H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Tom Gorman H2H: 0-2

Tom Gorman holds a 2–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tom Gorman leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tom Gorman won the 1971 San Juan round of 16 6-7 6-4 6-4.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Tom Gorman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tom Gorman 6-7 6-4 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 1, 1971* R16 San Juan ATP 250 Hard
Tom Gorman 6-2 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Feb 18, 1970* R32 Salisbury 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 Gorman #826 #10 0 2,006 415 291 58.8% 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 Tom Gorman
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 16–12 57.1% — 1,598 0 0
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 18–17 51.4% — 1,612 0 0
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 49–31 61.2% — 1,793 0 1
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 44–27 62.0% — 1,828 0 2
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 44–28 61.1% — 1,958 0 2
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 52–28 65.0% #11 1,945 0 5
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 53–25 67.9% #21 1,836 0 5
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1975 28–28 50.0% #45 1,870 0 7
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1976 31–25 55.4% #46 1,766 0 9
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1977 28–22 56.0% #43 1,773 0 9
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1978 15–10 60.0% #53 1,775 0 9
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0 1979 31–25 55.4% #53 1,739 0 9
1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0 1980 6–13 31.6% #156 1,618 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 Tom Gorman
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 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — —
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 0 3 3 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 14 8 22 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 19 10 29 65.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 17 8 25 68.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 19 12 31 61.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 14 8 22 63.6%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 12 5 17 70.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 21 12 33 63.6%
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 20 7 27 74.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 15 9 24 62.5%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 15 9 24 62.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 6 7 13 46.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7%
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 20 10 30 66.7% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 9 10 19 47.4%
1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7% Career 149 96 245 60.8% 68 60 128 53.1% 93 60 153 60.8% 105 75 180 58.3%

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 Gorman
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 1598 107.8 — — — — +23 -54 -40 59.7% +0.34 3–2 (60%) — — +0.03
1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1613 116.0 — — — — -36 -82 +81 50.5% +0.18 7–5 (58%) — — +0.76
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01 1970 1793 129.4 — — — — +49 -282 +24 56.5% +0.33 15–9 (63%) 4–10 (29%) — +3.37
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78 1971 1829 136.4 — — — — +47 -188 +105 59.9% +0.48 14–10 (58%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.31
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1958 142.1 — — — — -4 -325 +22 57.0% +0.35 19–10 (66%) 10–13 (43%) — -1.48
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29 1973 1945 143.6 — — — — +27 -130 +3 58.7% +0.42 26–11 (70%) 16–9 (64%) — -3.17
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1837 139.3 — — — — +106 -86 +95 63.4% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 16–15 (52%) — +2.50
1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44 1975 1871 136.5 — — — — +69 -167 +21 50.4% +0.04 12–9 (57%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.06
1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67 1976 1766 142.0 — — — — +127 -86 +99 53.3% -0.03 12–8 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.43
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75 1977 1773 144.6 — — — — +90 — +21 52.5% +0.13 9–6 (60%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.59
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1776 133.1 — — — — +42 -129 +92 54.5% +0.26 6–3 (67%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.15
1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37 1979 1739 133.5 — — — — +39 — +61 53.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — +4.23
1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34 1980 1618 116.9 — — — — +58 — +100 37.2% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.80
Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68 Career 2006 140.1 — — — — +55 -161 +51 56.0% +0.30 153–93 (62%) 106–100 (51%) 103.9 +0.85

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.