H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Adriano Panatta vs Nicola Spear H2H: 2-0

Adriano Panatta holds a 2–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Adriano Panatta leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Adriano Panatta won the 1974 Munich Open round of 32 6-0 1-0 RET.

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Adriano Panatta
ITA Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Adriano Panatta #16 6-0 1-0 (ret.) Nicola Spear #227 Match data May 18, 1974* R32 Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Adriano Panatta 6-3 6-1 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 26, 1973* R32 Madrid ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Adriano Panatta #807 #6 0 2,177 367 223 62.2% 1 0 0 1 8 10
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Adriano Panatta Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 4–4 50.0% — 1,510 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,458 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 8–6 57.1% — 1,602 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 19–11 63.3% — 1,731 0 1 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 26–17 60.5% — 1,810 0 1 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 46–18 71.9% #14 1,841 0 2 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 27–15 64.3% #34 1,838 0 3 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 53–27 66.2% #14 2,016 0 5 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 40–15 72.7% #7 2,025 1 7 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 24–17 58.5% #23 1,955 1 8 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 41–22 65.1% #23 1,927 1 9 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 24–19 55.8% #28 1,848 1 9 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 25–14 64.1% #32 1,912 1 10 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 18–14 56.2% #40 1,793 1 10 — — — — — — —
1982 9–14 39.1% #96 1,710 1 10 — — — — — — —
1983 2–6 25.0% #174 1,644 1 10 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Adriano Panatta Nicola Spear
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1968 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 — — — — 8 4 12 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 — — — — 13 6 19 68.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 5 3 8 62.5% 19 8 27 70.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 42 14 56 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 1 2 3 33.3% 15 7 22 68.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 8 6 14 57.1% 37 13 50 74.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 2 1 3 66.7% 30 8 38 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 6 3 9 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 5 2 7 71.4% 25 11 36 69.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 4 8 12 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 0 2 2 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 3 3 6 50.0% 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 5 5 10 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 40 37 77 51.9% 251 114 365 68.8% 29 26 55 52.7% 47 46 93 50.5% Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Adriano Panatta Nicola Spear
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 1511 105.0 — — — — — -30 +49 50.0% -0.18 2–0 — — -0.16 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1458 96.6 — — — — — +17 — 15.4% -2.69 — — — +0.10 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1603 122.3 — — — — — +97 — 53.3% +0.20 2–1 (67%) — — +0.28 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 1731 124.4 — — — — -122 +45 -171 58.5% +0.65 7–3 (70%) 1–2 (33%) 103.2 +3.35 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1972 1810 137.0 — — — — -172 +121 -236 57.4% +0.50 5–4 (56%) 8–3 (73%) 104.1 -0.52 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1842 147.5 — — — — -174 +118 -253 62.4% +0.90 12–6 (67%) 13–12 (52%) 103.1 +1.13 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1974 1838 136.4 — — — — -128 +69 -193 58.3% +0.66 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 100.6 +1.16 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 2016 158.1 — — — — -217 +99 -334 62.8% +0.87 9–5 (64%) 14–12 (54%) 104.0 -3.35 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44
1976 2026 154.3 — — — — -150 +124 -327 66.0% +0.74 10–3 (77%) 16–6 (73%) 110.2 -2.17 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1977 1956 155.2 — — — — -62 +106 -231 55.3% +0.32 5–7 (42%) 2–4 (33%) 96.4 -4.40 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1978 1927 147.2 — — — — +1 +11 — 59.3% +0.51 13–9 (59%) 10–7 (59%) 99.6 -1.47 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1848 148.7 — — — — -30 +84 -64 58.8% +0.40 5–11 (31%) 12–6 (67%) 98.6 -0.52 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1912 148.9 — — — — -160 +82 -117 57.1% +0.46 9–2 (82%) 3–3 (50%) 106.8 -1.80 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 1794 141.2 — — — — -106 +137 — 59.2% +0.68 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 98.7 +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1711 134.9 — — — — -25 +93 — 43.9% -0.46 2–6 (25%) 3–3 (50%) 93.7 -1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1644 113.5 — — — — — +92 — 29.4% -1.41 0–1 0–1 — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2178 152.2 — — — — -104 +92 -181 58.4% +0.52 92–66 (58%) 91–67 (58%) 106.1 -1.61 Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.