H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 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 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dennis Ralston 6-5 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data Aug 20, 1969 RR Newport ATP 250 Grass
Dennis Ralston 2-6 6-2 5-7 13-11 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data Sep 7, 1968* R16 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Dennis Ralston 6-3 7-5 6-1 Nikola Pilic Match data Aug 1, 1968* F Bastad Wct ATP 250 Clay
Nikola Pilic 6-2 6-3 6-1 Dennis Ralston Match data Jul 11, 1968* R16 Paris 2 ATP 250 Clay
Dennis Ralston 5-7 6-4 10-8 6-2 Nikola Pilic Match data Jun 17, 1968* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Grass
Nikola Pilic 31-26 31-30 Dennis Ralston Match data Apr 3, 1968* F Los Altos Hills Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Dennis Ralston 31-24 31-20 Nikola Pilic Match data Mar 27, 1968* QF San Diego Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Dennis Ralston 31-20 Nikola Pilic Match data Feb 26, 1968* F Orlando Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 16-31 31-20 5-2 Dennis Ralston Match data Feb 1, 1968 RR Wct World Cup 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
Dennis Ralston #287 #115 0 1,958 156 135 53.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Dennis Ralston Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 1968 48–25 65.8% — 1,694 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,787 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1970 41–28 59.4% — 1,897 0 4 — — — — — — —
28 1971 27–21 56.2% — 1,870 0 4 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
29 1972 2–8 20.0% — 1,773 0 4 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
30 1973 1–6 14.3% #219 1,693 0 4 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2
31 1974 3–5 37.5% #147 1,700 0 4 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3
32 1975 1–4 20.0% #187 1,651 0 4 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4
33 1976 1–9 10.0% #248 1,578 0 4 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
34 1977 1–2 33.3% #253 1,593 0 4 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
35 1978 0–1 0.0% #287 1,586 0 4 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,752 0 5
37 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,626 0 4 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 Dennis Ralston 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 %
25 1968 4 2 6 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 29 15 44 65.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 6 10 16 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1970 16 14 30 53.3% — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1971 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1968 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
29 1972 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 1973 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1974 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
32 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
33 1976 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
35 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 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 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 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 — 34 43 77 44.2% 19 17 36 52.8% 48 25 73 65.8% 55 50 105 52.4% — 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 Dennis Ralston 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
25 1968 1694 112.7 — — — — +4 -104 +39 64.2% +1.56 11–5 (69%) — — +3.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1969 1788 133.1 — — — — -116 -165 +110 56.8% +0.27 7–12 (37%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.96 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1970 1898 144.3 — — — — -6 — +36 57.5% +0.56 13–8 (62%) 8–5 (62%) — -2.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1971 1870 145.6 — — — — +26 -115 -40 55.9% +0.35 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) — -4.83 1968 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
29 1972 1773 103.2 — — — — -28 — — 31.6% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.82 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
30 1973 1693 110.4 — — — — -41 — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.63 1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) — -3.73
31 1974 1701 123.5 — — — — -32 — — 38.9% -1.11 — 2–0 — -1.16 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) — -3.55
32 1975 1651 108.9 — — — — -3 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — -0.29 1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) — -5.81
33 1976 1579 103.5 — — — — -38 — — 19.0% -2.62 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.04 1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.46
34 1977 1593 106.1 — — — — — — — 45.5% -0.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.26 1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) — -1.38
35 1978 1586 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08 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 1980 1626 122.5 — — — — — — +215 60.0% +0.40 — — — +0.01 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 — 1958 135.6 — — — — -19 -127 +55 54.5% +0.38 44–41 (52%) 29–20 (59%) 105.6 -2.33 — 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.