Jim Ward
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Masters | 0 | 2 | 2 | Mar 22, 1979 | H2H |
| Mervyn Rose | 1 | 1 | 2 | Jan 26, 1971 | — |
| Ross Case | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jan 21, 1971 | H2H |
| Terry Moor | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 9, 1978 | H2H |
| Nikola Pilic | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 7, 1973 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Jim Ward vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 0-1
Nikola Pilic holds a 1–0 lead over Jim Ward in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nikola Pilic leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nikola Pilic won the 1973 Louisville round of 64 6-3 6-2.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Pilic | 6-3 6-2 | Jim Ward | Match data | Aug 7, 1973* | R64 | Louisville | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ward | #1,494 | #662 | 1 | 1,536 | 8 | 16 | 33.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikola Pilic | #284 | #12 | 0 | 1,950 | 301 | 249 | 54.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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.
| Jim Ward | Nikola Pilic | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 42–46 | 47.7% | — | 1,636 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 4–2 | 66.7% | — | 1,519 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 27–24 | 52.9% | — | 1,767 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | 3–7 | 30.0% | — | 1,439 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 47–31 | 60.3% | — | 1,887 | 0 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,461 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 39–31 | 55.7% | — | 1,842 | 0 | 3 |
| 1973 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,458 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 34–28 | 54.8% | — | 1,891 | 0 | 4 |
| 1978 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,453 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 44–27 | 62.0% | #15 | 1,841 | 0 | 4 |
| 1979 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #662 | 1,447 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 22–12 | 64.7% | #32 | 1,904 | 0 | 4 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 20–15 | 57.1% | #50 | 1,871 | 0 | 5 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 13–14 | 48.1% | #68 | 1,752 | 0 | 5 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 11–14 | 44.0% | #82 | 1,697 | 0 | 5 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 2–7 | 22.2% | #284 | 1,620 | 0 | 5 |
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.
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38.9% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 10 | 9 | 19 | 52.6% | 16 | 20 | 36 | 44.4% |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 1971 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 17 | 7 | 24 | 70.8% | 20 | 11 | 31 | 64.5% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 65.0% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 10 | 4 | 14 | 71.4% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% |
| 1973 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 15 | 13 | 28 | 53.6% |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1973 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 26 | 13 | 39 | 66.7% | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57.9% |
| 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1974 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 18 | 8 | 26 | 69.2% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 7 | 21 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 8 | 10 | 18 | 44.4% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | Career | 48 | 46 | 94 | 51.1% | 105 | 86 | 191 | 55.0% | 64 | 37 | 101 | 63.4% | 84 | 80 | 164 | 51.2% |
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.
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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 |
| 1968 | 1483 | 99.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.08 | 1968 | 1636 | 111.3 | — | — | — | — | -151 | -16 | -31 | 47.3% | -0.36 | 10–12 (45%) | — | — | -1.40 |
| 1970 | 1519 | 107.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +33 | 64.3% | +1.00 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.93 | 1969 | 1768 | 124.1 | — | — | — | — | -72 | -209 | -64 | 53.7% | +0.31 | 8–9 (47%) | 1–0 | — | -0.25 |
| 1971 | 1440 | 96.9 | — | — | — | — | +59 | — | — | 25.0% | -1.71 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.95 | 1970 | 1888 | 148.2 | — | — | — | — | -193 | -47 | +36 | 58.2% | +0.88 | 14–13 (52%) | 5–4 (56%) | 105.5 | -3.73 |
| 1972 | 1461 | 108.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -1.10 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.10 | 1971 | 1842 | 144.2 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -83 | +111 | 58.7% | +0.69 | 8–5 (62%) | 12–13 (48%) | 102.1 | -3.55 |
| 1973 | 1459 | 103.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.23 | 1972 | 1892 | 147.9 | — | — | — | — | -16 | -78 | +47 | 53.5% | +0.29 | 7–7 (50%) | 16–18 (47%) | 98.7 | -5.81 |
| 1978 | 1454 | 94.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | 0.00 | 1973 | 1841 | 145.7 | — | — | — | — | -61 | +43 | +118 | 60.6% | +0.80 | 10–8 (56%) | 15–13 (54%) | 98.1 | -3.46 |
| 1979 | 1448 | 101.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.02 | 1974 | 1905 | 139.1 | — | — | — | — | -6 | — | +73 | 56.0% | +0.54 | 11–3 (79%) | 5–8 (38%) | 105.7 | -1.38 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1872 | 141.1 | — | — | — | — | -40 | +45 | — | 57.6% | +0.42 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–3 (57%) | 99.8 | -0.41 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 1752 | 126.5 | — | — | — | — | +23 | +27 | +201 | 49.3% | -0.20 | 4–3 (57%) | 2–5 (29%) | 95.7 | -0.02 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1977 | 1698 | 136.2 | — | — | — | — | +16 | +18 | +284 | 48.4% | +0.05 | 6–5 (55%) | 2–5 (29%) | 96.7 | -0.64 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1620 | 117.9 | — | — | — | — | — | +19 | — | 34.6% | -0.54 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–4 (20%) | 95.2 | +0.12 |
| Career | 1537 | 103.9 | — | — | — | — | +59 | — | +33 | 35.1% | -1.07 | 2–4 (33%) | — | — | +7.50 | Career | 1950 | 142.6 | — | — | — | — | -68 | -21 | +43 | 54.6% | +0.39 | 86–74 (54%) | 63–73 (46%) | 98.1 | -3.78 |
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.
Nikola Pilic
all rivalries →| 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 |