
Pavel Složil
7–6, 6–7, 7–6
44. 1981 Paris, France Hard (i) Yannick Noah Andrew Jarrett
Jonathan Smith
6–4, 6–4
45. 1985 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Brad Gilbert Michael Robertson
Florin Segărceanu
6–3, 6–2

See also

References

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Achievements
Preceded by
World No. 1
August 23, 1973 – June 2, 1974
Succeeded by
John Newcombe