![Romania's Ilie Nastase goes full length to return the ball to Manuel Orantes of Spain in their men's singles semi- final match of the All England Lawn Tennis Club Championship at Wimbledon, Romania's Ilie Nastase goes full length to return the ball to Manuel Orantes of Spain in their men's singles semi- final match of the All England Lawn Tennis Club Championship at Wimbledon,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NG380G/romanias-ilie-nastase-goes-full-length-to-return-the-ball-to-manuel-orantes-of-spain-in-their-mens-singles-semi-final-match-of-the-all-england-lawn-tennis-club-championship-at-wimbledon-england-near-london-july-6-1972-nastase-will-now-meet-americas-stan-smith-in-the-finals-ap-photobob-dear-2NG380G.jpg)
Romania's Ilie Nastase goes full length to return the ball to Manuel Orantes of Spain in their men's singles semi- final match of the All England Lawn Tennis Club Championship at Wimbledon,
Take that! Ilie Nastase, hair flying, is the picture of concentration and perspiration as he delivers a first service but he apparently lacked inspira(...) – All Items – Digital Archive Ontario
No doubt, Ilie Nastase had a lot of problems at Gardens last night and not just from his tennis opponent, John McEnroe – All Items – Digital Archive Ontario
![Chris Fralic on X: "Ilie Nastase, the first professional sports figure to sign an endorsement contract with Nike in 1972. 🎾 https://t.co/uaPkdD4Ucm" / X Chris Fralic on X: "Ilie Nastase, the first professional sports figure to sign an endorsement contract with Nike in 1972. 🎾 https://t.co/uaPkdD4Ucm" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_kMvhMWUAA5Yc0.jpg)
Chris Fralic on X: "Ilie Nastase, the first professional sports figure to sign an endorsement contract with Nike in 1972. 🎾 https://t.co/uaPkdD4Ucm" / X
adidas Originals - 1975-78: The signature tennis sneaker was named after eccentric Romanian tennis champ Ilie Nastase. The chunky style had an illustrated logo of the player himself on the tongue. | Facebook
![Brian Gottfried of the U.S. makes a backhand return to Ilie Nastase of Romania during the second set of play in Houston, Tex., April 23, 1978. Gottfried came from a loss of Brian Gottfried of the U.S. makes a backhand return to Ilie Nastase of Romania during the second set of play in Houston, Tex., April 23, 1978. Gottfried came from a loss of](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N9EH76/brian-gottfried-of-the-us-makes-a-backhand-return-to-ilie-nastase-of-romania-during-the-second-set-of-play-in-houston-tex-april-23-1978-gottfried-came-from-a-loss-of-the-first-set-to-a-victory-over-nastase-6-2-6-1-during-the-44th-annual-river-oaks-tennis-tournament-ap-photocbs-2N9EH76.jpg)