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

Harold Solomon vs Nicola Spear H2H: 2-0

Harold Solomon holds a 2–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Harold Solomon leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Harold Solomon won the 1974 Cedar Grove round of 32 6-3 0-6 6-3.

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Harold Solomon
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Harold Solomon #18 6-3 0-6 6-3 Nicola Spear #137 Match data Sep 18, 1974* R32 Cedar Grove ATP 250 Clay
Harold Solomon 6-2 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 23, 1971* R32 Houston 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
Harold Solomon #1,115 #5 2 2,163 566 328 63.3% 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.

Harold Solomon Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1971 8–6 57.1% — 1,591 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1972 12–11 52.2% — 1,682 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1973 21–23 47.7% #59 1,770 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1974 59–38 60.8% #16 1,902 0 1 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1975 69–31 69.0% #17 1,985 0 5 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1976 72–29 71.3% #8 2,050 0 10 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1977 65–27 70.7% #16 2,002 0 13 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1978 67–32 67.7% #9 1,907 0 15 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1979 64–22 74.4% #8 2,004 0 18 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1980 61–22 73.5% #7 1,994 0 22 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1981 29–24 54.7% #21 1,758 0 22 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1982 22–23 48.9% #66 1,797 0 22 — — — — — — —
1983 5–17 22.7% #95 1,623 0 22 — — — — — — —
1984 4–6 40.0% #223 1,633 0 22 — — — — — — —
1985 4–6 40.0% #106 1,615 0 22 — — — — — — —
1986 4–8 33.3% #240 1,594 0 22 — — — — — — —
1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,574 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.

Harold Solomon 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 %
1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1970 — — — — 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%
1971 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1972 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1973 9 6 15 60.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1974 18 11 29 62.1% 31 13 44 70.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1975 19 10 29 65.5% 32 12 44 72.7% — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1976 18 5 23 78.3% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 19 13 32 59.4% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 12 8 20 60.0% 40 9 49 81.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 18 9 27 66.7% 31 9 40 77.5% — — — — 18 14 32 56.3% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 22 8 30 73.3% 29 9 38 76.3% — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 22 5 27 81.5% 22 7 29 75.9% — — — — 17 10 27 63.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 12 9 21 57.1% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 14 9 23 60.9% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1 5 6 16.7% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 176 97 273 64.5% 267 120 387 69.0% 2 14 16 12.5% 121 97 218 55.5% 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.

Harold Solomon 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
1969 1481 98.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.19 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1970 1478 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1971 1591 125.4 — — — — +24 +9 — 52.9% +0.15 4–2 (67%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.27 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1972 1682 124.4 — — — — -22 +15 -167 45.8% -0.22 4–2 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.59 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78
1973 1770 142.2 — — — — -41 -43 -248 46.4% -0.25 9–8 (53%) 8–8 (50%) — -6.22 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1974 1902 149.2 — — — — +1 +50 -446 55.8% +0.36 20–11 (65%) 10–5 (67%) — -6.27 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1975 1986 151.9 — — — — +2 -3 — 62.2% +0.94 22–8 (73%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.92 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1976 2050 164.1 — — — — -8 +45 — 64.0% +1.02 25–11 (69%) 12–9 (57%) — -5.85 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44
1977 2002 158.5 — — — — -33 +102 — 64.3% +1.02 19–6 (76%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.06 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67
1978 1908 162.8 — — — — +1 +192 — 62.4% +0.83 20–10 (67%) 15–9 (63%) — -4.63 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75
1979 2005 161.5 — — — — +7 +88 — 67.7% +1.21 19–10 (66%) 12–4 (75%) — +0.72 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1980 1994 163.5 — — — — +46 +74 — 67.0% +0.99 17–6 (74%) 13–8 (62%) — -4.31 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1981 1759 154.2 — — — — +58 +203 — 51.7% +0.54 4–5 (44%) 2–8 (20%) — -1.86 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1982 1798 154.7 — — — — +11 +102 — 51.3% +0.21 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) — -5.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1624 125.9 — — — — +50 +134 — 31.5% -1.04 2–6 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1633 121.4 — — — — — +87 — 50.0% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1616 120.3 — — — — +10 +96 — 43.5% -0.26 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1594 116.2 — — — — +38 +78 — 43.3% -1.00 0–5 (0%) — — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1575 95.8 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2164 159.4 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% +6 +78 -304 59.0% +0.65 174–106 (62%) 105–86 (55%) 102.5 -4.42 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.