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Jim Pugh vs Todd Nelson H2H: 1-0

Jim Pugh holds a 1–0 lead over Todd Nelson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jim Pugh leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jim Pugh won the 1987 San Francisco semifinal 6-3 6-7 6-4.

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Jim Pugh
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Todd Nelson
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Pugh #58 6-3 6-7 6-4 Todd Nelson #165 Match data Oct 3, 1987* SF San Francisco ATP 250 Carpet

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
Jim Pugh #1,147 #37 423 1,833 85 95 47.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Todd Nelson #1,179 #58 156 1,650 53 90 37.1% 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.

Age Jim Pugh Todd Nelson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1986 0–4 0.0% #99 1,462 0 0 1983 4–5 44.4% #423 1,528 0 0
23 1987 24–20 54.5% #45 1,701 0 0 1984 10–12 45.5% #97 1,602 0 0
24 1988 27–27 50.0% #63 1,707 0 0 1985 7–15 31.8% #161 1,565 0 0
25 1989 20–18 52.6% #60 1,731 0 1 1986 8–15 34.8% #117 1,565 0 0
26 1990 13–15 46.4% #121 1,726 0 1 1987 9–12 42.9% #112 1,575 0 0
27 1991 1–8 11.1% #397 1,595 0 1 1988 11–19 36.7% #122 1,563 0 0
28 1992 0–1 0.0% #1074 1,588 0 1 1989 0–3 0.0% #486 1,520 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1990 0–2 0.0% #485 1,506 0 0
30 — — — — — — — 1991 2–3 40.0% #273 1,514 0 0
31 1995 0–2 0.0% #273 1,567 0 1 1992 0–1 0.0% #302 1,503 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1993 2–3 40.0% #255 1,505 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Jim Pugh Todd Nelson
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 %
22 1986 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 1987 13 12 25 52.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1984 6 8 14 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1988 17 14 31 54.8% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 1989 10 11 21 47.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 1 8 87.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1986 2 8 10 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1990 7 7 14 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1988 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1992 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1989 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1995 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 48 54 102 47.1% 12 19 31 38.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 15 14 29 51.7% — 22 46 68 32.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 9 17 26 34.6% 19 20 39 48.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 12/12 of Jim Pugh's and 10/11 of Todd Nelson's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Jim Pugh Todd Nelson
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
27 1991 9/9 4.3 4.9 60.8% 63.4% 38.7% 53.1% 53.9% 53.6% 37.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 1992 1/1 5.0 5.0 55.1% 63.0% 31.8% 16.7% 16.7% 49.0% 37.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1991 5/5 4.6 6.4 57.9% 72.8% 43.7% 60.2% 44.8% 61.1% 31.8%
31 1995 2/2 3.0 3.0 49.3% 54.2% 40.8% 50.9% 57.1% 46.3% 29.6% 1992 1/1 1.0 8.0 53.2% 60.6% 37.9% 50.0% 31.3% 50.0% 42.3%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1993 4/5 7.8 5.0 57.2% 73.8% 48.8% 61.4% 40.5% 62.8% 38.7%
Career — 12/180 4.2 4.6 58.4% 61.8% 38.5% 49.7% 51.4% 52.0% 35.8% — 10/143 5.5 6.0 57.1% 71.9% 45.2% 59.6% 41.7% 60.6% 35.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Jim Pugh Todd Nelson
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
22 1986 1462 101.4 — — — — +25 — — 0.0% -2.89 — — — +0.05 1983 1529 119.1 — — — — +2 — +81 47.6% +0.05 0–1 2–0 — +0.32
23 1987 1701 136.3 — — — — +18 -144 — 51.4% +0.20 9–3 (75%) 8–14 (36%) — +3.27 1984 1602 120.6 — — — — -5 -43 — 47.4% -0.21 4–5 (44%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.29
24 1988 1708 139.3 — — — — +24 -112 — 50.3% +0.02 12–13 (48%) 7–6 (54%) — -0.43 1985 1566 122.4 — — — — +31 — +19 40.3% -0.61 2–6 (25%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.78
25 1989 1732 141.9 — — — — -49 -149 -26 51.0% +0.14 7–6 (54%) 9–7 (56%) — -2.70 1986 1565 134.9 — — — — +9 — +12 37.7% -0.70 4–4 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.43
26 1990 1726 132.0 — — — — +1 -124 -21 42.3% -0.53 9–8 (53%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.56 1987 1575 132.2 — — — — +42 — -8 50.0% +0.07 1–7 (13%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.45
27 1991 1596 111.1 -2.71 -1.12 0.798 45.7% +47 — — 31.0% -1.38 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.46 1988 1564 133.6 — — — — +52 — -56 39.2% -0.70 4–5 (44%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.85
28 1992 1589 102.9 -2.68 +1.75 0.739 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.20 1989 1520 99.2 — — — — +44 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — +0.26
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 1507 110.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — -0.14
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1991 1514 111.4 -1.52 -0.18 0.816 47.2% +43 — — 42.9% -0.71 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.24
31 1995 1567 103.4 -2.59 -0.14 0.551 37.9% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.20 1992 1504 104.3 -0.63 +1.44 0.846 45.8% — — — 0.0% -1.33 — 0–2 — -0.06
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1506 108.4 +0.32 +1.18 1.039 50.4% +33 — — 35.7% -0.57 1–0 0–2 — +0.53
Career — 1833 139.8 -2.69 -0.72 0.747 44.1% +5 -128 -24 46.8% -0.18 38–35 (52%) 33–36 (48%) 101.3 -1.24 — 1651 134.5 -0.70 +0.53 0.904 48.3% +28 -43 +10 41.7% -0.46 18–33 (35%) 30–39 (43%) 93.7 +2.37

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.