Ilie Năstase

Also known as Ilie Nastase

Romanian tennis player and politician

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Works: 5

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Break Point
Le filet
Tie-break
Mr Nastase
The Net

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Acting · Bucharest, Romania

Ilie Theodoriu Năstase (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…

Known for

Nasty — Self - Winner of 2 Grand Slam Singles Titles2024
McEnroe — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2022
Agentul VIP — Self2007
Windows on Monday — David Ionesco2006
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross — Self2001
Fantasy World Cup — Self1998
The French — Self1982
Champs-Elysées — Self

Article

Ilie Theodoriu Năstase ( Romanian: [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.

Career