H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Mark Cox vs Nicola Spear H2H: 2-0

Mark Cox holds a 2–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Mark Cox leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mark Cox won the 1969 Macon quarterfinal 6-1 6-3.

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Mark Cox
GBR Age 83 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mark Cox 6-1 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Feb 22, 1969* QF Macon ATP 250 Carpet
Mark Cox 6-3 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Feb 13, 1969* R32 Salisbury ATP 250 Hard

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
Mark Cox #486 #12 0 2,023 406 272 59.9% 0 0 0 0 13 13
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.

Mark Cox Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 52–23 69.3% — 1,715 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 35–16 68.6% — 1,838 0 2 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 39–31 55.7% — 1,800 0 3 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 27–31 46.6% — 1,819 0 3 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 43–29 59.7% — 1,874 0 5 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 56–28 66.7% #22 1,894 0 8 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 24–16 60.0% #30 1,833 0 8 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 30–12 71.4% #25 1,934 0 11 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1976 22–15 59.5% #17 1,965 0 12 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1977 35–21 62.5% #26 1,828 0 13 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1978 15–16 48.4% #68 1,769 0 13 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1979 17–16 51.5% #76 1,789 0 13 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1980 11–13 45.8% #140 1,675 0 13 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1981 0–5 0.0% — 1,599 0 13 — — — — — — —

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.

Mark Cox 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 24 11 35 68.6% 18 8 26 69.2% 6 2 8 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 11 5 16 68.8% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1970 10 9 19 52.6% 14 6 20 70.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 9 11 20 45.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 5 6 11 45.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 14 9 23 60.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 19 14 33 57.6% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 11 4 15 73.3% 10 11 21 47.6% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 11 36 69.4% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 3 2 5 60.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 22 6 28 78.6% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1976 9 2 11 81.8% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 8 8 16 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 14 6 20 70.0% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 5 4 9 55.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 9 16 43.8% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 9 8 17 52.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 126 83 209 60.3% 89 65 154 57.8% 60 38 98 61.2% 131 86 217 60.4% 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 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.

Mark Cox 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 1715 125.1 — — — — +101 -20 -76 64.9% +1.14 9–9 (50%) — — +2.87 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1839 129.2 — — — — +75 -68 -126 60.3% +0.67 12–5 (71%) — — +4.09 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1800 135.6 — — — — -58 +55 +20 55.8% +0.34 9–10 (47%) 2–6 (25%) — -1.59 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 1819 144.9 — — — — -45 +46 -3 47.1% -0.09 6–6 (50%) 13–13 (50%) — -7.37 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78
1972 1874 146.7 — — — — -12 +65 -36 56.3% +0.44 18–12 (60%) 15–11 (58%) — -2.93 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1894 146.3 — — — — +68 -87 +21 61.9% +0.79 18–9 (67%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.98 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1974 1833 142.2 — — — — +74 -51 +60 60.8% +0.62 3–7 (30%) 14–9 (61%) — -0.76 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 1934 154.1 — — — — +99 -157 -28 66.7% +1.39 6–3 (67%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.83 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44
1976 1965 146.6 — — — — +85 -198 -95 52.6% -0.01 12–4 (75%) 8–6 (57%) — -3.40 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67
1977 1828 146.3 — — — — +95 -114 +115 57.0% +0.45 11–3 (79%) 7–11 (39%) — -0.20 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75
1978 1770 142.4 — — — — +56 -48 +123 50.0% +0.15 3–5 (38%) 5–1 (83%) — -1.06 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1979 1790 141.2 — — — — +18 -86 +110 53.0% +0.22 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.30 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1980 1676 120.6 — — — — +49 -18 +194 46.8% -0.26 4–4 (50%) 7–6 (54%) — +1.71 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1981 1599 106.1 — — — — — — — 21.4% -1.79 0–2 1–1 — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2023 146.1 — — — — +46 -36 +21 57.2% +0.50 114–85 (57%) 96–88 (52%) 101.1 -1.75 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.