How many Grand Slams has N. Pilic won?

N. Pilic has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has N. Pilic won?

N. Pilic has not won a Masters 1000 title.

How many ATP titles has N. Pilic won?

N. Pilic has won 6 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Aviles in 1975.

What is N. Pilic's highest ATP ranking?

N. Pilic's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on November 5, 1973.

What is N. Pilic's career win-loss record?

N. Pilic has a career ATP singles record of 301 wins and 248 losses (54.8%).

When did N. Pilic play professional tennis?

N. Pilic turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1978.

What is N. Pilic's best surface?

N. Pilic's best surface is grass court with a 63.4% win rate (64W-37L).

Who is N. Pilic's biggest rival?

N. Pilic's most frequent opponent is J. Newcombe, with a head-to-head record of 6–20 across 26 meetings.

N. Pilic

CRO Died Sep 22, 2025 (age 86) 191 cm / 6'3" Plays: Left-Handed Pro 1968–1978

Peak ranking

12 (Nov 5, 1973)

Elo peak

1954 (87.6%ile)

Career record

301–248 (54.8%)

Career titles

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Jul 20, 1978*	Stuttgart Outdoor	ATP 250	R32	Clay	B. Mottram #17	7-5 2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1978*	Gstaad	ATP 250	R32	Clay	C. Dowdeswell #71	3-6 6-7	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 15, 1978*	Brussels	ATP 250	R32	Clay	V. Zednik #57	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 2, 1978*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R64	Clay	J. Kodes #61	6-3 3-6 5-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data
May 31, 1978*	Roland Garros	Grand Slam	R128	Clay	H. Gauvain #245	6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
J. Newcombe	6	20	26	Jun 30, 1974	H2H
C. Drysdale	4	17	21	Mar 30, 1974	H2H
E. Buchholz	8	9	17	Feb 5, 1970	H2H
T. Okker	5	10	15	Jun 25, 1975	H2H
P. Barthes	9	4	13	Mar 13, 1975	H2H

Titles (6)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	M1000	500	250	Finals	Tournaments
1968	28	1	—	—	—	1	—	Los Altos Hills Wct
1969	29	1	—	—	—	1	—	Stockholm Open
1970	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Bristol
1971	31	1	—	—	—	1	—	Midland
1972	32	1	—	—	—	1	—	Essen Wct
1975	35	1	—	—	—	1	—	Aviles
Total		6	—	—	—	6	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	28	42	46	88	47.7%	—	—
1969	29	27	24	51	52.9%	—	—
1970	30	47	31	78	60.3%	—	—
1971	31	39	31	70	55.7%	—	—
1972	32	34	28	62	54.8%	—	—
1973	33	44	27	71	62.0%	16	15
1974	34	22	12	34	64.7%	13	32
1975	35	20	15	35	57.1%	33	50
1976	36	13	14	27	48.2%	49	68
1977	37	11	13	24	45.8%	82	91
1978	38	2	7	9	22.2%	91	284
Career		301	248	549	54.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	28	7	11	18	38.9%	9	6	15	60.0%	10	9	19	52.6%	16	20	36	44.4%	42	46	88	47.7%
1969	29	6	4	10	60.0%	9	10	19	47.4%	9	6	15	60.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	27	24	51	52.9%
1970	30	5	6	11	45.5%	17	7	24	70.8%	20	11	31	64.5%	5	7	12	41.7%	47	31	78	60.3%
1971	31	13	7	20	65.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	10	4	14	71.4%	9	10	19	47.4%	39	31	70	55.7%
1972	32	11	9	20	55.0%	6	5	11	54.5%	2	1	3	66.7%	15	13	28	53.6%	34	28	62	54.8%
1973	33	3	5	8	37.5%	26	13	39	66.7%	4	1	5	80.0%	11	8	19	57.9%	44	27	71	62.0%
1974	34	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	18	8	26	69.2%	22	12	34	64.7%
1975	35	—	—	—	—	14	7	21	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	20	15	35	57.1%
1976	36	0	1	1	0.0%	7	10	17	41.2%	5	2	7	71.4%	1	1	2	50.0%	13	14	27	48.1%
1977	37	1	1	2	50.0%	8	9	17	47.1%	2	1	3	66.7%	0	2	2	0.0%	11	13	24	45.8%
1978	38	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	9	22.2%
Career	—	48	46	94	51.1%	105	85	190	55.3%	64	37	101	63.4%	84	80	164	51.2%	301	248	549	54.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	33	0	2	2	0.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	6	3	9	66.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	9	8	17	52.9%
1974	34	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	10	3	13	76.9%	5	1	6	83.3%	18	11	29	62.1%
1975	35	0	6	6	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	8	14	42.9%	11	0	11	100.0%	17	15	32	53.1%
1976	36	0	3	3	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	10	13	23	43.5%
1977	37	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	5	8	13	38.5%	3	1	4	75.0%	9	13	22	40.9%
1978	38	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	1	0	1	100.0%	2	7	9	22.2%
Career		1	15	16	6.2%	6	15	21	28.6%	33	32	65	50.8%	25	5	30	83.3%	65	67	132	49.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 132/549 (24.0%) of N. Pilic's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1968	28	1639	96	12	92	89	47.3%	-0.54	76	78	45	0	0	—
1969	29	1767	96	88	78	91	53.7%	+0.40	80	21	47	1	0	—
1970	30	1892	97	85	95	97	58.2%	+0.90	82	38	52	5	4	56
1971	31	1836	96	93	89	96	58.7%	+0.71	82	26	62	12	13	48
1972	32	1894	96	95	90	95	53.5%	+0.33	91	31	50	16	18	47
1973	33	1841	95	88	95	96	60.6%	+0.86	81	33	56	15	13	54
1974	34	1899	96	93	—	96	56.0%	+0.47	83	58	79	5	8	38
1975	35	1858	93	87	94	—	57.6%	+0.57	63	31	54	4	3	57
1976	36	1743	86	83	88	93	49.3%	-0.40	48	8	57	2	5	29
1977	37	1702	84	78	83	93	50.0%	+0.09	65	15	55	2	5	29
1978	38	1622	76	—	76	—	34.6%	-0.81	32	0	25	1	4	20
Career		1800	94	74	90	94	54.7%	+0.32	76	36	54	63	73	46

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO
1968	28	—	—	R128	R16
1969	29	—	R64	R128	R32
1970	30	R16	—	R64	R16
1971	31	R32	R128	R32	R16
1972	32	—	—	—	R32
1973	33	—	F	—	QF
1974	34	—	—	R32	—
1975	35	—	R32	R128	—
1976	36	—	R64	R16	—
1977	37	—	R128	R32	—
1978	38	—	R64	—	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CIN	ROM	MON	TOR
1969	29	—	R32	—	—
1970	30	—	SF	—	—
1971	31	—	R32	R64	—
1973	33	SF	R64	—	R16
1975	35	—	R16	—	—
1976	36	—	R64	—	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ATL	AUC	BAD	BAR	BAS	DAL	EAS	GST	HAM	HOU	KIT	MAD	MC	MEL	MIA	MUN	NWP	PAR	QUE	ROM	ROT	SDG	STO	STU	VIE	WAS	AIX	AIX	ALA	AUS	AVI	BAK	BAL	BER	BOL	BOS	BOS	BOS	BOU	BRE	BRI	BRU	BRU	BUF	CAN	CAP	CAS	CHA	CHI	CHI	CLE	COL	COL	DEN	DEN	DUB	DUR	DUR	EAS	ESS	EVA	FOR	FRE	GOT	HAM	HIL	HIL	HOL	JOH	JOH	KIM	LAC	LAK	LAS	LAS	LON	LON	LOS	LOS	LOS	LOU	LOU	MAC	MID	MIN	MON	NEW	NIC	NOT	ORL	PHI	POR	POR	PRA	PRE	QUE	RIC	RIC	SAL	SHR	SOU	ST.	SYD	TEH	TOR	TUC	TUL	VAN	VAN	WCT	WEM	WEM	ZUR
1968	28	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	RR	—	—	—	—	QF	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	SF	—	F	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	W	R16	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	RR	—	—	F	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	F	—	—	—	RR	—	—	RR	—	QF	—
1969	29	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	R16	R16	—	—	—	W	—	RR	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—
1970	30	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	QF	QF	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	F	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	W	R32	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	QF	—	—
1971	31	—	—	—	R64	—	R32	QF	QF	R16	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	RR	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—
1972	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	R32	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	W	—	R16	—	R16	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	QF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	R32	F	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	33	R16	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	R16	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	F	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	35	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	36	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	37	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16
1978	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Nov 5, 1973

First top 100

Aug 27, 1973

First top 50

Aug 27, 1973

First top 20

Aug 27, 1973

First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	13	13	15	15
1974	34	—	—	13	13	12	15	24	28	29	—	31	32
1975	35	33	—	45	90	88	63	—	—	—	—	—	50
1976	36	—	—	—	—	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	68
1977	37	86	87	89	93	82	63	77	76	78	77	82	82
1978	38	85	88	87	93	—	—	205	—	—	—	—	284

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
Z. Franulovic	CRO	30	2,014	13	714	407	307	57.0%	1968-1983	Match log
M. Riessen	USA	11	2,101	15	849	533	316	62.8%	1968-1981	Match log
J. Fillol	CHI	14	2,041	7	899	532	367	59.2%	1968-1983	Match log
C. Richey	USA	16	2,112	23	712	488	224	68.5%	1968-1979	Match log
P. Dent	AUS	17	1,953	3	769	418	351	54.4%	1968-1983	Match log
M. Cox	GBR	12	2,009	15	682	408	274	59.8%	1968-1981	Match log
C. Drysdale	RSA	13	2,134	8	655	402	253	61.4%	1968-1980	Match log
V. Amritraj	IND	18	2,005	16	684	390	294	57.0%	1970-1993	Match log
B. Taroczy	HUN	12	2,003	13	609	381	228	62.6%	1972-1986	Match log
O. Parun	NZL	19	1,990	6	717	375	342	52.3%	1968-1982	Match log
R. Taylor	GBR	11	2,004	9	665	369	296	55.5%	1968-1980	Match log
T. Roche	AUS	12	2,135	21	551	360	191	65.3%	1968-1980	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country is N. Pilic from?: N. Pilic is from Croatia.
How tall is N. Pilic?: N. Pilic is 191 cm / 6'3".
Is N. Pilic left-handed or right-handed?: N. Pilic plays left-handed.
How many Grand Slams has N. Pilic won?: N. Pilic has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has N. Pilic won?: N. Pilic has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has N. Pilic won?: N. Pilic has won 6 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Aviles in 1975.
What is N. Pilic's highest ATP ranking?: N. Pilic's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on November 5, 1973.
What is N. Pilic's career win-loss record?: N. Pilic has a career ATP singles record of 301 wins and 248 losses (54.8%).
When did N. Pilic play professional tennis?: N. Pilic turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1978.
What is N. Pilic's best surface?: N. Pilic's best surface is grass court with a 63.4% win rate (64W-37L).
Who is N. Pilic's biggest rival?: N. Pilic's most frequent opponent is J. Newcombe, with a head-to-head record of 6–20 across 26 meetings.