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

Paul Mcnamee vs Nicola Spear H2H: 1-0

Paul Mcnamee holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paul Mcnamee leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paul Mcnamee won the 1977 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 64 6-4 6-3.

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Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Mcnamee 6-4 6-3 Nicola Spear #77 Match data Aug 25, 1977* R64 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 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
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,710 111 173 39.1% 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.

Paul Mcnamee Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2 — — — — — — —
1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2 — — — — — — —
1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 0 2 — — — — — — —

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.

Paul Mcnamee Nicola Spear
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 %
1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4% Career 20 23 43 46.5% 81 120 201 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7%

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.

Paul Mcnamee Nicola Spear
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
1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78
1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44
1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67
1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75
1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30 Career 1710 125.2 — — — — +22 +18 -10 42.9% -0.36 27–53 (34%) 17–18 (49%) 91.5 +4.68

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.