Ilie Năstase
Romanian tennis player and politician · Romania · On the map · Tennis Players · Born 1946 · age 80
Ilie Theodoriu Năstase 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.
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Playing a Davis Cup match against the Netherlands in The Hague (1973)
2004 Romanian stamp
Năstase in 1973
Electoral posters of Anton Vătășescu (USD, left) and Ilie Năstase (PDSR, right) in 1996
USD meeting in 2014. From left to right: Ilie Năstase, Victor Ponta, Daciana Sârbu, Nicolae Bănicioiu, Daniel Constantin, Cristian Popescu PiedoneAwards
About this person
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.
