H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Pat Cash vs Todd Nelson H2H: 3-0

Pat Cash holds a 3–0 lead over Todd Nelson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Pat Cash leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Pat Cash won the 1987 Nancy round of 16 6-3 6-1.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Pat Cash
AUS Age 61 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Todd Nelson
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Pat Cash #12 6-3 6-1 Todd Nelson #142 Match data Mar 27, 1987* R16 Nancy ATP 250 Carpet
Pat Cash #7 2-6 6-2 7-5 6-7 6-3 Todd Nelson #164 Match data Jun 26, 1985* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Pat Cash #18 6-3 6-3 6-2 Todd Nelson #143 Match data Sep 3, 1984* R32 US Open Grand Slam 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
Pat Cash #734 #4 658 2,098 210 134 61.0% 1 0 0 0 5 6
Todd Nelson #1,179 #58 156 1,650 53 90 37.1% 0 0 0 0 0 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.

Age Pat Cash Todd Nelson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1981 2–5 28.6% — 1,497 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1982 17–10 63.0% #63 1,698 0 1 — — — — — — —
18 1983 26–17 60.5% #34 1,830 0 2 — — — — — — —
19 1984 26–15 63.4% #10 1,906 0 2 — — — — — — —
20 1985 11–7 61.1% #67 1,834 0 2 — — — — — — —
21 1986 16–10 61.5% #24 1,879 0 2 — — — — — — —
22 1987 41–15 73.2% #7 2,022 1 5 1983 4–5 44.4% #423 1,528 0 0
23 1988 23–9 71.9% #20 1,950 1 5 1984 10–12 45.5% #97 1,602 0 0
24 1989 4–2 66.7% #368 1,927 1 5 1985 7–15 31.8% #161 1,565 0 0
25 1990 18–10 64.3% #81 1,873 1 6 1986 8–15 34.8% #117 1,565 0 0
26 1991 14–11 56.0% #108 1,807 1 6 1987 9–12 42.9% #112 1,575 0 0
27 1992 5–4 55.6% #203 1,819 1 6 1988 11–19 36.7% #122 1,563 0 0
28 — — — — — — — 1989 0–3 0.0% #486 1,520 0 0
29 1994 0–2 0.0% #511 1,768 1 6 1990 0–2 0.0% #485 1,506 0 0
30 1995 5–7 41.7% #250 1,679 1 6 1991 2–3 40.0% #273 1,514 0 0
31 1996 0–3 0.0% #765 1,620 1 6 1992 0–1 0.0% #302 1,503 0 0
32 1997 2–7 22.2% #379 1,575 1 6 1993 2–3 40.0% #255 1,505 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Pat Cash Todd Nelson
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 %
16 1981 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 3 4 7 42.9% 3 7 10 30.0% 15 6 21 71.4% 5 0 5 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 7 5 12 58.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1987 14 6 20 70.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 16 2 18 88.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 1983 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
23 1988 12 4 16 75.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1984 6 8 14 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
24 1989 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
25 1990 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1986 2 8 10 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
26 1991 5 2 7 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
27 1992 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 1988 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1994 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1995 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1996 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 74 52 126 58.7% 12 20 32 37.5% 80 34 114 70.2% 44 28 72 61.1% — 22 46 68 32.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 9 17 26 34.6% 19 20 39 48.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 54/60 of Pat Cash's and 10/11 of Todd Nelson's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Pat Cash Todd Nelson
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
26 1991 22/25 4.9 3.0 59.7% 71.2% 52.4% 64.0% 49.5% 63.4% 37.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 1992 8/9 6.1 2.8 62.6% 73.4% 54.8% 65.7% 42.7% 66.9% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 2/2 5.5 5.0 48.7% 63.5% 48.7% 51.7% 39.3% 56.0% 34.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 10/12 6.6 3.7 55.6% 76.0% 39.7% 52.4% 38.9% 59.5% 32.3% 1991 5/5 4.6 6.4 57.9% 72.8% 43.7% 60.2% 44.8% 61.1% 31.8%
31 1996 3/3 5.3 3.7 59.8% 61.4% 43.2% 35.2% 11.1% 54.0% 24.8% 1992 1/1 1.0 8.0 53.2% 60.6% 37.9% 50.0% 31.3% 50.0% 42.3%
32 1997 9/9 6.8 6.4 51.3% 75.6% 40.5% 52.5% 21.8% 57.9% 31.7% 1993 4/5 7.8 5.0 57.2% 73.8% 48.8% 61.4% 40.5% 62.8% 38.7%
Career — 54/344 5.8 3.8 57.6% 72.3% 47.8% 58.1% 39.4% 61.5% 34.9% — 10/143 5.5 6.0 57.1% 71.9% 45.2% 59.6% 41.7% 60.6% 35.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Pat Cash Todd Nelson
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
16 1981 1497 113.9 — — — — — — +35 31.3% -1.50 0–1 2–0 — +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1982 1698 132.0 — — — — -112 — +54 57.4% +0.56 7–3 (70%) 8–4 (67%) — +2.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1983 1830 138.2 — — — — -113 -305 +47 57.8% +0.59 8–6 (57%) 7–10 (41%) — +1.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1984 1906 144.1 — — — — -85 -352 +98 60.5% +0.71 8–6 (57%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 1834 136.3 — — — — -32 — +150 59.2% +0.84 4–5 (44%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 1879 151.2 — — — — -30 — +160 58.3% +0.72 5–4 (56%) 4–8 (33%) — -1.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1987 2023 157.7 — — — — -58 -499 +222 67.3% +1.03 9–5 (64%) 18–13 (58%) — -3.31 1983 1529 119.1 — — — — +2 — +81 47.6% +0.05 0–1 2–0 — +0.32
23 1988 1950 151.7 — — — — +5 -347 +195 66.7% +1.50 6–2 (75%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.37 1984 1602 120.6 — — — — -5 -43 — 47.4% -0.21 4–5 (44%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.29
24 1989 1927 118.1 — — — — -1 — — 64.7% +0.94 2–0 2–1 (67%) — +0.10 1985 1566 122.4 — — — — +31 — +19 40.3% -0.61 2–6 (25%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.78
25 1990 1874 140.0 — — — — +4 — +236 57.7% +0.63 8–4 (67%) 8–10 (44%) — -0.75 1986 1565 134.9 — — — — +9 — +12 37.7% -0.70 4–4 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.43
26 1991 1807 141.6 +2.17 -0.28 1.021 50.7% +66 -205 +265 58.2% +0.30 3–5 (38%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.86 1987 1575 132.2 — — — — +42 — -8 50.0% +0.07 1–7 (13%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.45
27 1992 1819 136.1 +2.39 +1.48 1.179 52.8% +11 — +259 64.3% +0.36 0–4 (0%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.59 1988 1564 133.6 — — — — +52 — -56 39.2% -0.70 4–5 (44%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.85
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1989 1520 99.2 — — — — +44 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — +0.26
29 1994 1769 98.9 -1.13 +1.33 0.791 45.3% — — — 33.3% -1.84 0–2 — — +0.19 1990 1507 110.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — -0.14
30 1995 1680 117.3 -1.30 -1.24 0.799 46.1% +77 — — 41.4% -1.03 4–1 (80%) 4–2 (67%) — -0.32 1991 1514 111.4 -1.52 -0.18 0.816 47.2% +43 — — 42.9% -0.71 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.24
31 1996 1620 100.5 -2.77 -3.64 0.540 40.4% — — — 0.0% -2.86 — 0–1 — +0.11 1992 1504 104.3 -0.63 +1.44 0.846 45.8% — — — 0.0% -1.33 — 0–2 — -0.06
32 1997 1576 115.0 -0.83 -2.98 0.752 45.6% +79 — — 30.4% -1.43 0–2 3–1 (75%) — -0.44 1993 1506 108.4 +0.32 +1.18 1.039 50.4% +33 — — 35.7% -0.57 1–0 0–2 — +0.53
Career — 2098 151.6 +0.66 -0.77 0.907 48.5% -24 -330 +136 58.8% +0.60 64–50 (56%) 90–77 (54%) 101.4 -1.21 — 1651 134.5 -0.70 +0.53 0.904 48.3% +28 -43 +10 41.7% -0.46 18–33 (35%) 30–39 (43%) 93.7 +2.37

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.