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Jose Higueras vs Nicola Spear H2H: 0-2

Nicola Spear holds a 2–0 lead over Jose Higueras in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicola Spear leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicola Spear won the 1977 Swedish Open round of 32 6-0 7-5.

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Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicola Spear #78 6-0 7-5 Jose Higueras #35 Match data Jul 6, 1977* R32 Swedish Open ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear #98 1-6 6-2 6-4 Jose Higueras #33 Match data Jun 9, 1977* R32 Brussels 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16
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.

Jose Higueras Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,565 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,646 0 0 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11 — — — — — — —
1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14 — — — — — — —
1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16 — — — — — — —
1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16 — — — — — — —
1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16 — — — — — — —

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.

Jose Higueras 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 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4% 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.

Jose Higueras 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 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1973 1565 128.5 — — — — — +52 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.28 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -2 -95 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.96 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -73 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.85 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1976 1886 145.8 — — — — -148 -4 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.51 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44
1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +17 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +108 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -95 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.79 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.