Grand Slam singles titles
2
Career singles titles
64
Weeks at No. 1
40
Year-end Masters titles
4
Grand Slam doubles titles
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5 | |
| 1971 | 7 | |
| 1972 | 12 | |
| 1973 | 15 | |
| 1974 | 8 | |
| 1975 | 6 | |
| 1976 | 4 | |
| 1977 | 3 | |
| 1978 | 2 | |
| 1979 | 1 | |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 0 |
Data sources
- ATP
- WTA
- International Tennis Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ilie Năstase ranks #24 in Tennis
Ilie Năstase ranks #24 in Tennis and #930 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 1966–1985 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Grand Slam singles titles 2, Career singles titles 64, Weeks at No. 1 40, Year-end Masters titles 4.
Nearest context: ahead Jimmy Connors (88.5); behind Doris Hart (88.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ilie Năstase GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ilie Năstase — frequently asked
- Is Ilie Năstase the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ilie Năstase ranks #24 in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Novak Djokovic (97.6).
- What is Ilie Năstase's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Ilie Năstase rank all time?
- #930 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #24 in Tennis.
- Ilie Năstase vs Jimmy Connors: who ranks higher?
- Ilie Năstase ranks higher at 88.5 versus Jimmy Connors at 88.5, a margin of 0.0 points.