H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC
Nicola Spear vs Tony Roche H2H: 0-2
Tony Roche holds a 2–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1969 Paris fourth round 10-8 6-2.
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SRB
Right-Handed
H2H
0
–
2
2 main draw meetings
AUS
Age 81
Left-Handed
178 cm / 5'10"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 1969* | Paris | ATP 250 | R16 | Carpet | Tony Roche | 10-8 6-2 | Nicola Spear | Match data |
| May 23, 1969* | Rome | Masters 1000 | R64 | Clay | Tony Roche | 6-0 6-2 | Nicola Spear | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Spear | #536 | #68 | 0 | 1,707 | 109 | 170 | 39.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Roche | #166 | #8 | 0 | 2,135 | 360 | 191 | 65.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
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 | Tony Roche | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 1968 | 7–11 | 38.9% | — | 1,446 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 53–35 | 60.2% | — | 1,839 | 0 | 5 |
| 1969 | 11–14 | 44.0% | — | 1,532 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 86–30 | 74.1% | — | 1,970 | 0 | 12 |
| 1970 | 28–18 | 60.9% | — | 1,657 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 55–17 | 76.4% | — | 2,060 | 0 | 16 |
| 1971 | 10–20 | 33.3% | — | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 17–16 | 51.5% | — | 1,850 | 0 | 16 |
| 1972 | 3–12 | 20.0% | — | 1,481 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 19–15 | 55.9% | — | 1,906 | 0 | 17 |
| 1973 | 5–13 | 27.8% | #124 | 1,469 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 3–4 | 42.9% | — | 1,864 | 0 | 17 |
| 1974 | 3–14 | 17.6% | #153 | 1,440 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 33–16 | 67.3% | #27 | 1,929 | 0 | 18 |
| 1975 | 20–25 | 44.4% | #92 | 1,554 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 31–13 | 70.5% | #12 | 1,962 | 0 | 18 |
| 1976 | 5–15 | 25.0% | #151 | 1,514 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 17–11 | 60.7% | #50 | 2,016 | 0 | 20 |
| 1977 | 15–19 | 44.1% | #122 | 1,567 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 21–16 | 56.8% | #19 | 1,918 | 0 | 20 |
| 1978 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #357 | 1,535 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 16–12 | 57.1% | #32 | 1,843 | 0 | 21 |
| 1979 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #312 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 6–4 | 60.0% | #166 | 1,797 | 0 | 21 |
| 1980 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #383 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 3–2 | 60.0% | — | 1,807 | 0 | 21 |