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Ilie Nastase (born July 19, 1946 in Bucharest) was a Romanian professional
tennis player and one of the top players of 1970s, being twice number one
in 1972 and 1973.
Among his 57 singles titles are the US Open in 1972 and the
French Open in 1973, and in doubles he won at Wimbledon in 1973, the French
Open in 1970 and the US Open in 1975. He was runner-up in the Wimbledon singles
competition in 1972, playing in a classic men's final against Stan Smith.
Nastase was famous for his good humour on court, but also had a reputation
for gamesmanship, and acquired the nickname "Nasty" after several
incidents where his temperament got the better of him.
He wrote a couple of novels in French in the 1980s and entered
politics in the 1990s, making an unsuccessful run for mayor of Bucharest
in 1996.
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