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Nikola Pilic vs Ron Holmberg H2H: 1-0

Nikola Pilic holds a 1–0 lead over Ron Holmberg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nikola Pilic leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Nikola Pilic won the 1969 Newport round robin 6-5 4-6 1-0(2).

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Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ron Holmberg
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nikola Pilic 6-5 4-6 1-0(2) Ron Holmberg Match data Aug 20, 1969 RR Newport ATP 250 Grass

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
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,950 301 249 54.7% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Ron Holmberg — — — 1,661 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0

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.

Nikola Pilic Ron Holmberg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0 — — — — — — —
1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1 — — — — — — —
1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2 — — — — — — —
1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3 — — — — — — —
1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4 — — — — — — —
1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4 — — — — — — —
1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4 — — — — — — —
1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5 — — — — — — —
1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,752 0 5 — — — — — — —
1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5 — — — — — — —
1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5 — — — — — — —

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.

Nikola Pilic Ron Holmberg
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 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4% 1968 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1969 5 5 10 50.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6%
1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1970 1 6 7 14.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4% 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1 1 2 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 48 46 94 51.1% 105 86 191 55.0% 64 37 101 63.4% 84 80 164 51.2% Career 11 17 28 39.3% 6 13 19 31.6% 10 15 25 40.0% 7 18 25 28.0%

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.

Nikola Pilic Ron Holmberg
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 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40 1968 1616 113.4 — — — — -82 -74 +25 53.6% +0.23 6–4 (60%) — — -0.23
1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25 1969 1578 122.9 — — — — -18 -99 +28 36.9% -0.80 7–13 (35%) 0–2 — -1.09
1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) 105.5 -3.73 1970 1541 109.6 — — — — -48 — +4 20.9% -1.77 2–2 (50%) 2–0 — -0.94
1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) 102.1 -3.55 1971 1547 109.6 — — — — — -50 — 35.7% -1.00 — 0–3 (0%) — +0.13
1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) 98.7 -5.81 1972 1536 108.2 — — — — -20 — — 30.0% -0.90 — 1–0 — +0.01
1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) 98.1 -3.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) 105.7 -1.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975 1872 141.1 — — — — -40 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1976 1752 126.5 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 95.7 -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +18 +284 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) 96.7 -0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +19 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1950 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.78 Career 1662 119.2 — — — — -41 -86 +22 38.5% -0.70 15–19 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 99.4 -2.21

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.