H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

N. Spear vs J. McManus H2H: 2-1

N. Spear leads J. McManus 2–1 in 3 ATP main-draw meetings. N. Spear leads 2–0 on clay courts; J. McManus leads 1–0 on hard courts. Their latest meeting was at Toronto in 1974, where N. Spear won 6-7 6-1 7-6.

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N. Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
J. McManus
USA Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

Career Comparison

MetricN. SpearJ. McManus
Peak Ranking #68 #90
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 1,707 1,730
Singles W-L 109–170 132–222
Win % 39.1% 37.3%
Grand Slam titles 0 0
Masters 1000 titles 0 0
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 0 0
Total titles 0 0
N. Spear J. McManus
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 7–11 38.9% — 1,446 0 0 1968 34–20 63.0% — 1,660 0 0
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,532 0 0 1969 15–22 40.5% — 1,593 0 0
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,657 0 0 1970 29–34 46.0% — 1,559 0 0
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,487 0 0 1971 14–27 34.1% — 1,501 0 0
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,481 0 0 1972 14–26 35.0% — 1,592 0 0
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,469 0 0 1973 16–32 33.3% #95 1,564 0 0
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,440 0 0 1974 4–22 15.4% #132 1,431 0 0
1975 20–25 44.4% #92 1,554 0 0 1975 5–17 22.7% #152 1,476 0 0
1976 5–15 25.0% #151 1,514 0 0 1976 1–17 5.6% #192 1,391 0 0
1977 15–19 44.1% #122 1,567 0 0 1977 0–2 0.0% #332 1,371 0 0
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,535 0 0 1978 0–3 0.0% #418 1,348 0 0
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,482 0 0 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 14, 1974* Toronto Masters 1000 R64 Clay N. Spear #156 6-7 6-1 7-6 J. McManus #113 Match data
Apr 3, 1970* San Juan ATP 250 QF Hard J. McManus 6-4 6-0 N. Spear Match data
Apr 17, 1969* Houston ATP 250 R32 Clay N. Spear 6-4 6-2 J. McManus Match data