Herve Gauvain
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gullikson | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 28, 1980 | — |
| Hans Kary | 1 | 1 | 2 | Nov 22, 1978 | H2H |
| Egan Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nov 26, 1982 | H2H |
| Ramiro Benavides | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nov 25, 1982 | H2H |
| Fernando Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mar 27, 1980 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC
Nikola Pilic holds a 1–0 lead over Herve Gauvain in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nikola Pilic leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nikola Pilic won the 1978 Roland Garros round of 128 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-2 | Herve Gauvain | Match data | May 31, 1978* | R128 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herve Gauvain | #541 | #148 | 0 | 1,561 | 10 | 26 | 27.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikola Pilic | #284 | #12 | 0 | 1,950 | 301 | 249 | 54.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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 | Herve Gauvain | Nikola Pilic | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | 1974 | 1–2 | 33.3% | — | 1,494 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1975 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #373 | 1,488 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1976 | 5–11 | 31.2% | #160 | 1,448 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1977 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #209 | 1,454 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1978 | 0–3 | 0.0% | #160 | 1,428 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1979 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #231 | 1,428 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1980 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #325 | 1,407 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1982 | 1–1 | 50.0% | — | 1,415 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 42–46 | 47.7% | — | 1,636 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 27–24 | 52.9% | — | 1,767 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 47–31 | 60.3% | — | 1,887 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 39–31 | 55.7% | — | 1,842 | 0 | 3 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 34–28 | 54.8% | — | 1,891 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 44–27 | 62.0% | #15 | 1,841 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 22–12 | 64.7% | #32 | 1,904 | 0 | 4 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #50 | 1,871 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #68 | 1,752 | 0 | 5 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 11–14 | 44.0% | #82 | 1,697 | 0 | 5 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #284 | 1,620 | 0 | 5 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.
| Age | Herve Gauvain | Nikola Pilic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 19 | 1974 | 1494 | 104.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.9% | -0.86 | — | 1–0 | — | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1975 | 1488 | 104.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | -0.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1976 | 1449 | 100.2 | — | — | — | — | +114 | -3 | — | 30.6% | -1.25 | 2–1 (67%) | 3–2 (60%) | 101.5 | +1.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1977 | 1454 | 105.4 | — | — | — | — | +140 | — | — | 38.5% | -1.00 | 1–0 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1978 | 1428 | 103.3 | — | — | — | — | — | -21 | — | 22.2% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1979 | 1428 | 99.5 | — | — | — | — | — | -34 | — | 41.7% | -0.75 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | +0.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1980 | 1408 | 96.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16.7% | -3.17 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 1982 | 1416 | 96.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.50 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1636 | 111.3 | — | — | — | — | -151 | -16 | -31 | 47.3% | -0.36 | 10–12 (45%) | — | — | -1.40 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1768 | 124.1 | — | — | — | — | -72 | -209 | -64 | 53.7% | +0.31 | 8–9 (47%) | 1–0 | — | -0.25 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1888 | 148.2 | — | — | — | — | -193 | -47 | +36 | 58.2% | +0.88 | 14–13 (52%) | 5–4 (56%) | 105.5 | -3.73 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 1842 | 144.2 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -83 | +111 | 58.7% | +0.69 | 8–5 (62%) | 12–13 (48%) | 102.1 | -3.55 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1892 | 147.9 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -78 | +47 | 53.5% | +0.29 | 7–7 (50%) | 16–18 (47%) | 98.7 | -5.81 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 1841 | 145.7 | — | — | — | — | -61 | +43 | +118 | 60.6% | +0.80 | 10–8 (56%) | 15–13 (54%) | 98.1 | -3.46 |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1905 | 139.1 | — | — | — | — | -6 | — | +73 | 56.0% | +0.54 | 11–3 (79%) | 5–8 (38%) | 105.7 | -1.38 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1872 | 141.1 | — | — | — | — | -40 | +45 | — | 57.6% | +0.42 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–3 (57%) | 99.8 | -0.41 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1752 | 126.5 | — | — | — | — | +23 | +27 | +201 | 49.3% | -0.20 | 4–3 (57%) | 2–5 (29%) | 95.7 | -0.02 |
| 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1698 | 136.2 | — | — | — | — | +16 | +18 | +284 | 48.4% | +0.05 | 6–5 (55%) | 2–5 (29%) | 96.7 | -0.64 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1620 | 117.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +19 | — | 34.6% | -0.54 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–4 (20%) | 95.2 | +0.12 |
| Career | — | 1562 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | +122 | -13 | — | 32.2% | -1.31 | 3–5 (38%) | 6–5 (55%) | 99.1 | +9.72 | — | 1950 | 142.6 | — | — | — | — | -68 | -21 | +43 | 54.6% | +0.39 | 86–74 (54%) | 63–73 (46%) | 98.1 | -3.78 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gullikson | 0 | 2 | 2 | May 28, 1980 | — |
| Hans Kary | 1 | 1 | 2 | Nov 22, 1978 | H2H |
| Egan Adams | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nov 26, 1982 | H2H |
| Ramiro Benavides | 1 | 0 | 1 | Nov 25, 1982 | H2H |
| Fernando Luna | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mar 27, 1980 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Newcombe | 6 | 20 | 26 | Jun 30, 1974 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 4 | 17 | 21 | Mar 30, 1974 | H2H |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 8 | 9 | 17 | Feb 5, 1970 | H2H |
| Tom Okker | 5 | 10 | 15 | Jun 25, 1975 | H2H |
| Pierre Barthes | 9 | 4 | 13 | Mar 13, 1975 | H2H |