H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Dennis Ralston vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 6-3

Dennis Ralston holds a 6–3 lead over Nikola Pilic in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on carpet, while Dennis Ralston leads 3–0 on grass. Most recently, Dennis Ralston won the 1969 Newport round-robin match 6-5 6-2.

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Dennis Ralston
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
6 – 3
9 main draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 20, 1969 Newport ATP 250 RR Grass Dennis Ralston 6-5 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data
Sep 7, 1968* US Open Grand Slam R16 Grass Dennis Ralston 2-6 6-2 5-7 13-11 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data
Aug 1, 1968* Bastad Wct ATP 250 F Clay Dennis Ralston 6-3 7-5 6-1 Nikola Pilic Match data
Jul 11, 1968* Paris 2 ATP 250 R16 Clay Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-3 6-1 Dennis Ralston Match data
Jun 17, 1968* Boston 1 ATP 250 QF Grass Dennis Ralston 5-7 6-4 10-8 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data
Apr 3, 1968* Los Altos Hills Wct ATP 250 F Carpet Nikola Pilic 31-26 31-30 Dennis Ralston Match data
Mar 27, 1968* San Diego Wct ATP 250 QF Carpet Dennis Ralston 31-24 31-20 Nikola Pilic Match data
Feb 26, 1968* Orlando Wct ATP 250 F Carpet Dennis Ralston 31-20 Nikola Pilic Match data
Feb 1, 1968 Wct World Cup ATP 250 RR Carpet Nikola Pilic 16-31 31-20 5-2 Dennis Ralston Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Dennis Ralston #287 #115 0 1,954 157 136 53.6% 0 0 0 0 6 6
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,953 301 248 54.8% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Dennis Ralston Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 1968 48–25 65.8% — 1,683 0 5 — — — — — — —
26 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,790 0 5 — — — — — — —
27 1970 41–28 59.4% — 1,893 0 6 — — — — — — —
28 1971 27–21 56.2% — 1,861 0 6 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,638 0 1
29 1972 2–8 20.0% — 1,736 0 6 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 2
30 1973 1–6 14.3% #219 1,666 0 6 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,891 0 3
31 1974 3–5 37.5% #147 1,680 0 6 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,836 0 4
32 1975 2–5 28.6% #187 1,631 0 6 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,894 0 5
33 1976 1–9 10.0% #248 1,545 0 6 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,840 0 5
34 1977 1–2 33.3% #294 1,563 0 6 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,898 0 5
35 1978 0–1 0.0% #287 1,557 0 6 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,857 0 6
36 — — — — — — — 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,743 0 6
37 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,601 0 6 1977 11–13 45.8% #91 1,701 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,622 0 6