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Bob Hewitt vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 4-1

Bob Hewitt holds a 4–1 lead over Nikola Pilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Bob Hewitt leads 2–0 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Bob Hewitt won the 1972 Los Angeles Open round of 32 7-6 6-0.

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Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main-draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bob Hewitt 7-6 6-0 Nikola Pilic Match data Sep 21, 1972* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Nikola Pilic 6-3 7-6 Bob Hewitt Match data Mar 27, 1971* QF London ATP 250 Hard
Bob Hewitt 4-6 7-5 6-4 Nikola Pilic Match data Jun 20, 1970* QF Eastbourne ATP 250 Grass
Bob Hewitt 6-3 7-5 1-6 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data May 1, 1970* SF Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Bob Hewitt 6-3 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data Jul 13, 1969* F Dublin ATP 250 Grass

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
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 284 176 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,951 301 249 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 Bob Hewitt Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
28 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
29 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,858 0 4 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
30 1970 40–15 72.7% — 1,833 0 5 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,888 0 2
31 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,850 0 6 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,841 0 3
32 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,890 0 4
33 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
34 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
35 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5
36 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,751 0 5
37 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,721 0 11 1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5
38 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5
39 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11 — — — — — — —
40 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11 — — — — — — —

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 Bob Hewitt 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 %
28 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0% 1968 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
29 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 19 8 27 70.4% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — — 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
32 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8% 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
33 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
35 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
36 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
38 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5% 1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
39 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 74 46 120 61.7% 104 56 160 65.0% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Bob Hewitt 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
28 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26 1968 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
29 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +122 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
30 1970 1833 143.9 — — — — +223 +48 +19 67.7% +1.38 7–6 (54%) — — -0.90 1970 1888 148.1 — — — — -193 -47 +34 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) 105.5 -3.93
31 1971 1851 128.5 — — — — +167 — -32 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) 101.8 +2.73 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -82 +110 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) 102.1 -3.62
32 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -34 +111 -13 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) 106.4 +2.43 1972 1891 147.9 — — — — -15 -76 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) 98.7 -5.77
33 1973 1892 121.6 — — — — -24 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.91 1973 1841 145.5 — — — — -61 +43 +119 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) 98.0 -3.43
34 1974 1728 124.6 — — — — +62 — +85 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) 96.3 -0.76 1974 1904 139.1 — — — — -5 — +74 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) 105.7 -1.38
35 1975 1847 148.0 — — — — -53 +148 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) 101.5 +0.14 1975 1872 141.0 — — — — -39 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -0.41
36 1976 1667 136.2 — — — — 0 +185 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 93.8 -0.50 1976 1752 126.4 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 95.6 -0.01
37 1977 1722 139.6 — — — — +65 +46 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) 100.2 +0.51 1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +17 +284 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) 96.7 -0.64
38 1978 1596 127.6 — — — — +108 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) 95.3 -2.33 1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +18 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 +0.12
39 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2006 142.5 — — — — +68 +60 -19 60.8% +0.87 68–47 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.6 +0.35 — 1951 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.82

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.