H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Eddie Dibbs vs Nicola Spear H2H: 1-0

Eddie Dibbs holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Eddie Dibbs leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Eddie Dibbs won the 1977 Tehran round of 32 6-0 3-0 DEF.

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Eddie Dibbs
USA Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Eddie Dibbs #8 6-0 3-0 (def.) Nicola Spear #79 Match data Oct 6, 1977* R32 Tehran 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
Eddie Dibbs #798 #5 0 2,169 605 262 69.8% 0 0 0 1 21 22
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.

Eddie Dibbs Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1970 2–1 66.7% — 1,523 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1971 7–4 63.6% — 1,601 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1972 5–9 35.7% — 1,608 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1973 40–19 67.8% #28 1,857 0 3 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1974 61–29 67.8% #22 1,909 0 4 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1975 53–25 67.9% #18 2,055 0 6 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1976 83–28 74.8% #9 2,058 0 10 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1977 77–28 73.3% #7 2,056 0 13 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1978 82–27 75.2% #6 1,999 0 17 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1979 62–21 74.7% #10 2,039 0 18 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1980 49–21 70.0% #12 1,930 0 20 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1981 41–17 70.7% #25 1,977 0 22 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1982 26–18 59.1% #55 1,797 0 22 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1983 16–10 61.5% #90 1,819 0 22 — — — — — — —
1984 1–5 16.7% #351 1,750 0 22 — — — — — — —

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.

Eddie Dibbs 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 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1971 1 1 2 50.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1972 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 17 5 22 77.3% 19 11 30 63.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1974 14 8 22 63.6% 30 12 42 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 14 7 21 66.7% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1975 7 6 13 53.8% 36 13 49 73.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1976 6 3 9 66.7% 61 15 76 80.3% — — — — 16 10 26 61.5% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1977 20 5 25 80.0% 43 13 56 76.8% — — — — 14 10 24 58.3% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 8 3 11 72.7% 40 9 49 81.6% — — — — 34 15 49 69.4% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 15 5 20 75.0% 37 10 47 78.7% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 5 3 8 62.5% 34 9 43 79.1% — — — — 10 9 19 52.6% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 6 4 10 60.0% 32 10 42 76.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 5 3 8 62.5% 19 10 29 65.5% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1983 — — — — 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 — — — — 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 104 48 152 68.4% 376 133 509 73.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 119 75 194 61.3% 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.

Eddie Dibbs 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 1523 107.1 — — — — — +35 — 66.7% +1.33 — — — +0.27 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1971 1602 117.2 — — — — — +55 — 59.1% +0.36 1–1 — — +0.56 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1972 1608 116.6 — — — — -61 +29 — 42.9% -0.63 0–4 (0%) 3–2 (60%) 97.3 +0.10 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1973 1858 140.0 — — — — +9 -48 -291 63.2% +0.94 5–5 (50%) 11–7 (61%) 104.8 +0.92 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1974 1910 146.5 — — — — -22 +35 -294 63.6% +0.99 16–10 (62%) 11–8 (58%) 104.0 -2.77 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1975 2056 157.2 — — — — -104 +48 — 65.7% +1.13 11–8 (58%) 3–9 (25%) 96.4 -5.91 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1976 2058 167.1 — — — — -86 +115 — 65.7% +1.08 27–8 (77%) 22–17 (56%) 106.1 -5.66 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1977 2056 168.2 — — — — +21 +52 — 67.2% +1.16 18–9 (67%) 14–11 (56%) 102.8 -7.02 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44
1978 2000 165.9 — — — — +10 +123 — 69.4% +1.41 20–10 (67%) 17–14 (55%) 100.1 -2.88 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1979 2039 164.3 — — — — -15 +95 — 68.0% +1.20 17–6 (74%) 10–5 (67%) 108.1 -4.95 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1980 1931 156.9 — — — — -20 +110 — 64.6% +1.22 14–4 (78%) 9–3 (75%) 107.8 -1.24 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1981 1978 155.3 — — — — -115 +66 — 66.4% +1.15 10–8 (56%) 4–6 (40%) 96.7 -1.84 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1982 1797 140.9 — — — — -37 +129 — 58.8% +0.57 3–4 (43%) 6–4 (60%) 95.8 -1.22 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1983 1820 147.9 — — — — — +84 — 55.0% +0.37 9–1 (90%) 3–2 (60%) 105.8 -1.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1750 119.5 — — — — — +67 — 33.3% -1.00 0–3 (0%) — — -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2169 162.2 — — — — -26 +76 -293 64.8% +1.05 151–81 (65%) 113–88 (56%) 105.5 -3.97 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.