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

Nicola Spear vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 0-1

Nikola Pilic holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nikola Pilic leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nikola Pilic won the 1977 Brussels round of 16 6-4 4-6 7-5.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nikola Pilic #80 6-4 4-6 7-5 Nicola Spear #98 Match data Jun 10, 1977* R16 Brussels 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
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,950 301 249 54.7% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,752 0 5
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5
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 Nikola Pilic
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 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
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 48 46 94 51.1% 105 86 191 55.0% 64 37 101 63.4% 84 80 164 51.2%

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 Nikola Pilic
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 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01 1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) 105.5 -3.73
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) 102.1 -3.55
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) 98.7 -5.81
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29 1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) 98.1 -3.46
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) 105.7 -1.38
1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44 1975 1872 141.1 — — — — -40 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -0.41
1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67 1976 1752 126.5 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 95.7 -0.02
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75 1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +18 +284 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) 96.7 -0.64
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +19 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 +0.12
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 1950 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.78

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.