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

Brian Fairlie vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 1-4

Nikola Pilic holds a 4–1 lead over Brian Fairlie in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Nikola Pilic leads 3–1 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nikola Pilic won the 1978 Munich Open round of 32 6-2 6-7 7-5.

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Brian Fairlie
NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 4
5 main draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-7 7-5 Brian Fairlie Match data May 26, 1978* R32 Munich Open ATP 250 Clay
Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-4 Nikola Pilic Match data Mar 9, 1975* QF London Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 6-3 7-6 Brian Fairlie Match data Nov 1, 1972* R32 Essen Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 7-6 6-4 Brian Fairlie Match data Oct 4, 1972* R32 Alamo Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 7-5 6-2 Brian Fairlie Match data Apr 1, 1972* R16 Macon ATP 250 Carpet

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
Brian Fairlie #332 #24 0 1,903 233 220 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Brian Fairlie Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1968 8–9 47.1% — 1,530 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1969 13–14 48.1% — 1,619 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1970 36–20 64.3% — 1,814 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1971 20–29 40.8% — 1,667 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1972 13–27 32.5% — 1,721 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1973 33–21 61.1% #25 1,769 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1974 11–12 47.8% #58 1,790 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 1975 21–16 56.8% #66 1,807 0 2 — — — — — — —
28 1976 41–29 58.6% #36 1,831 0 3 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
29 1977 26–25 51.0% #86 1,665 0 3 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
30 1978 9–13 40.9% #123 1,649 0 3 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2
31 1979 2–5 28.6% #332 1,607 0 3 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3
32 — — — — — — — 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 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 Brian Fairlie 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 %
20 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1971 7 8 15 46.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 14 16 12.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1973 5 0 5 100.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1975 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 19 16 35 54.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3% 1968 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
29 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 56 51 107 52.3% 86 80 166 51.8% 51 40 91 56.0% 40 49 89 44.9% — 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 Brian Fairlie 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
20 1968 1531 109.4 — — — — +57 -40 — 53.2% +0.57 2–1 (67%) — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1969 1619 120.9 — — — — -9 -103 +38 54.4% +0.56 3–6 (33%) — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1970 1814 134.8 — — — — -161 -88 +23 64.2% +1.14 7–8 (47%) 2–4 (33%) — +2.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1971 1668 134.3 — — — — -55 -9 +121 47.5% -0.13 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) — -3.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1972 1722 140.7 — — — — -54 -40 — 37.6% -0.58 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -3.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1973 1770 145.7 — — — — +90 -80 -9 57.5% +0.66 12–9 (57%) 4–10 (29%) — -1.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1974 1791 136.9 — — — — +39 -92 — 54.0% +0.24 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — -2.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1975 1808 143.0 — — — — -2 -106 +39 56.0% +0.38 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1976 1831 141.5 — — — — +35 -56 -24 54.4% +0.29 9–5 (64%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.53 1968 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
29 1977 1665 132.6 — — — — +59 +102 +40 51.6% +0.21 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.62 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
30 1978 1650 125.4 — — — — +61 +41 +69 44.6% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.03 1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) — -3.73
31 1979 1608 111.6 — — — — +51 +62 — 35.3% -0.41 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.35 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) — -3.55
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) — -5.81
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.46
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) — -1.38
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 1903 141.9 — — — — 0 -37 +43 52.7% +0.28 60–67 (47%) 58–60 (49%) 99.9 -1.84 — 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.