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Buster C Mottram vs Nicola Spear H2H: 1-0

Buster C Mottram holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Buster C Mottram leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Buster C Mottram won the 1973 Madrid round of 32 6-7 6-2 6-2.

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Buster C Mottram
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Buster C Mottram #132 6-7 6-2 6-2 Nicola Spear #212 Match data Oct 24, 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
Buster C Mottram #735 #15 0 1,979 271 174 60.9% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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.

Buster C Mottram Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1971 2–1 66.7% — 1,533 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1972 1–2 33.3% — 1,546 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1973 14–11 56.0% #33 1,659 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1974 14–13 51.9% #55 1,781 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1975 26–15 63.4% #34 1,931 0 2 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1976 33–16 67.3% #41 1,860 0 3 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1977 49–23 68.1% #19 1,917 0 3 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1978 28–16 63.6% #28 1,849 0 3 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1979 33–19 63.5% #32 1,889 0 3 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1980 25–18 58.1% #43 1,828 0 3 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1981 13–13 50.0% #72 1,776 0 3 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1982 28–16 63.6% #20 1,862 0 3 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1983 5–10 33.3% #91 1,716 0 3 — — — — — — —

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.

Buster C Mottram 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 %
1970 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1971 — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1972 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1975 6 2 8 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 15 8 23 65.2% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1976 — — — — 33 13 46 71.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1977 8 3 11 72.7% 28 11 39 71.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 1 2 3 33.3% 21 8 29 72.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 6 3 9 66.7% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 9 5 14 64.3% 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 5 3 8 62.5% 11 6 17 64.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1983 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 45 27 72 62.5% 149 78 227 65.6% 17 18 35 48.6% 60 51 111 54.1% 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.

Buster C Mottram 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
1970 1498 98.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.37 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1971 1534 104.7 — — — — — — +21 57.1% +0.72 1–0 — — -0.18 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1972 1547 100.3 — — — — — — -1 30.0% -1.10 1–0 — — -0.37 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1973 1659 133.4 — — — — — +68 -120 56.7% +0.55 3–6 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 97.3 +0.27 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1974 1781 141.7 — — — — -124 -49 — 53.8% +0.46 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 100.8 -2.84 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1975 1932 149.6 — — — — +20 -209 — 64.0% +1.10 5–2 (71%) 4–3 (57%) 106.5 -2.04 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1976 1861 148.9 — — — — — +18 — 65.1% +1.28 7–3 (70%) 5–8 (38%) 102.1 -0.01 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1977 1918 152.4 — — — — +25 +10 -340 64.4% +0.91 9–8 (53%) 11–5 (69%) 101.7 +1.38 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44
1978 1850 144.2 — — — — +33 +43 — 61.0% +0.70 8–6 (57%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 +0.69 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1979 1889 152.8 — — — — +44 -4 — 59.5% +0.80 10–2 (83%) 9–5 (64%) 108.9 -2.47 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1980 1828 148.0 — — — — +40 +37 — 57.5% +0.64 10–7 (59%) 6–8 (43%) 96.6 -0.77 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1981 1777 143.5 — — — — +28 +90 -145 50.9% +0.40 2–4 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 -2.23 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1982 1863 153.4 — — — — +20 -9 -176 60.8% +1.04 6–4 (60%) 3–9 (25%) 97.0 -1.73 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1983 1716 133.5 — — — — +147 +32 — 41.7% -0.33 0–4 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 91.7 -0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1980 154.6 — — — — +21 +11 -138 59.3% +0.76 67–51 (57%) 50–57 (47%) 98.7 -2.63 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.