H2H data updated: 2026-09-10 00:00 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Butch Seewagen H2H: 1-2

Butch Seewagen holds a 2–1 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Butch Seewagen leads 2–0 on clay, while Nicola Spear leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Butch Seewagen won the 1970 Indianapolis round of 32 7-5 6-4.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Butch Seewagen
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Butch Seewagen 7-5 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Jul 30, 1970* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Butch Seewagen 7-5 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Jul 30, 1970* R32 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 7-9 6-2 6-4 Butch Seewagen Match data Feb 17, 1970* R64 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Butch Seewagen #826 #87 0 1,674 63 82 43.4% 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.

Nicola Spear Butch Seewagen
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 6–8 42.9% — 1,481 0 0
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 8–6 57.1% — 1,533 0 0
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 10–12 45.5% — 1,570 0 0
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 9–9 50.0% — 1,607 0 0
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 10–11 47.6% — 1,663 0 0
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 7–15 31.8% #96 1,593 0 0
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 1–4 20.0% #200 1,567 0 0
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1976 3–3 50.0% #183 1,592 0 0
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1977 7–9 43.8% #191 1,606 0 0
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1978 2–4 33.3% #227 1,598 0 0
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,584 0 0
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0 — — — — — — —
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 Butch Seewagen
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 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — —
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 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% 1971 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 2 3 33.3%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 1 6 7 14.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 6 13 19 31.6% 25 35 60 41.7% 30 29 59 50.8% 2 5 7 28.6%

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.

Nicola Spear Butch Seewagen
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 1482 104.8 — — — — — +37 -14 45.5% -0.03 0–1 — — -0.07
1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1533 111.4 — — — — — — +17 58.8% +0.47 3–3 (50%) — — +0.89
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.00 1970 1570 121.9 — — — — -51 +32 0 44.0% -0.68 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.45
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78 1971 1607 104.0 — — — — -93 -9 -23 45.7% -0.26 2–2 (50%) 0–3 (0%) 96.8 +1.36
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1663 115.8 — — — — -110 -60 -40 49.1% -0.38 2–5 (29%) 4–1 (80%) 100.7 -0.55
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.30 1973 1594 102.1 — — — — -67 -48 +23 39.3% -1.27 2–8 (20%) 3–1 (75%) 93.9 +0.61
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1568 107.5 — — — — — — +30 31.3% -0.75 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +0.05
1975 1538 127.5 — — — — -69 +36 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.47 1976 1592 110.2 — — — — — -31 — 46.7% +0.07 1–1 0–2 — +0.27
1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67 1977 1606 120.1 — — — — — -15 -24 46.2% -0.41 2–4 (33%) 4–3 (57%) 99.7 +0.42
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75 1978 1598 128.6 — — — — — -5 — 38.5% 0.00 0–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.11
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1981 1585 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — -0.01
1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +19 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.69 Career 1675 118.5 — — — — -83 -11 -6 45.1% -0.45 12–30 (29%) 13–17 (43%) 88.3 +1.70

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.