Mr Nastase: The Autobiography - Softcover

Nastase, Ilie; Beckerman, Debbie

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9780007178391: Mr Nastase: The Autobiography

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ISBN 10: 0007178395 ISBN 13: 9780007178391

Publisher: Harpercollins Pub Ltd, 2005

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It would not be an overstatement to say that Ilie Nastase was at least partly responsible for the explosion of interest in tennis in the 1970s. Thanks to his prowess on the court, his flamboyant lifestyle, his sex appeal, and the controversy that continually surrounded him, Nastase’s name was well known far beyond the confines of tennis. In this candid autobiography, he recalls his days as a young troublemaker in Bucharest, his rise in the world of tennis, his incident-packed glory years in the game, and his high-profile life as a playboy. A sparkling memoir, recounted with all the swagger and bravado of the original bad boy of tennis.

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About the Author:

Ilie Nastase, born in Bucharest in July 1946, won 88 singles and 80 doubles titles, which included the US and French Opens, three Grand Slam doubles titles and was ranked No.1 in the world in 1973. He is the oldest player currently competing on the Senior's tour and is President of the Romanian Tennis Federation. Debbie Beckerman formerly ran the sports imprint Partridge Press at Transworld Publishers and now divides her time between writing articles for The Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian among others, and ghost-writing.

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Full of rollicking anecdotes...a splendid book. -- Mail on Sunday

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