H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jan Kodes vs Nicola Spear H2H: 8-2

Jan Kodes holds an 8–2 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Jan Kodes leads 8–2 on clay. Most recently, Jan Kodes won the 1977 Madrid round of 64 6-4 2-6 6-4.

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Jan Kodes
CZE Age 80 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
8 – 2
10 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jan Kodes #33 6-4 2-6 6-4 Nicola Spear #82 Match data Oct 12, 1977* R64 Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes 6-1 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data May 23, 1975* R16 Hamburg Open ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes 6-2 7-5 Nicola Spear Match data Oct 16, 1974* R64 Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes 6-3 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Oct 15, 1974* R64 Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes (w/o) Nicola Spear Match data Oct 31, 1973* R32 Prague ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear #212 6-3 6-3 Jan Kodes #8 Match data Oct 23, 1973* R64 Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes 6-0 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data Oct 25, 1972* R64 Barcelona Open ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes 3-6 6-4 6-0 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 19, 1970* R16 Charlotte ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 6-4 10-8 3-6 5-5 (ret.) Jan Kodes Match data Mar 21, 1970* SF Barranquilla ATP 250 Clay
Jan Kodes 7-5 6-1 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 11, 1969* R16 Charlotte 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
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,122 471 276 63.1% 3 0 0 0 7 10
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.

Jan Kodes Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,605 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,738 0 1 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,820 1 3 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,977 2 5 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,941 2 6 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,936 3 8 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 45–23 66.2% #17 1,922 3 8 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 55–21 72.4% #19 1,985 3 9 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,986 3 10 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 30–25 54.5% #41 1,854 3 10 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,757 3 10 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,704 3 10 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,583 3 10 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 1–7 12.5% — 1,510 3 10 — — — — — — —
1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,466 3 10 — — — — — — —
1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,449 3 10 — — — — — — —

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.

Jan Kodes 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 10 6 16 62.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 16 12 28 57.1% 42 11 53 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 7 7 0.0% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 15 9 24 62.5% 25 6 31 80.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 5 3 8 62.5% 31 7 38 81.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 0 3 3 0.0% 19 7 26 73.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 7 4 11 63.6% 16 9 25 64.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 1 2 3 33.3% 35 10 45 77.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 — — — — 38 13 51 74.5% — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 7 8 15 46.7% 19 10 29 65.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 3 3 6 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 6 6 12 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 0 3 3 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 77 65 142 54.2% 281 127 408 68.9% 43 22 65 66.2% 70 62 132 53.0% 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.

Jan Kodes 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 1605 118.0 — — — — -36 +42 — 56.1% +0.68 5–9 (36%) — — -0.12 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1738 130.3 — — — — -81 +93 -208 60.3% +0.76 10–9 (53%) — — +2.03 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1820 143.1 — — — — -122 +159 — 63.2% +1.07 11–11 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +2.16 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 1978 151.3 — — — — -117 +115 -220 62.9% +0.93 16–9 (64%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.49 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78
1972 1942 149.8 — — — — -111 +207 -133 68.5% +1.30 8–5 (62%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.38 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1937 151.7 — — — — -54 +97 +95 65.5% +1.02 14–8 (64%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.84 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1974 1923 150.6 — — — — +12 +34 +136 63.7% +0.97 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.48 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 1986 152.7 — — — — -43 +124 -4 65.8% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.04 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44
1976 1986 154.1 — — — — -46 +46 — 64.5% +1.06 11–6 (65%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67
1977 1855 150.0 — — — — -30 +83 — 55.2% +0.36 9–10 (47%) 8–3 (73%) — -2.80 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75
1978 1757 139.9 — — — — +40 +72 — 43.8% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -2.06 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1704 135.5 — — — — +72 +67 — 47.7% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.10 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1584 112.7 — — — — +90 +91 — 30.4% -1.65 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.22 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 1510 103.4 — — — — — +86 — 15.8% -2.63 0–1 — — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1982 1466 103.6 — — — — — +64 — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1449 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2122 150.1 — — — — -50 +102 -11 60.1% +0.73 123–100 (55%) 65–52 (56%) 100.3 -0.18 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.