H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Arthur Ashe vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 9-2

Arthur Ashe holds a 9–2 lead over Nikola Pilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 11 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on clay, while Arthur Ashe leads 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1975 Munich Wct semifinal 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
9 – 2
11 main draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe #7 3-6 6-3 6-4 Nikola Pilic #45 Match data Mar 15, 1975* SF Munich Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 4-6 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data Jul 28, 1973* QF Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 7-6 6-1 Nikola Pilic Match data Dec 1, 1972* QF Rome Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 6-3 6-4 Arthur Ashe Match data Apr 13, 1972* R16 Houston Wct ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 7-6 7-5 Nikola Pilic Match data Mar 9, 1972* R16 Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 7-5 5-7 6-1 Nikola Pilic Match data Aug 12, 1971* R64 Canadian Open ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data Aug 11, 1971* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Hard
Nikola Pilic 3-6 7-6 7-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Jul 27, 1971* R32 Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-7(10) 7-5 (ret.) Nikola Pilic Match data Feb 13, 1971* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 9-7 11-13 6-4 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data Jun 26, 1970* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 12-14 7-5 7-5 Nikola Pilic Match data Sep 18, 1968* R16 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard

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
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,950 301 249 54.7% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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.

Age Arthur Ashe Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
24 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6 — — — — — — —
25 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7 — — — — — — —
26 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16 — — — — — — —
27 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19 — — — — — — —
28 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
29 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
30 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2
31 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3
32 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4
33 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
34 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
35 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,752 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5
38 — — — — — — — 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Arthur Ashe Nikola Pilic
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 %
24 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0% 1968 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
29 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8% 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1% 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
32 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7% 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
33 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3% 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
35 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8% 1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
Career — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3% — 48 46 94 51.1% 105 86 191 55.0% 64 37 101 63.4% 84 80 164 51.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Arthur Ashe Nikola Pilic
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
24 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37 1968 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
29 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
30 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59 1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) — -3.73
31 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) — -3.55
32 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81 1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) — -5.81
33 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42 1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.46
34 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43 1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) — -1.38
35 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71 1975 1872 141.1 — — — — -40 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) — -0.41
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1752 126.5 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.02
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +18 +284 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) — -0.64
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +19 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.12
Career — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95 — 1950 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.78

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.