H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Brian Fairlie H2H: 0-2

Brian Fairlie holds a 2–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Brian Fairlie leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Brian Fairlie won the 1973 Swiss Open Gstaad round of 32 6-3 1-6 9-8.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Brian Fairlie
NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brian Fairlie 6-3 1-6 9-8 Nicola Spear Match data Jul 12, 1973* R32 Swiss Open Gstaad ATP 250 Clay
Brian Fairlie 6-4 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data Mar 5, 1970* R32 Hampton 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Fairlie #332 #24 0 1,903 233 220 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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.

Nicola Spear Brian Fairlie
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 8–9 47.1% — 1,530 0 0
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 13–14 48.1% — 1,619 0 0
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 36–20 64.3% — 1,814 0 0
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 20–29 40.8% — 1,667 0 0
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 13–27 32.5% — 1,721 0 1
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 33–21 61.1% #25 1,769 0 2
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 11–12 47.8% #58 1,790 0 2
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1975 21–16 56.8% #66 1,807 0 2
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1976 41–29 58.6% #36 1,831 0 3
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1977 26–25 51.0% #86 1,665 0 3
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1978 9–13 40.9% #123 1,649 0 3
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0 1979 2–5 28.6% #332 1,607 0 3
1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —

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.

Nicola Spear Brian Fairlie
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 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 7 8 15 46.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 14 16 12.5%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 5 0 5 100.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 19 16 35 54.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7% Career 56 51 107 52.3% 86 80 166 51.8% 51 40 91 56.0% 40 49 89 44.9%

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.

Nicola Spear Brian Fairlie
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 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39 1968 1531 109.4 — — — — +57 -40 — 53.2% +0.57 2–1 (67%) — — -0.19
1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1619 120.9 — — — — -9 -103 +38 54.4% +0.56 3–6 (33%) — — -0.19
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01 1970 1814 134.8 — — — — -161 -88 +23 64.2% +1.14 7–8 (47%) 2–4 (33%) — +2.58
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78 1971 1668 134.3 — — — — -55 -9 +121 47.5% -0.13 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) — -3.36
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1722 140.7 — — — — -54 -40 — 37.6% -0.58 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -3.69
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29 1973 1770 145.7 — — — — +90 -80 -9 57.5% +0.66 12–9 (57%) 4–10 (29%) — -1.88
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1791 136.9 — — — — +39 -92 — 54.0% +0.24 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — -2.08
1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44 1975 1808 143.0 — — — — -2 -106 +39 56.0% +0.38 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.86
1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67 1976 1831 141.5 — — — — +35 -56 -24 54.4% +0.29 9–5 (64%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.53
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75 1977 1665 132.6 — — — — +59 +102 +40 51.6% +0.21 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.62
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1650 125.4 — — — — +61 +41 +69 44.6% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.03
1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37 1979 1608 111.6 — — — — +51 +62 — 35.3% -0.41 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.35
1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68 Career 1903 141.9 — — — — 0 -37 +43 52.7% +0.28 60–67 (47%) 58–60 (49%) 99.9 -1.84

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.