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Ilie Năstase

1946 - Today

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Ilie Theodoriu Năstase (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈli.e nəsˈtase] ; born 19 July 1946) is a Romanian former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top singles spot from 23 August 1973 to 2 June 1974, and was the first man to hold the position on the computerized ATP rankings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ilie Năstase has received more than 1,543,166 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 46 in 2019). Ilie Năstase is the 10th most popular tennis player (down from 9th in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Romania and the most popular Romanian Tennis Player.

Năstase is most famous for being a professional tennis player who was ranked World No. 1 in 1972 and 1973.

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  • 45

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Ilie Năstase ranks 10 out of 1,148. Before him are René Lacoste, Billie Jean King, Fred Perry, Roger Federer, Margaret Court, and Manuel Santana. After him are Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Rafael Nadal, Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, and Andre Agassi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ilie Năstase ranks 78. Before him are Edita Gruberová, Julian Barnes, Tansu Çiller, Laura Bush, Philip Pullman, and Chris Slade. After him are Lasse Hallström, Rade Šerbedžija, Michele Placido, Demetris Christofias, John Paul Jones, and Daniel Goleman.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ilie Năstase ranks 52 out of 665. Before him are John Cassian (360), Sergiu Celibidache (1912), Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820), Alexander Löhr (1885), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), and Basarab I of Wallachia (1275). After him are Edward G. Robinson (1893), György Dózsa (1470), Sigismund Báthory (1572), Traian Băsescu (1951), Panait Istrati (1884), and Mihnea cel Rău (1462).

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Among TENNIS PLAYERS In Romania

Among tennis players born in Romania, Ilie Năstase ranks 1. After him are Ion Țiriac (1939), Simona Halep (1991), Virginia Ruzici (1955), Sorana Cîrstea (1990), Andrei Pavel (1974), Irina-Camelia Begu (1990), Horia Tecău (1985), Ruxandra Dragomir (1972), Monica Niculescu (1987), Victor Hănescu (1981), and Mihaela Buzărnescu (1988).

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