Ilie Năstase

Also known as Ilie Nastase

Romanian tennis player and politician

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Ilie Năstase is a Romanian male tennis player, politician, military officer, and actor born in Bucharest on July 19, 1946. He is a right-handed athlete who represented Romania in the Davis Cup. His professional tennis career spanned from 1969 to 1985, during which he achieved a singles record of 886–332 and a doubles record of 479–208. He won the 1973 French Open men’s singles title and the 1972 US Open men’s singles title, accumulating prize money of 2,076,670.

In addition to his athletic achievements, Năstase has served as a general in the military. He is a member of the Party of Social Democracy in Romania, the Conservative Party, and the National Union for the Progress of Romania. He has received the Order of the Star of Romania and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He resides in Bucharest and speaks Romanian.

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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 — Self1982
Players — Ilie Năstase1979
Telespiele — Self1977

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Key facts

Country sports: Romania
Residence: Constanța
Born: ( 1946-07-19 ) 19 July 1946 (age 79) , Bucharest , Romania
Height: 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro: 1969 (amateur tour from 1966)
Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money: $2,076,761
Int tennis hof: 1991 ( member page )
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)
Australian open: 1R ( 1981 )
French open: W ( 1973 )
Wimbledon: F ( 1972 , 1976 )
Us open: W ( 1972 )
Tour finals: W ( 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1975 )
Wct finals: QF ( 1974 , 1977 , 1978 )
Davis cup: F ( 1969 , 1971 , 1972 )

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Sports profile

Sport: Tennis
Position: Tennis Player
Nationality: Romania

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Romania
Place of birth: Bucharest
Occupation: military officer
Political party: National Union for the Progress of Romania
Languages spoken: Romanian
Award: International Tennis Hall of Fame
Sport: tennis
Member of team: Romania Davis Cup team
Country for sport: Romania
Mass: 75
Military rank: general
Image: Ilie Năstase @ Transylvania Open 2025 (cropped).jpg
Height: 183
Residence: Bucharest

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date of birth: 1946-07-19
handedness: right-handedness
doubles record: 479–208
playing hand: right-handedness
singles record: 886–332
Commons category: Ilie Năstase
prize money: 2076670
competition won: 1972 US Open – men's singles
end of work period: 1985-00-00
start of work period: 1969-00-00
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name in native language: Ilie Năstase

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Encyclopedic overview

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

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