H2H data updated: 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC

Hans Kary vs Nicola Spear H2H: 0-2

Nicola Spear holds a 2–0 lead over Hans Kary in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicola Spear leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicola Spear won the 1975 Dutch Open round of 16 4-6 6-3 8-6.

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Hans Kary
AUT Age 77 Left-Handed 172 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicola Spear 4-6 6-3 8-6 Hans Kary Match data Jul 24, 1975* R16 Dutch Open ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 6-2 6-4 Hans Kary Match data May 22, 1975* R32 Hamburg Open 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
Hans Kary #627 #54 0 1,767 152 218 41.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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.

Hans Kary Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,506 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,494 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 5–8 38.5% — 1,490 0 0 1970 27–17 61.4% — 1,659 0 0
1971 7–15 31.8% — 1,451 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 10–13 43.5% — 1,538 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,481 0 0
1973 16–22 42.1% #85 1,571 0 0 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 18–22 45.0% #81 1,604 0 0 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 23–29 44.2% #84 1,641 0 0 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 25–28 47.2% #70 1,637 0 0 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 18–21 46.2% #98 1,719 0 0 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 7–19 26.9% #192 1,577 0 0 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 9–13 40.9% #93 1,553 0 1 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 8–10 44.4% #143 1,608 0 1 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 5–10 33.3% — 1,545 0 1 — — — — — — —
1982 0–6 0.0% — 1,472 0 1 — — — — — — —

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.

Hans Kary 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 %
1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 21 11 32 65.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 3 5 8 37.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 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%
1972 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 3 7 10 30.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 2 2 4 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 1 2 3 33.3% 18 18 36 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 1 3 4 25.0% 22 21 43 51.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 17 29 41.4% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 0 2 2 0.0% 7 17 24 29.2% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 5 4 9 55.6% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 4 2 6 66.7% 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 2 2 4 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 0 2 2 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 29 38 67 43.3% 103 139 242 42.6% 7 17 24 29.2% 13 24 37 35.1% 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.

Hans Kary 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
1968 1506 105.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — — — -0.12 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1494 99.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.07 1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1491 104.4 — — — — — +43 — 40.0% -0.77 0–3 (0%) — — -0.02 1970 1659 126.0 — — — — -14 +25 — 57.3% +0.67 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.07
1971 1451 103.0 — — — — +62 +44 +18 37.3% -0.98 1–3 (25%) 5–1 (83%) 101.6 +2.51 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.75
1972 1538 103.8 — — — — +14 -25 -52 43.1% -0.77 5–3 (63%) — — +1.85 1972 1481 123.8 — — — — — +99 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1572 113.7 — — — — -67 +20 -97 41.2% -0.57 9–6 (60%) 0–6 (0%) 101.0 +1.29 1973 1470 115.6 — — — — — +47 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.32
1974 1605 123.4 — — — — -41 0 — 42.9% -0.39 6–3 (67%) 5–5 (50%) 105.0 +1.10 1974 1453 115.0 — — — — — +4 -20 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 1642 134.4 — — — — -106 +45 -188 49.2% -0.27 6–13 (32%) 7–4 (64%) 98.1 -0.58 1975 1538 127.4 — — — — -69 +37 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.46
1976 1638 132.9 — — — — -136 +60 — 44.8% -0.52 9–6 (60%) 7–8 (47%) 101.6 -0.36 1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -22 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1977 1719 132.6 — — — — -95 -74 — 44.9% -0.48 7–5 (58%) 7–2 (78%) 108.6 +0.12 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1978 1578 126.3 — — — — — -8 — 30.6% -0.92 4–4 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 98.2 -0.04 1978 1532 109.8 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1553 119.3 — — — — +27 +6 — 43.6% -0.15 4–5 (44%) 1–4 (20%) 97.0 +1.52 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1609 119.0 — — — — +35 -69 — 40.9% -0.55 6–2 (75%) 2–3 (40%) 105.4 +0.53 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 1545 105.9 — — — — +58 -30 — 38.9% -0.53 2–4 (33%) 1–7 (13%) 94.0 +2.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1472 94.1 — — — — +88 -9 — 14.3% -2.64 0–2 — — +0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1767 126.4 — — — — -30 +8 -79 42.0% -0.58 59–59 (50%) 37–46 (45%) 101.7 +2.88 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.