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

Kjell Johansson vs Nicola Spear H2H: 4-1

Kjell Johansson holds a 4–1 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Kjell Johansson leads 4–1 on clay. Most recently, Kjell Johansson won the 1979 Swedish Open round of 16 6-3 4-6 6-3.

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Kjell Johansson
SWE Age 75 Right-Handed
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kjell Johansson 6-3 4-6 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Jul 20, 1979* R16 Swedish Open ATP 250 Clay
Kjell Johansson #52 6-3 7-5 Nicola Spear Match data Mar 17, 1978* QF Cairo ATP 250 Clay
Kjell Johansson 7-6 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data May 24, 1976* R64 Dusseldorf ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear (w/o) Kjell Johansson Match data Oct 8, 1975* R32 Aviles ATP 250 Clay
Kjell Johansson #52 2-6 6-4 6-1 Nicola Spear #227 Match data May 15, 1974* R32 Florence 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
Kjell Johansson #644 #32 0 1,807 111 131 45.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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.

Kjell Johansson Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1970 0–2 0.0% — 1,485 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1971 1–3 25.0% — 1,487 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1972 1–3 25.0% — 1,472 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1973 20–18 52.6% #61 1,671 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1974 7–16 30.4% #138 1,574 0 0 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1975 11–20 35.5% #97 1,589 0 0 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1976 14–19 42.4% #96 1,623 0 0 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1977 13–10 56.5% #70 1,700 0 0 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1978 18–9 66.7% #51 1,759 0 1 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1979 4–8 33.3% #107 1,690 0 1 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1980 10–9 52.6% #88 1,665 0 1 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1981 9–8 52.9% #100 1,688 0 1 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,649 0 1 — — — — — — —

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.

Kjell Johansson 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 0 1 1 0.0% 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%
1971 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1972 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1973 5 4 9 55.6% 12 12 24 50.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1974 0 2 2 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1976 1 4 5 20.0% 13 11 24 54.2% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 6 3 9 66.7% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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 0 1 1 0.0% 17 7 24 70.8% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 3 3 6 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 15 25 40 37.5% 80 76 156 51.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 14 24 38 36.8% 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.

Kjell Johansson 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 1498 102.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.23 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1970 1486 105.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.60 — — — -0.30 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1971 1487 105.9 — — — — — +40 — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.15 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1972 1472 105.0 — — — — — — — 22.2% -1.55 — 0–1 — +0.33 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78
1973 1671 125.2 — — — — -23 -52 — 51.9% +0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–2 (50%) — +1.25 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1974 1574 112.5 — — — — +10 +2 -36 36.4% -0.96 2–5 (29%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.94 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1975 1590 126.2 — — — — -28 +22 — 40.6% -0.56 2–7 (22%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.52 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1976 1624 124.7 — — — — -133 +63 — 44.3% -0.56 4–6 (40%) 5–2 (71%) — +0.79 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44
1977 1701 133.4 — — — — -48 -37 — 55.6% +0.37 3–3 (50%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.96 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67
1978 1760 133.1 — — — — -101 -9 — 58.5% +0.32 9–4 (69%) 5–1 (83%) — +1.72 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75
1979 1690 126.1 — — — — — +3 — 38.7% -0.68 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.39 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1980 1666 128.7 — — — — — +28 — 54.0% +0.30 4–6 (40%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.14 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1981 1688 127.1 — — — — -79 +43 — 55.3% +0.05 1–3 (25%) 4–0 (100%) — +0.11 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1982 1650 114.0 — — — — — +58 — 40.0% -0.53 1–0 2–0 — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1808 133.2 — — — — -49 +11 -36 46.9% -0.23 32–41 (44%) 30–15 (67%) 105.5 +3.06 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.