Ilie Năstase

Ilie Nastase is one of tennis history's great characters, and I love him for it. When the ATP first crowned a world No. 1, he was the man on the throne, holding it for 40 weeks. At 183 cm he played with flair and a famously combustible temperament that earned him a reputation as the sport's brilliant troublemaker. The Tennis Hall of Fame and Romania's Star order confirm the talent, but for me the appeal is the personality: a player who turned every match into theatre, then carried that energy into acting and politics. Pure, irrepressible showmanship.

Name (English)

Ilie Năstase

Name (Japanese)

イリ・ナスターゼ

Reading

いり・なすたーぜ

Born

July 19, 1946 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Dog

Origin

Bucharest, Principality of Wallachia

Height

183 cm

Occupation

tennis player / politician / military officer / actor

Awards & achievements

• Order of the Star of Romania
• International Tennis Hall of Fame

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilie%20N%C4%83stase
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106113

Tags

• tennis player
• politician
• military officer

Last updated

2026-06-20

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.