Ilie Năstase
Năstase at the 2025 Transylvania Open | |
| Country (sports) | Romania |
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| Residence | Constanța |
| Born | 19 July 1946 Bucharest, Romania |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1969 (amateur tour from 1966) |
| Retired | 1985 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,076,761 |
| Int. Tennis HoF | 1991 (member page) |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1144–490 in pre Open-Era & Open Era |
| Career titles | 64 (9th in the Open Era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (23 August 1973) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1981) |
| French Open | W (1973) |
| Wimbledon | F (1972, 1976) |
| US Open | W (1972) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (1971, 1972, 1973, 1975) |
| WCT Finals | QF (1974, 1977, 1978) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 512–218 (ATP) |
| Career titles | 45 (ATP) |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (1 March 1976) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | W (1970) |
| Wimbledon | W (1973) |
| US Open | W (1975) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | W (1970, 1972) |
| US Open | F (1972) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | F (1969Ch, 1971Ch, 1972) |
| Senator of Romania | |
| In office 14 June 2014 – 19 December 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Social Democracy Party of Romania (1995–1997) Conservative Party (2014–2015) National Union for the Progress of Romania (2015–2016) |
Ilie Theodoriu Năstase (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈli.e nəsˈtase] ⓘ; born 19 July 1946) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the inaugural world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 40 weeks. Năstase is one of ten players to have won over 100 total ATP-level titles, with 64 in singles and 45 in doubles, among which seven majors: two in singles, three in men's doubles and two in mixed doubles. He also won four Masters Grand Prix year-end championships. He was the first professional sports figure to sign an endorsement contract with Nike, doing so in 1972. Năstase also wrote several novels in French in the 1980s, and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1991.