# J. Mandarino vs Nicola Spear — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/j-mandarino-vs-nicola-spear?player1_id=4565718&player2_id=4575707
Tour: ATP

Nicola Spear holds a 3–2 lead over J. Mandarino in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, J. Mandarino leads 2–0 on clay, while Nicola Spear leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, J. Mandarino won the 1976 Roland Garros round of 128 6-3 1-6 7-5 6-2.

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## Overall
- J. Mandarino: 2 wins
- Nicola Spear: 3 wins
- Total meetings: 5

## By surface
- Clay: J. Mandarino 2 - 0 Nicola Spear
- Carpet: J. Mandarino 0 - 1 Nicola Spear
- Grass: J. Mandarino 0 - 1 Nicola Spear
- Hard: J. Mandarino 0 - 1 Nicola Spear

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: J. Mandarino 1 - 3 Nicola Spear
- Grand Slam: J. Mandarino 1 - 0 Nicola Spear

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| J. Mandarino | 1716 | 125.0 | - | - | - | - | -70 | 80 | -82 | 47.4% | -0.1 | 21-23 (48%) | 6-14 (30%) | 2.78 |
| Nicola Spear | 1710 | 125.2 | - | - | - | - | 22 | 18 | -10 | 42.9% | -0.36 | 27-53 (34%) | 17-18 (49%) | 4.67 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1976-06-02* | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | R128 | Clay | J. Mandarino | 6-3 1-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 1972-06-26* | Queen's Club Championships | ATP 250 | R64 | Grass | Nicola Spear | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 1969-04-03* | San Juan | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Nicola Spear | 6-2 6-0 |
| 1969-03-22* | St. Petersburg | ATP 250 | QF | Clay | J. Mandarino | 2-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 1969-02-20* | Macon | ATP 250 | R32 | Carpet | Nicola Spear | 3-6 6-2 7-5 |

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