TENNIS PLAYER

Ilie Năstase

1946 - Today

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Ilie Theodoriu Năstase (Romanian pronunciation: [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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ilie Năstase has received more than 1,719,602 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Ilie Năstase is the 7th most popular tennis player (up from 10th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Romania (up from 52nd in 2019) 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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Among TENNIS PLAYERS

Among tennis players, Ilie Năstase ranks 7 out of 1,569. Before him are Björn Borg, Novak Djokovic, Rod Laver, René Lacoste, Margaret Court, and Billie Jean King. After him are Fred Perry, Jimmy Connors, Boris Becker, Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, and Suzanne Lenglen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Ilie Năstase ranks 67. Before him are Naoto Kan, Sally Field, Bolo Yeung, Danny Glover, Tansu Çiller, and Berti Vogts. After him are John Woo, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, Rade Šerbedžija, Michele Placido, Chris Slade, and Uri Geller.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Ilie Năstase ranks 49 out of 844. Before him are Radu cel Frumos (1438), János Bolyai (1802), Bela Lugosi (1882), John Cassian (360), Mircea I of Wallachia (1355), and Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820). After him are Alexander Löhr (1885), Traian Băsescu (1951), Valentin Ceaușescu (1948), Edward G. Robinson (1893), George Emil Palade (1912), and Ion Ivanovici (1845).

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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), Florența Mihai (1955), Irina-Camelia Begu (1990), Monica Niculescu (1987), Victor Hănescu (1981), Ruxandra Dragomir (1972), and Horia Tecău (1985).

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