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

Nicola Spear vs Ion Tiriac H2H: 0-1

Ion Tiriac holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ion Tiriac leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ion Tiriac won the 1968 Lugano round of 16 6-0 6-1.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ion Tiriac
ROU Age 87 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ion Tiriac 6-0 6-1 Nicola Spear Match data Jun 14, 1968* R16 Lugano 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
Ion Tiriac #439 #55 0 1,888 230 190 54.8% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Ion Tiriac
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 60–12 83.3% — 1,832 0 2
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 14–14 50.0% — 1,763 0 2
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 34–22 60.7% — 1,809 0 3
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 27–16 62.8% — 1,783 0 4
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 23–26 46.9% — 1,675 0 4
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 36–36 50.0% #74 1,681 0 4
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 9–14 39.1% #72 1,620 0 4
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1975 8–10 44.4% #138 1,595 0 4
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1976 1–7 12.5% #248 1,548 0 4
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1977 15–20 42.9% #97 1,631 0 4
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1978 2–10 16.7% #263 1,522 0 4
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0 1979 1–3 25.0% #439 1,525 0 4
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 Ion Tiriac
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 — — — — 56 11 67 83.6% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 4 5 9 44.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 4 4 8 50.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 6 9 15 40.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 2 9 11 18.2% 23 20 43 53.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 7 4 11 63.6%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 2 3 5 40.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 13 14 27 48.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
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 28 42 70 40.0% 156 90 246 63.4% 21 21 42 50.0% 25 37 62 40.3%

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 Ion Tiriac
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 1833 137.7 — — — — — +131 -203 75.3% +1.86 9–2 (82%) — — +2.01
1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1763 123.3 — — — — -148 +136 -139 51.5% +0.17 1–0 — — -1.83
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01 1970 1810 138.9 — — — — -162 +93 -151 63.9% +0.98 3–10 (23%) — — -0.73
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78 1971 1783 135.6 — — — — -170 +109 -57 58.1% +0.67 5–1 (83%) 2–4 (33%) 103.9 +3.37
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1676 128.9 — — — — -62 +101 +65 51.5% +0.05 6–15 (29%) 3–4 (43%) 92.8 +3.07
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29 1973 1682 130.0 — — — — -58 -1 +83 51.4% +0.18 10–14 (42%) 7–6 (54%) 97.8 +4.22
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1621 121.7 — — — — +70 -34 — 38.5% -0.69 3–2 (60%) 1–3 (25%) 100.2 +0.02
1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44 1975 1596 116.1 — — — — +70 -20 — 43.5% -0.11 4–4 (50%) 1–8 (11%) 94.0 +2.98
1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67 1976 1549 112.0 — — — — +52 — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 0–1 — +0.52
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75 1977 1631 139.0 — — — — -93 +39 — 44.9% -0.49 2–6 (25%) 6–4 (60%) 98.6 -0.45
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1523 117.6 — — — — +24 +99 +113 23.3% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.15
1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37 1979 1525 117.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.10 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
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 1888 137.2 — — — — -54 +82 -31 55.5% +0.44 44–59 (43%) 21–31 (40%) 92.2 +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.