H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Jairo Velasco H2H: 2-1

Nicola Spear holds a 2–1 lead over Jairo Velasco in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nicola Spear leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Jairo Velasco won the 1976 Palma round of 16 7-5 7-6.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Jairo Velasco
ESP

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jairo Velasco 7-5 7-6 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 22, 1976* R16 Palma ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 6-3 6-2 Jairo Velasco Match data Apr 11, 1975* R16 Barcelona ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 6-4 7-9 6-3 Jairo Velasco Match data Apr 10, 1969* R32 Charlotte 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
Jairo Velasco — — — 1,701 — — — 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 Jairo Velasco
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 — — — — — — —
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 — — — — — — —
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 — — — — — — —
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 — — — — — — —
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 — — — — — — —
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 — — — — — — —
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 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 Jairo Velasco
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 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 0 3 3 0.0% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 — — — — 16 20 36 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 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% 15 23 38 39.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 — — — — 3 12 15 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 11 15 26 42.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7% Career 1 11 12 8.3% 99 133 232 42.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 9 12 25.0%

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 Jairo Velasco
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 1487 97.7 — — — — — +8 — 37.5% -0.88 — — — +0.08
1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1434 101.0 — — — — — -2 — 22.7% -2.05 0–2 — — +0.20
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.00 1970 1470 105.1 — — — — — +26 — 46.7% -0.27 — — — +0.67
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78 1971 1473 104.2 — — — — — +25 — 44.4% -0.78 — — — +0.23
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1527 109.1 — — — — — +48 — 43.8% -0.78 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.23
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.30 1973 1527 98.4 — — — — — +39 — 33.3% -1.50 — — — -0.14
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1586 130.5 — — — — -91 +40 — 45.6% -0.49 5–9 (36%) 5–4 (56%) 97.4 +0.69
1975 1538 127.5 — — — — -69 +36 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.47 1975 1638 124.0 — — — — — +29 — 42.1% -0.63 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 103.9 +1.65
1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67 1976 1602 131.7 — — — — -127 +31 — 40.2% -0.57 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 99.1 +1.17
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75 1977 1547 130.9 — — — — — +15 — 33.3% -1.00 1–6 (14%) 2–1 (67%) 97.0 -0.56
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1606 128.1 — — — — — +22 — 44.0% -0.60 4–3 (57%) — — -0.33
1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37 1979 1647 128.1 — — — — — +28 — 44.2% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.99
1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34 1980 1641 126.1 — — — — — +17 — 43.6% -0.60 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) 102.2 +0.07
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1609 118.1 — — — — — +40 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.22
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1621 121.6 — — — — — +59 — 41.7% -0.63 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 102.2 +0.28
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1620 127.0 — — — — — +33 — 42.6% -0.43 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24
Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +19 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.69 Career 1701 132.7 — — — — -101 +29 — 41.4% -0.67 41–51 (45%) 27–22 (55%) 102.2 +1.68

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.