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July 19, 1946: The day Ilie Nastase – the first official men’s world No 1 – was born

What happened exactly on that day?

On this day, July 19, 1946, tennis legend Ilie Nastase was born in Bucharest. The Romanian, who was the first tennis player to sign an endorsement contract with Nike, was also the first player to sit on top of the ATP ranking at the time of its creation in 1973.

Thanks to his great speed, his unpredictable shots and his tactics, Nastase claimed two Grand Slam titles, the 1972 US Open and the 1973 French Open, but his favourite tournament was the year-end Masters, which he won four times in five years between 1971 and 1975. His great tennis achievements are sometimes overlooked, as the world of tennis remembers him more as an entertainer thanks to his on-court behaviour, which earned him the nicknames of “Nasty” or “the Bucharest Buffoon”.

Nastase: The US Open and French Open champion

Ilie Nastase started competing internationally in 1966, playing doubles with fellow Romanian Ion Tiriac and obtained his first remarkable results in

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Mr Nastase is a great and candid book from a fantastic player and personality, Ilie Nastase. I’ve read a LOT of tennis player biographies and this one’s up there among the top tennis books.

This is a good review from top Amazon reviewer Gaetan Lion.

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This is an entertaining book about one of the most charismatic players of the Open era. Win or loose he enjoyed the game like few ever did. He was active on the ATP tour until 37. And, he still reached the 4th round of the US Open at 36.

The book’s appendix discloses fascinating statistics. You can see his win/loss track record against many players. His career being so long, it tied the Australian era to the Open era. Thus, he had a 9-2 record against an aging Rod Laver (8 years older) but a 3-5 record against a young McEnroe (13 years younger). These records don’t mean anything. One champion is aging while the other is entering his prime.

As a man, he had much fun. Per his own estimate, he bedded 2,500 groupies. He had a wonderful love affair dur

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The amazing life story of the enfant terrible of tennis in the 1970s and 80s -- winner of two Grand Slam titles, three Grand Slam doubles titles and twice a Wimbledon finalist. It is not an overstatement to say that Ilie Nastase was in part responsible for the explosion of interest in tennis in the seventies. Thanks to his success, his lifestyle, his sex appeal and the controversy that continually surrounded him, Nastase's name was recognisable far beyond the confines of tennis. Yet, he also had a dark side and he regularly got himself into trouble with umpires and spectators alike. His court-side tantrums and manic questioning of line calls could spiral out of control and, all too often, he found himself fined and disqualified -- and making the next day's front pages. Bjorn Borg had great difficulty adjusting to life after retirement and lost vast amounts of money, while the late Vitas Gerulaitis had a major cocaine problem. Ilie reveals how he helped both of them at a time when their problems were taking a huge toll on their personal lives. He also provides opinions and anecdote