H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 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 round of 16 10-8 6-2.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche 10-8 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data Nov 11, 1969* R16 Paris ATP 250 Carpet
Tony Roche 6-0 6-2 Nicola Spear Match data May 23, 1969* R64 Italian 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 1,710 111 173 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17
1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17
1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20
1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20

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 Tony Roche
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 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0%
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
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% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7% Career 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7%

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 Tony Roche
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 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46
1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04 1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25
1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01 1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) 105.6 -2.52
1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78 1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) 101.5 -2.07
1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13 1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 102.5 -4.39
1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29 1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53
1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) 101.3 -0.53
1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44 1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) 94.4 -2.87
1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) 98.3 -1.68
1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) 99.9 -3.97
1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) 98.8 -0.51
1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) 93.9 +0.98
1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44
Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68 Career 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32

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.