H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Frantisek Pala H2H: 2-0

Nicola Spear holds a 2–0 lead over Frantisek Pala in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Nicola Spear leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicola Spear won the 1977 Dutch Open round of 32 7-6 6-2.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Frantisek Pala
CZE Age 82 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicola Spear #68 7-6 6-2 Frantisek Pala #148 Match data Jul 15, 1977* R32 Dutch Open ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 7-5 6-4 Frantisek Pala Match data Feb 10, 1977* R32 Miami Open 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Frantisek Pala #326 #102 0 1,722 64 114 36.0% 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 Frantisek Pala
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,488 0 0
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1970 2–3 40.0% — 1,485 0 0
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1971 10–11 47.6% — 1,531 0 0
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1972 15–15 50.0% — 1,612 0 0
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1973 8–18 30.8% #114 1,574 0 0
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1974 4–15 21.1% #129 1,536 0 0
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1975 8–14 36.4% #119 1,571 0 0
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1976 12–15 44.4% #114 1,621 0 0
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1977 3–16 15.8% #148 1,487 0 0
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,500 0 0
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1979 0–2 0.0% #326 1,482 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 Frantisek Pala
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% — — — — 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1970 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1971 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1972 0 3 3 0.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 8 9 11.1%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 0 2 2 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% 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 2 10 12 16.7% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 0 2 2 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 14 20 30.0% 49 70 119 41.2% 4 11 15 26.7% 5 19 24 20.8%

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 Frantisek Pala
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 1969 1488 111.2 — — — — — +1 — 15.4% -1.92 1–0 — — -0.33
1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1970 1485 108.5 — — — — — +31 — 52.6% +0.26 0–2 — — +0.44
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01 1971 1532 121.6 — — — — — +87 -99 49.1% +0.33 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +2.42
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78 1972 1612 119.5 — — — — -59 +108 -140 47.7% -0.49 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 102.0 +1.61
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1973 1575 122.4 — — — — -64 +103 -98 35.5% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 99.1 -0.34
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29 1974 1536 124.7 — — — — -82 +104 — 24.4% -1.49 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.3 -1.05
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1975 1572 130.3 — — — — -116 +61 — 37.0% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 102.3 +0.23
1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44 1976 1621 129.7 — — — — -95 -7 — 44.3% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 104.0 +1.21
1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67 1977 1488 107.7 — — — — -27 +29 — 27.7% -1.30 0–5 (0%) 1–5 (17%) 91.6 +1.29
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75 1978 1500 99.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1979 1483 104.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.04
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 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68 Career 1722 128.2 — — — — -72 +66 -112 39.1% -0.60 20–25 (44%) 17–23 (43%) 99.1 +3.21

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.