Prediction of Ilie Nastase vs Franco Merlone Head-to-Head, At
Wojtek Kolan
HEAD TO HEAD
I. Nastase vs F. Merlone

Ilie Nastase
ROU
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
w
l
l
1
Win
1
Played
0
Win
79
Age
67
-
Height
-
Ret.
C. Rank
Ret.
1
Best Rank
224
0
Total Titles
0
0
YTD Titles
0
$0
Career Money
$0
-
Plays
-

Franco Merlone
ITA
l
l
l
l
w
l
l
l
l
l
1
Win
1
Played
0
Win
79
Age
67
-
Height
-
Ret.
C. Rank
Ret.
1
Best Rank
224
0
Total Titles
0
0
YTD Titles
0
$0
Career Money
$0
-
Plays
-
Head-to-head: Nastase 1 - 0 Merlone
They have played 2 sets in total, with Ilie Nastase winning 2 and Franco Merlone winning 0. The last match between Ilie Nastase and Franco Merlone was at the San Remo CH, 06-07-1981, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Ilie Nastase getting the victory 6-4 6-1.
| Players | Head To Head Match Wins |
|---|---|
| Nastase | 1 |
| Merlone | 0 |
Last 1 H2H Matches:
(R3) San Remo CH(07-06-81)
Ilie Nastase
6
6
Franco Merlone
4
1
I. Nastase vs F. Merlone H2H Profile
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| $0 | Career Prize Money | $0 |
| 72.65% (919-346) | Career Total W/L | 28.89% (13-32) |
| 1 | Clay | 0 |
| 62 | Titles | 0 |
| 1 | Total H2H Matches | 0 |
| 0% (0-0) | YTD Win/Loss | 0% (0-0) |
I. Nastase vs F. Merlone Match Preview:
- Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Ilie Nastase has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Franco Merlone has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
- Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Ilie Nastase, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Franco Merlone has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
- Under pressure analysis: Ilie Nastase has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Franco Merlone has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
- Performance overview: Over the last year Ilie Nastase has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Franco Merlone winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
- Best surface: Ilie Nastase has their best career surface win % on N/A, winning 87% (W/L 39/6), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 69% (W/L 205/91). Franco Merlone has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 87% (W/L 1/2), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 28% (W/L 11/28).
- Player level: In the last year, Ilie Nastase has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Franco Merlone has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
- Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Ilie Nastase winning 1 times and Franco Merlone being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Ilie Nastase winning 2 and Franco Merlone winning 0.
- The last match between Ilie Nastase and Franco Merlone was at the San Remo CH, 06-07-1981, Round: R3, Surface: Clay, with Ilie Nastase getting the victory 6-4 6-1.
- Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
- Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Ilie Nastase has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Franco Merlone has played against players with an average rank of 0.
- Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Ilie Nastase has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Franco Merlone has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
- Break point conversion: In recent form, Ilie Nastase has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Franco Merlone has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
Ilie Nastase vs Franco Merlone Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.
I. Nastase vs F. Merlone H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | H2H Matches Won | 0 |
| 2 | Sets Won | 0 |
| 12 | Games Won | 5 |
| 0:0:0 | Average Match Time | 0:0:0 |
| 100% (1/1) | Best‑of‑3 Win % | 0% (0/1) |
| 100% (1/1) | 1st Set Won, Won Match | 0% (0/0) |
| 0% (0/1) | 1st Set Won, Lost Match | 0% (0/0) |
| 0% (0/0) | 1st Set Lost, Won Match | 0% (0/1) |
Recent Performance Stats
2nd Serve Win %: Nastase 0%, Merlone 0%.
Opp 2nd Serve Pts Won: Nastase 0%, Merlone 0%.
Break Points Saved %: Nastase 0%, Merlone 0%.
I. Nastase Recent Matches Played
| OPPONENT | RESULT | SCORE | H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R3 | L | 6-2 7-6 | ||
R3 | W | 6-3 1-6 6-3 | ||
R4 | L | 6-4 6-3 | ||
R3 | L | 6-4 6-2 | ||
R1 | L | 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-3 | ||
F. Merlone Recent Matches Played
| OPPONENT | RESULT | SCORE | H2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 | L | 6-1 6-2 | ||
R2 | L | 7-6 6-3 | ||
R3 | L | 6-2 6-2 | ||
R3 | L | 6-3 6-0 | ||
R3 | W | 6-2 6-0 | ||

I. Nastase vs F. Merlone Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents
| Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 72.65% (919/346) | YTD Win/Loss | 28.89% (13/32) |
| 67.37% (2246/1088) | Sets Win/Loss | 30.39% (31/71) |
| 56.59% (17800/13655) | Games Win/Loss | 41.77% (386/538) |
| 69.26% (205/91) | Hard Win/Loss | 33.33% (1/2) |
| 78.13% (425/119) | Clay Win/Loss | 28.21% (11/28) |
| 63.94% (172/97) | Indoor Hard W/L | 33.33% (1/2) |
| 70.27% (78/33) | Grass Win/Loss | 0% (0/0) |
| 1st Match | Average Match Time | 1st Match |
| 0 | Average Opponent Rank | 633.04 |
| 70.50% (98/41) | Slam W/L | 0% (0/0) |
| 81.63% (80/18) | Masters W/L | 0.00% (0/1) |
| 79.78% (71/18) | Cups W/L | 0% (0/0) |
| 71.41% (662/265) | Main Tour W/L | 57.14% (4/3) |
| 66.67% (8/4) | Challenger W/L | 24.32% (9/28) |
| 73% (636/868) | Best of 3 Sets Win % | 26% (11/43) |
| 73% (259/355) | Best of 5 Sets Win % | 100% (1/1) |
| 70% (14/20) | Tiebreaks Win % (Total) | 0% (0/0) |
| 63% (214/341) | Deciding Set Win % | 50% (5/10) |
| 91% (840/764) | 1st Set Won, Won Match | 69% (13/9) |
| 9% (840/75) | 1st Set Won, Lost Match | 31% (13/4) |
| 34% (401/138) | 1st Set Lost, Won Match | 9% (32/3) |
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