H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Jim Mcmanus H2H: 2-1

Nicola Spear holds a 2–1 lead over Jim Mcmanus in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Nicola Spear leads 2–0 on clay, while Jim Mcmanus leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicola Spear won the 1974 Canadian Open round of 64 6-7 6-1 7-6.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Jim Mcmanus
USA Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicola Spear #156 6-7 6-1 7-6 Jim Mcmanus #113 Match data Aug 14, 1974* R64 Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Jim Mcmanus 6-4 6-0 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 3, 1970* QF San Juan ATP 250 Hard
Nicola Spear 6-4 6-2 Jim Mcmanus Match data Apr 17, 1969* R32 Houston 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
Jim Mcmanus #418 #90 0 1,727 131 220 37.3% 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 Jim Mcmanus
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 34–20 63.0% — 1,656 0 0
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 15–22 40.5% — 1,590 0 0
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 29–34 46.0% — 1,575 0 0
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 14–27 34.1% — 1,494 0 0
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 14–26 35.0% — 1,564 0 0
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 16–32 33.3% #95 1,560 0 0
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 3–21 12.5% #132 1,423 0 0
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1975 5–16 23.8% #152 1,474 0 0
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1976 1–17 5.6% #192 1,391 0 0
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1977 0–2 0.0% #220 1,371 0 0
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1978 0–3 0.0% #418 1,348 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 Jim Mcmanus
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 18 9 27 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 12 6 18 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 6 7 13 46.2% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 8 11 19 42.1% 11 12 23 47.8% 6 7 13 46.2% 4 4 8 50.0%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 5 11 16 31.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 3 6 50.0%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 6 7 13 46.2% 2 8 10 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 7 9 22.2%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 7 9 16 43.8% 2 12 14 14.3% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 7 9 22.2%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 1 4 5 20.0% 1 9 10 10.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5%
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% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 1 3 4 25.0% 0 8 8 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 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 55 68 123 44.7% 30 72 102 29.4% 31 34 65 47.7% 15 46 61 24.6%

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 Jim Mcmanus
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 1657 125.3 — — — — +22 -113 +49 62.0% +1.11 3–6 (33%) — — +0.50
1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1591 113.8 — — — — +84 -47 +26 44.2% -0.21 5–8 (38%) — — +1.39
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01 1970 1575 119.3 — — — — +40 +40 +28 45.6% -0.32 10–5 (67%) 2–3 (40%) — +2.36
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78 1971 1494 110.8 — — — — +16 +47 +86 35.8% -0.80 6–7 (46%) 4–3 (57%) — +2.53
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1564 120.4 — — — — +13 -79 +70 38.8% -0.44 7–7 (50%) 3–8 (27%) — +1.84
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29 1973 1560 117.0 — — — — -5 -129 +96 35.5% -0.92 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) — +0.38
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1424 109.9 — — — — +48 -98 — 24.6% -1.68 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.11
1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44 1975 1474 119.1 — — — — -4 -91 — 27.1% -1.83 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.10
1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67 1976 1391 104.7 — — — — +56 -71 — 11.9% -3.02 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — -0.29
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75 1977 1371 98.2 — — — — — — — 16.7% -2.67 — — — +0.18
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1348 94.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.86 0–1 — — +0.31
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 1728 119.5 — — — — +28 -46 +57 40.1% -0.59 43–53 (45%) 17–26 (40%) 94.6 +2.60

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.