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Bruce Manson vs Nicola Spear H2H: 1-0 (incl. walkovers)

Bruce Manson vs Nicola Spear: 0–0 excluding walkovers; 1–0 including 1 walkover. Across 1 main-draw results including walkovers, Bruce Manson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Bruce Manson won the 1974 Merion round of 64 W/O.

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Bruce Manson
USA Age 70 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H including walkovers
1 – 0
1 main-draw results
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bruce Manson (w/o) Nicola Spear Match data Aug 27, 1974* R64 Merion 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
Bruce Manson #597 #39 0 1,838 129 171 43.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,705 110 172 39.0% 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.

Bruce Manson Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,504 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1974 1–2 33.3% #274 1,475 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1975 1–6 14.3% #187 1,443 0 0 1970 27–17 61.4% — 1,659 0 0
1976 3–6 33.3% #215 1,455 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1977 7–15 31.8% #197 1,478 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,481 0 0
1978 12–17 41.4% #105 1,587 0 0 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1979 24–27 47.1% #80 1,733 0 0 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1980 24–25 49.0% #83 1,694 0 0 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1981 24–22 52.2% #43 1,803 0 0 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1982 21–28 42.9% #75 1,692 0 0 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1983 4–10 28.6% #98 1,647 0 0 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1984 7–11 38.9% #135 1,621 0 0 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1985 0–1 0.0% #388 1,615 0 0 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0

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.

Bruce Manson 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 %
1973 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1974 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 21 11 32 65.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1977 0 2 2 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1978 5 8 13 38.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 12 12 24 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1980 5 7 12 41.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1981 12 9 21 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 10 11 21 47.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 8 11 19 42.1% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1983 3 3 6 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1984 5 6 11 45.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career 52 61 113 46.0% 35 46 81 43.2% 7 14 21 33.3% 35 50 85 41.2% Career 20 23 43 46.5% 80 119 199 40.2% 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 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.

Bruce Manson 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
1973 1505 100.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 1–2 (33%) — +0.08 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1974 1475 97.6 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.18 1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1975 1443 106.7 — — — — +73 — — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 — — -0.33 1970 1659 126.0 — — — — -14 +25 — 57.3% +0.67 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.07
1976 1455 108.5 — — — — — +70 — 23.5% -1.94 1–0 1–1 — -0.07 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.75
1977 1478 118.7 — — — — -8 +38 — 39.2% -0.39 1–8 (11%) 2–9 (18%) 89.2 +1.25 1972 1481 123.8 — — — — — +99 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1978 1587 132.7 — — — — -49 +15 — 44.1% -0.16 3–5 (38%) 1–8 (11%) 95.8 +0.01 1973 1470 115.6 — — — — — +47 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.32
1979 1733 143.1 — — — — -33 -106 -191 47.5% -0.07 11–10 (52%) 9–12 (43%) 105.5 -1.86 1974 1453 115.0 — — — — — +4 -20 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1980 1695 139.0 — — — — -45 -7 -63 51.2% +0.09 7–10 (41%) 10–11 (48%) 97.9 +0.41 1975 1538 127.4 — — — — -69 +37 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.46
1981 1803 150.6 — — — — -6 -79 — 51.3% +0.14 8–7 (53%) 12–9 (57%) 102.7 -2.08 1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -22 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1982 1693 141.9 — — — — -11 +54 — 42.6% -0.42 7–6 (54%) 6–13 (32%) 96.8 -3.40 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1983 1647 120.0 — — — — +18 +27 — 37.2% -0.91 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 96.7 -0.08 1978 1532 109.8 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1984 1621 121.4 — — — — +38 +30 — 41.5% -0.73 2–2 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 101.8 -0.76 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1985 1616 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.26 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
Career 1838 142.4 — — — — -17 0 -134 44.6% -0.29 44–56 (44%) 47–70 (40%) 94.8 -2.33 Career 1705 125.0 — — — — +22 +19 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.75

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.