N. Spear
Peak ranking
68 (Jul 11, 1977)
Elo peak
1708 (54.4%ile)
Career record
109–170 (39.1%)
Career titles
0
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1980* | Cairo | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | C. Freyss #150 | 2-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Feb 28, 1980* | Lagos | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | R. Drysdale #226 | 3-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 26, 1979* | Hilversum | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | A. Pierola #100 | 6-1 2-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 20, 1979* | Bastad | ATP 250 | R16 | Clay | K. Johansson #73 | 3-6 6-4 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 19, 1979* | Bastad | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | A. Munoz #103 | 6-4 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Kodes | 2 | 8 | 10 | Oct 12, 1977 | H2H |
| M. Orantes | 1 | 5 | 6 | Nov 11, 1976 | H2H |
| R. Russell | 5 | 1 | 6 | Apr 25, 1973 | H2H |
| J. Mandarino | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 2, 1976 | H2H |
| T. Koch | 1 | 4 | 5 | Aug 13, 1975 | H2H |
Career Results
| Season | W | L | M | Win % | Start Rank | End Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38.9% | — | — |
| 1969 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% | — | — |
| 1970 | 28 | 18 | 46 | 60.9% | — | — |
| 1971 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 33.3% | — | — |
| 1972 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% | — | — |
| 1973 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 27.8% | 184 | 124 |
| 1974 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 17.7% | 125 | 153 |
| 1975 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 44.4% | 155 | 92 |
| 1976 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 25.0% | 90 | 151 |
| 1977 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 44.1% | 99 | 122 |
| 1978 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 122 | 357 |
| 1979 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 312 | 312 |
| 1980 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 383 | 383 |
| Career | 109 | 170 | 279 | 39.1% | — | — |
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 1968 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38.9% |
| 1969 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 11 | 14 | 25 | 44.0% |
| 1970 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 22 | 12 | 34 | 64.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 28 | 18 | 46 | 60.9% |
| 1971 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 10 | 20 | 30 | 33.3% |
| 1972 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 18 | 27.8% |
| 1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 17 | 17.6% |
| 1975 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 20 | 20 | 40 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 20 | 25 | 45 | 44.4% |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 11 | 14 | 21.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 5 | 15 | 20 | 25.0% |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 12 | 16 | 28 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 15 | 19 | 34 | 44.1% |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Career | 20 | 23 | 43 | 46.5% | 79 | 117 | 196 | 40.3% | 6 | 19 | 25 | 24.0% | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | 109 | 170 | 279 | 39.1% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16.7% |
| 1975 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 10 | 8 | 18 | 55.6% | 17 | 24 | 41 | 41.5% |
| 1976 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 14 | 17 | 17.6% |
| 1977 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 13 | 16 | 29 | 44.8% |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Career | 1 | 14 | 15 | 6.7% | 2 | 16 | 18 | 11.1% | 13 | 21 | 34 | 38.2% | 22 | 24 | 46 | 47.8% | 38 | 75 | 113 | 33.6% |
Opponent ranking data available for 113/279 (40.5%) of N. Spear's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1447 | 4 | — | 2 | 61 | 46.2% | +0.17 | 45 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 1532 | 83 | 82 | 27 | — | 44.9% | -0.25 | 70 | 29 | 67 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970 | 1658 | 91 | 80 | 88 | — | 57.0% | +0.82 | 41 | 35 | 56 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1971 | 1487 | 52 | 46 | 77 | 7 | 39.5% | -1.10 | 40 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 44 |
| 1972 | 1482 | 41 | — | 63 | 5 | 28.2% | -1.48 | 85 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 1470 | 25 | — | 28 | — | 38.6% | -0.54 | 52 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 1441 | 13 | — | 10 | 3 | 31.6% | -0.86 | 76 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1975 | 1555 | 69 | 7 | 70 | — | 43.6% | -0.27 | 45 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 50 |
| 1976 | 1515 | 57 | 15 | 20 | — | 33.3% | -1.04 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 1977 | 1568 | 68 | 29 | 56 | — | 47.4% | +0.03 | 50 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 1978 | 1536 | 60 | — | 37 | — | 30.8% | -0.80 | 28 | 25 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 1513 | 56 | — | 16 | — | 36.4% | -0.67 | 24 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 1483 | 29 | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.25 | 14 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1523 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 21 | 42.8% | -0.49 | 52 | 13 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 52 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | — | R64 | R128 | — |
| 1969 | — | R128 | R128 | — |
| 1970 | — | R32 | R64 | — |
| 1971 | — | R64 | R128 | R128 |
| 1972 | — | R128 | R128 | — |
| 1973 | — | R128 | — | — |
| 1974 | — | — | — | R128 |
| 1975 | R64 | R64 | R128 | — |
| 1976 | — | R128 | R128 | R128 |
| 1977 | — | R128 | — | R128 |
| 1978 | — | R128 | — | — |
| 1979 | — | R128 | — | — |
Masters 1000
| Season | CIN | ROM | TOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | — | R128 | — |
| 1969 | — | R64 | — |
| 1970 | R16 | — | — |
| 1971 | R32 | — | — |
| 1972 | — | R64 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | R32 |
| 1975 | — | R64 | R64 |
| 1977 | — | R16 | R64 |
ATP 250
| Season | ADE | BAD | BAR | BAS | FLR | GST | HAM | HKG | HOU | MAD | MC | MIA | MUN | NAP | PAR | QUE | SPB | STO | TKY | VIE | WAS | ALG | AVI | BAR | BEC | BER | BOS | BOU | BRI | BRU | CAI | CAL | CAR | CAT | CED | CHA | COL | COL | DES | HAM | HIL | JAC | KIN | LAG | LON | LOU | LUG | MAC | MAN | MER | MON | NEW | NIC | NOR | PAL | PAL | PAR | PEN | PRA | SAL | SAN | SOU | SYD | TAN | TEH | VAL | ZUR |
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| 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R64 | — | R16 | R128 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | QF | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R64 | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R32 | — | — | QF | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | F | — | R64 | R16 | R64 | — | R64 | — | — | — |
| 1972 | — | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | — | — | R64 | — | R32 | R32 | R64 | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — |
| 1974 | R16 | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | — | — | QF | R32 | — | R32 | R16 | R32 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R64 | F | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | R64 | R32 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | R64 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R64 | — |
| 1977 | — | QF | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R16 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | SF |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
68
Career-high date
Jul 11, 1977
First top 100
Jun 2, 1975
First top 50
—
First top 20
—
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
Similar Players
Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.
| Player | Country | Peak Rank | Peak Elo | Grand Slams | Titles | M | W | L | Win % | Active Years | Match Log |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Tiriac | ROU | 55 | 1,899 | 0 | 8 | 418 | 228 | 190 | 54.5% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| B. Carmichael | AUS | 55 | 1,903 | 0 | 1 | 471 | 215 | 256 | 45.6% | 1968-1979 | Match log |
| G. Goven | FRA | 56 | 1,871 | 0 | 1 | 433 | 203 | 230 | 46.9% | 1968-1984 | Match log |
| G. Battrick | GBR | 59 | 1,888 | 0 | 4 | 386 | 186 | 200 | 48.2% | 1968-1976 | Match log |
| P. Barthes | FRA | 57 | 1,887 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 185 | 190 | 49.3% | 1968-1977 | Match log |
| H. Kary | AUT | 54 | 1,772 | 0 | 1 | 366 | 150 | 216 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| P. Cornejo | CHI | 65 | 1,708 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 142 | 202 | 41.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| J. McManus | USA | 90 | 1,730 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 132 | 222 | 37.3% | 1968-1978 | Match log |
| S. Ball | AUS | 63 | 1,725 | 0 | 0 | 307 | 126 | 181 | 41.0% | 1968-1982 | Match log |
| R. Maud | RSA | 57 | 1,804 | 0 | 3 | 254 | 123 | 131 | 48.4% | 1968-1975 | Match log |
| S. Krulevitz | USA | 70 | 1,765 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 122 | 202 | 37.7% | 1969-1983 | Match log |
| M. Estep | USA | 59 | 1,760 | 0 | 2 | 304 | 120 | 184 | 39.5% | 1968-1983 | Match log |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which country is N. Spear from?
- N. Spear is from Serbia.
- Is N. Spear left-handed or right-handed?
- N. Spear plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has N. Spear won?
- N. Spear has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has N. Spear won?
- N. Spear has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- What is N. Spear's highest ATP ranking?
- N. Spear's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 68, first achieved on July 11, 1977.
- What is N. Spear's career win-loss record?
- N. Spear has a career ATP singles record of 109 wins and 170 losses (39.1%).
- When did N. Spear play professional tennis?
- N. Spear turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1980.
- What is N. Spear's best surface?
- N. Spear's best surface is hard court with a 46.5% win rate (20W-23L).
- Who is N. Spear's biggest rival?
- N. Spear's most frequent opponent is J. Kodes, with a head-to-head record of 2–8 across 10 meetings.