H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Roger Taylor H2H: 1-0

Nicola Spear holds a 1–0 lead over Roger Taylor in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nicola Spear leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nicola Spear won the 1975 Dutch Open round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Roger Taylor
GBR Age 85 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicola Spear 6-3 6-1 Roger Taylor Match data Jul 23, 1975* R32 Dutch 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 1,705 110 172 39.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roger Taylor #372 #11 0 2,003 369 297 55.4% 0 0 0 0 9 9

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 Roger Taylor
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 27–51 34.6% — 1,568 0 1
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 49–31 61.2% — 1,802 0 1
1970 27–17 61.4% — 1,659 0 0 1970 62–37 62.6% — 1,914 0 3
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 44–37 54.3% — 1,868 0 4
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,481 0 0 1972 42–27 60.9% — 1,895 0 5
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 51–23 68.9% #16 1,885 0 7
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 23–18 56.1% #42 1,849 0 7
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1975 39–23 62.9% #52 1,793 0 9
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1976 13–14 48.1% #80 1,718 0 9
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1977 12–19 38.7% #99 1,608 0 9
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1978 6–12 33.3% #162 1,552 0 9
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0 1979 1–2 33.3% #400 1,558 0 9
1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0 1980 0–3 0.0% #372 1,519 0 9

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 Roger Taylor
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 10 17 41.2% 3 7 10 30.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 9 25 34 26.5%
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% 15 9 24 62.5% 22 11 33 66.7% 6 4 10 60.0%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 21 11 32 65.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 18 11 29 62.1% 7 3 10 70.0% 30 16 46 65.2% 7 7 14 50.0%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 11 10 21 52.4% 17 10 27 63.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 11 17 35.3%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 5 3 8 62.5% 9 6 15 60.0% 16 4 20 80.0% 21 10 31 67.7%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 4 10 60.0%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 11 9 20 55.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 27 9 36 75.0%
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% 9 9 18 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 4 3 7 57.1% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 20 23 43 46.5% 80 119 199 40.2% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7% Career 80 66 146 54.8% 93 75 168 55.4% 93 62 155 60.0% 103 94 197 52.3%

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 Roger Taylor
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 1568 105.0 — — — — -111 -102 -27 38.5% -1.40 10–12 (45%) — — -1.42
1969 1572 117.3 — — — — +67 -28 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1803 133.0 — — — — -157 -89 +34 58.8% +0.65 14–10 (58%) 1–2 (33%) — -3.87
1970 1659 126.0 — — — — -14 +25 — 57.3% +0.67 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.07 1970 1914 147.5 — — — — -39 -122 +31 61.2% +0.62 14–19 (42%) 8–7 (53%) 98.1 -2.40
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.75 1971 1869 147.0 — — — — -71 +14 +59 55.0% +0.41 12–13 (48%) 11–10 (52%) 100.3 -5.60
1972 1481 123.8 — — — — — +99 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1896 149.0 — — — — -3 +25 — 59.2% +0.21 12–14 (46%) 22–7 (76%) 106.3 -7.10
1973 1470 115.6 — — — — — +47 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.32 1973 1886 145.5 — — — — -18 +14 +79 62.4% +0.86 18–13 (58%) 9–13 (41%) 94.8 -1.59
1974 1453 115.0 — — — — — +4 -20 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1849 144.6 — — — — +14 +77 +69 55.9% +0.16 3–5 (38%) 10–4 (71%) 99.8 -2.99
1975 1538 127.4 — — — — -69 +37 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.46 1975 1793 134.2 — — — — +73 +43 — 59.3% +0.41 12–8 (60%) 17–7 (71%) 103.0 +2.72
1976 1498 119.0 — — — — -2 -22 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67 1976 1718 127.1 — — — — +83 +48 +120 47.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 97.6 -0.34
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75 1977 1609 122.7 — — — — +125 +47 +152 41.1% -0.51 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) 95.7 +2.26
1978 1532 109.8 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1552 122.4 — — — — +136 +86 +130 41.3% -0.30 2–8 (20%) 1–5 (17%) 89.1 +0.87
1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37 1979 1559 111.8 — — — — — — +111 33.3% -0.56 1–1 — — -0.27
1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34 1980 1520 104.0 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.40 0–2 — — +0.06
Career 1705 125.0 — — — — +22 +19 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.75 Career 2004 142.1 — — — — -21 +2 +45 55.2% +0.22 105–113 (48%) 86–63 (58%) 100.4 -3.00

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.