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Jimmy Connors vs Nicola Spear H2H: 4-0

Jimmy Connors holds a 4–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jimmy Connors leads 3–0 on clay and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jimmy Connors won the 1975 North Conway round of 16 6-1 6-4.

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Jimmy Connors
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Connors 6-1 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Aug 8, 1975* R16 North Conway ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors #1 6-7 5-2 (ret.) Nicola Spear #156 Match data Aug 15, 1974* R32 Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-3 6-3 7-5 Nicola Spear Match data May 17, 1972* R16 Bournemouth ATP 250 Clay
Jimmy Connors 6-4 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Feb 28, 1972 R32 New York 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
Jimmy Connors #1,295 #1 875 2,441 1,266 298 80.9% 8 0 1 0 100 109
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.

Jimmy Connors Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,773 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,995 0 6 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,156 0 17 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,327 3 32 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,299 3 41 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1976 98–9 91.6% #1 2,386 4 53 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1977 70–16 81.4% #1 2,342 4 61 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1978 68–7 90.7% #1 2,385 5 71 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1979 79–13 85.9% #2 2,309 5 79 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,208 5 85 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,169 5 89 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,282 7 96 — — — — — — —
1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,200 8 100 — — — — — — —
1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,242 8 105 — — — — — — —
1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,155 8 105 — — — — — — —
1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,015 8 105 — — — — — — —
1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,987 8 105 — — — — — — —
1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,036 8 107 — — — — — — —
1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,962 8 109 — — — — — — —
1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,885 8 109 — — — — — — —
1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,889 8 109 — — — — — — —
1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,784 8 109 — — — — — — —
1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,724 8 109 — — — — — — —
1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,687 8 109 — — — — — — —
1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,678 8 109 — — — — — — —
1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,669 8 109 — — — — — — —

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.

Jimmy Connors 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 %
1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1970 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1971 19 7 26 73.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1972 25 8 33 75.8% 18 7 25 72.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 23 7 30 76.7% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1973 46 3 49 93.9% 12 5 17 70.6% 13 4 17 76.5% 15 4 19 78.9% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1974 20 1 21 95.2% 9 2 11 81.8% 29 1 30 96.7% 37 2 39 94.9% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1975 15 1 16 93.8% 22 2 24 91.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 28 4 32 87.5% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1976 20 3 23 87.0% 29 3 32 90.6% 9 1 10 90.0% 40 2 42 95.2% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 16 2 18 88.9% 18 5 23 78.3% 7 2 9 77.8% 29 7 36 80.6% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 18 1 19 94.7% 13 1 14 92.9% 12 1 13 92.3% 25 4 29 86.2% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 33 3 36 91.7% 13 3 16 81.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 28 6 34 82.4% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 17 3 20 85.0% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 33 5 38 86.8% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 22 4 26 84.6% 15 3 18 83.3% 5 1 6 83.3% 17 4 21 81.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 36 4 40 90.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 13 0 13 100.0% 22 5 27 81.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 25 5 30 83.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 14 4 18 77.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 30 4 34 88.2% 8 2 10 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 21 4 25 84.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 18 6 24 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 25 7 32 78.1% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 33 10 43 76.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 25 6 31 80.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 15 11 26 57.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 506 112 618 81.9% 210 61 271 77.5% 174 38 212 82.1% 376 87 463 81.2% 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 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.

Jimmy Connors 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
1969 1480 97.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 — — +0.19 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1970 1558 114.8 — — — — +95 — -49 50.0% 0.00 2–1 (67%) 1–3 (25%) 101.0 -0.24 1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1971 1773 125.8 — — — — +96 -248 — 59.6% +0.63 9–5 (64%) 7–9 (44%) 101.4 +2.95 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.00
1972 1996 147.2 — — — — +64 -226 -238 69.4% +1.26 18–15 (55%) 14–11 (56%) 102.1 +3.34 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1973 2156 156.4 — — — — +94 -299 -234 78.6% +2.04 14–9 (61%) 13–11 (54%) 98.3 0.00 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1974 2327 156.3 — — — — +65 -370 -5 85.9% +2.48 15–3 (83%) 15–8 (65%) 104.4 +2.36 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.30
1975 2299 164.9 — — — — +129 -149 -31 84.5% +2.56 12–2 (86%) 8–3 (73%) 104.2 -0.69 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1976 2386 175.2 — — — — +105 -35 -92 87.1% +2.45 13–4 (76%) 20–6 (77%) 108.1 -2.86 1975 1538 127.5 — — — — -69 +36 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.47
1977 2343 176.2 — — — — +110 -49 -30 79.1% +2.09 12–5 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 99.0 -3.18 1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1978 2385 171.9 — — — — +39 -56 -52 86.1% +2.37 10–3 (77%) 7–3 (70%) 101.5 -2.85 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1979 2310 177.1 — — — — +78 +55 +47 77.6% +1.93 16–3 (84%) 12–8 (60%) 103.4 -4.08 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1980 2209 172.6 — — — — +167 -11 +152 78.2% +2.18 11–6 (65%) 16–12 (57%) 95.4 -2.66 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1981 2170 172.7 — — — — +131 +6 +149 76.1% +1.96 11–4 (73%) 10–8 (56%) 99.9 -3.29 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1982 2282 171.6 — — — — +42 -144 +139 81.8% +2.33 11–2 (85%) 15–5 (75%) 105.8 -4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 2200 169.8 — — — — +74 -86 +260 78.1% +2.05 6–2 (75%) 10–3 (77%) 102.9 -3.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 2243 172.5 — — — — +36 -114 +203 77.6% +1.88 14–6 (70%) 14–7 (67%) 101.2 -6.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 2155 161.7 — — — — +58 -25 +241 74.1% +1.48 6–3 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 99.0 -3.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 2015 156.9 — — — — +63 — +293 68.8% +1.35 15–5 (75%) 10–9 (53%) 96.2 -2.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 1987 161.0 — — — — +39 +104 +276 67.2% +1.33 12–3 (80%) 10–11 (48%) 101.5 -1.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 2036 157.7 — — — — +53 — +97 76.9% +1.99 6–5 (55%) 6–8 (43%) 93.7 -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1989 1963 149.7 — — — — +100 +14 — 66.4% +1.25 6–4 (60%) 3–5 (38%) 93.5 -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1990 1886 104.1 — — — — +80 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1991 1889 146.4 -1.80 +3.12 1.005 50.1% +29 +62 +178 57.1% +0.30 7–5 (58%) 7–4 (64%) 100.9 -2.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1992 1785 141.4 -1.86 +2.27 0.962 49.5% +35 +121 — 51.8% +0.05 8–6 (57%) 6–4 (60%) 97.8 -2.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1993 1724 107.2 -2.74 +0.29 0.890 47.1% +57 — — 37.5% -0.69 2–0 0–2 — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1994 1687 107.8 -2.12 +0.37 0.980 49.9% — — — 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1995 1678 102.2 -1.10 +0.01 0.912 49.1% — — +305 50.0% +0.25 — 2–1 (67%) — +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1996 1669 100.0 +0.85 +1.29 0.725 44.1% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2442 169.3 -1.84 +2.23 0.967 49.5% +78 -89 +40 75.9% +1.82 236–106 (69%) 218–151 (59%) 99.9 -2.45 Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +19 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.69

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.