Country | Romania |
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Residence | Bucharest |
Born | July 19, 1946 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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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.
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]
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]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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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 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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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 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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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 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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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 |
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 % |
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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 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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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 Beach – Pepsi Grand Slam | Clay | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–3 |
53. | 1976 | Honolulu – WCT 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 |
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.
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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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 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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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 |
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by — |
World No. 1 August 23, 1973 – June 2, 1974 |
Succeeded by John Newcombe |
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