Nastase

Even though Nastase was defaulted for his antics by the chair ump, he was allowed to keep playing by the tournament ref.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011

Even though Nastase was defaulted for his antics by the chair ump, he was allowed to keep playing by the tournament ref.

Len Berman: Top 5 Sports Stories Len Berman 2011

Inevitably, it was Nike that first spotted the fact that men in tennis kit have the ability to act as giant, sexy billboards for a brand, when they signed up a tempestuous Romanian Ilie Nastase to wear and publicize their shoes in 1972—a year after Adidas reintroduced its original leather tennis shoe as the now iconic Stan Smith.

Serving an Ace on the Courts Tina Gaudoin 2011

John McEnroe followed Nastase in 1978 with a shoe contract with Nike though he initially wore clothes by Sergio Tacchini.

Serving an Ace on the Courts Tina Gaudoin 2011

In a major upset, Ilie Nastase finished ninth, in front of Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker.

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Congrats to Ellen Nastase of Huntington Beach, Calif., for coming closest to guessing Citigroup 's closing share price of $28.22 on Tuesday.

Crystal Ball 2012

Nastase, in a public apology that made the international news of the day, presented Cohen with a bouquet of roses.

Natalie Cohen. 2009

Basescu said that Nastase was most surely seeking to take up another political function.

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* Nastase wins round-robin competition with 6-0 record

USATODAY.com 2006

There was plenty of clowning around as McEnroe and Anders Jarryd played Nastase and Jose Luis Clerc in men's legends doubles.

USATODAY.com - Notebook: Navratilova still winning in doubles 2006