Nicola Spear
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Kodes | 2 | 8 | 10 | Oct 12, 1977 | H2H |
| Manuel Orantes | 1 | 5 | 6 | Nov 11, 1976 | H2H |
| Richard Russell | 5 | 1 | 6 | Apr 25, 1973 | H2H |
| Kjell Johansson | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jul 20, 1979 | H2H |
| J. Mandarino | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 2, 1976 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC
Nicola Spear vs Tom Edlefsen H2H: 0-1
Tom Edlefsen holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tom Edlefsen leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tom Edlefsen won the 1971 South Orange round of 64 7-6 6-3.
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H2H Match Log
| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Edlefsen | 7-6 6-3 | Nicola Spear | Match data | Sep 3, 1971* | R64 | South Orange | ATP 250 | Hard |
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 |
| Tom Edlefsen | #172 | #94 | 0 | 1,739 | 109 | 145 | 42.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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 | Tom Edlefsen | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 9–12 | 42.9% | — | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 19–22 | 46.3% | — | 1,528 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | 11–14 | 44.0% | — | 1,572 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 26–25 | 51.0% | — | 1,597 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | 28–18 | 60.9% | — | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 16–19 | 45.7% | — | 1,582 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | 10–20 | 33.3% | — | 1,486 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 21–19 | 52.5% | — | 1,627 | 0 | 1 |
| 1972 | 3–12 | 20.0% | — | 1,480 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 10–10 | 50.0% | — | 1,718 | 0 | 2 |
| 1973 | 5–13 | 27.8% | #124 | 1,470 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 9–25 | 26.5% | #111 | 1,570 | 0 | 2 |
| 1974 | 3–14 | 17.6% | #153 | 1,453 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 6–16 | 27.3% | #118 | 1,508 | 0 | 2 |
| 1975 | 20–26 | 43.5% | #92 | 1,538 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 2–9 | 18.2% | #172 | 1,511 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | Tom Edlefsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 1969 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 1969 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 1970 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 22 | 12 | 34 | 64.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1970 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 1971 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1971 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1972 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1972 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% |
| 1974 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 1975 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 20 | 21 | 41 | 48.8% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1975 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 1976 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 3 | 12 | 15 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 12 | 16 | 28 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 45 | 56 | 101 | 44.6% | 30 | 37 | 67 | 44.8% | 16 | 18 | 34 | 47.1% | 18 | 34 | 52 | 34.6% |
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 | Tom Edlefsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1529 | 107.7 | — | — | — | — | -11 | -39 | +57 | 47.6% | -0.09 | 5–8 (38%) | — | — | +1.20 |
| 1969 | 1573 | 117.4 | — | — | — | — | +68 | -29 | — | 44.9% | -0.26 | 4–2 (67%) | — | — | +0.04 | 1969 | 1597 | 119.3 | — | — | — | — | +6 | -63 | +29 | 50.0% | +0.15 | 8–9 (47%) | — | — | +1.82 |
| 1970 | 1660 | 126.5 | — | — | — | — | -15 | +22 | — | 57.0% | +0.65 | 5–4 (56%) | 1–0 | — | +4.01 | 1970 | 1582 | 114.6 | — | — | — | — | +30 | -31 | — | 47.5% | +0.20 | 4–6 (40%) | 0–2 | — | +3.75 |
| 1971 | 1487 | 101.9 | — | — | — | — | +53 | +121 | -22 | 39.5% | -1.01 | 5–8 (38%) | 4–5 (44%) | — | +3.78 | 1971 | 1627 | 119.4 | — | — | — | — | -1 | -10 | — | 51.6% | +0.18 | 9–8 (53%) | 7–6 (54%) | — | +3.42 |
| 1972 | 1481 | 124.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +100 | -19 | 28.2% | -1.13 | 2–3 (40%) | — | — | -1.13 | 1972 | 1718 | 125.5 | — | — | — | — | -25 | — | — | 45.1% | -0.55 | 8–3 (73%) | 6–4 (60%) | — | -1.16 |
| 1973 | 1471 | 115.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +46 | — | 38.6% | -0.52 | 1–4 (20%) | 2–0 | — | +0.29 | 1973 | 1570 | 118.3 | — | — | — | — | -6 | +52 | — | 30.4% | -1.11 | 6–7 (46%) | 3–7 (30%) | — | -0.99 |
| 1974 | 1454 | 115.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +5 | -21 | 31.6% | -0.71 | 3–6 (33%) | 1–2 (33%) | — | -0.50 | 1974 | 1509 | 109.4 | — | — | — | — | +36 | +61 | — | 32.7% | -1.49 | 2–3 (40%) | 5–3 (63%) | — | +0.86 |
| 1975 | 1539 | 127.5 | — | — | — | — | -70 | +35 | — | 43.3% | -0.37 | 2–7 (22%) | 4–5 (44%) | — | +2.44 | 1975 | 1512 | 118.2 | — | — | — | — | +16 | — | — | 24.0% | -1.88 | 1–2 (33%) | — | — | -0.84 |
| 1976 | 1499 | 119.0 | — | — | — | — | -2 | -23 | — | 32.0% | -1.12 | 0–5 (0%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | +0.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | 1564 | 131.9 | — | — | — | — | -29 | -17 | — | 47.4% | 0.00 | 4–7 (36%) | 3–1 (75%) | — | +1.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | 1532 | 109.7 | — | — | — | — | — | -12 | — | 30.8% | -0.85 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 1739 | 120.0 | — | — | — | — | +4 | -19 | +41 | 44.1% | -0.32 | 43–46 (48%) | 21–22 (49%) | 102.7 | +3.24 |
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.