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

Ricardo Cano vs Nicola Spear H2H: 2-0

Ricardo Cano holds a 2–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ricardo Cano leads 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Ricardo Cano won the 1978 Roland Garros round of 128 3-6 6-4 6-3 7-5.

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Ricardo Cano
ARG Age 75 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ricardo Cano 3-6 6-4 6-3 7-5 Nicola Spear Match data May 31, 1978* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Ricardo Cano 7-5 6-3 Nicola Spear Match data Apr 6, 1976* R64 Nice 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
Ricardo Cano #768 #42 0 1,797 140 145 49.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

Ricardo Cano Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,493 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,490 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1972 2–5 28.6% — 1,477 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1973 1–1 50.0% — 1,489 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1974 2–2 50.0% #274 1,503 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1975 18–13 58.1% #42 1,738 0 0 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1976 43–26 62.3% #51 1,732 0 0 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1977 18–24 42.9% #99 1,674 0 0 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
1978 10–13 43.5% #81 1,632 0 0 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
1979 3–10 23.1% #169 1,566 0 0 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
1980 3–8 27.3% #73 1,543 0 0 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
1981 33–24 57.9% #62 1,716 0 0 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
1982 3–11 21.4% #91 1,608 0 0 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 0 0
1983 4–6 40.0% #219 1,580 0 0 — — — — — — —

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.

Ricardo Cano 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 %
1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1971 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
1972 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1974 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1975 — — — — 18 13 31 58.1% — — — — — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1976 3 1 4 75.0% 38 23 61 62.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1977 1 3 4 25.0% 16 20 36 44.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1978 — — — — 10 13 23 43.5% — — — — — — — — 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1979 — — — — 3 10 13 23.1% — — — — — — — — 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1981 4 1 5 80.0% 29 22 51 56.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1983 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 9 8 17 52.9% 128 129 257 49.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 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.

Ricardo Cano 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
1970 1494 97.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.67 — — — -0.19 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1971 1490 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.20 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1972 1477 95.2 — — — — — +34 — 30.0% -1.45 1–1 — — +0.44 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1973 1490 106.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% +0.50 — 0–1 — +0.17 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) — +3.78
1974 1504 106.5 — — — — — +29 — 50.0% +0.50 1–1 1–0 — +0.69 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1975 1739 141.6 — — — — — +46 — 51.9% +0.06 7–3 (70%) 3–3 (50%) — -0.44 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1976 1732 133.4 — — — — -109 +26 — 56.2% +0.47 14–8 (64%) 7–4 (64%) — +6.25 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1977 1674 138.6 — — — — -85 +10 — 43.4% -0.47 7–7 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -1.77 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) — +2.44
1978 1632 125.5 — — — — — +5 — 44.6% -0.20 3–2 (60%) 1–1 — +1.33 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.67
1979 1567 118.1 — — — — — -5 — 36.1% -0.89 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.24 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) — +1.75
1980 1543 122.9 — — — — — -2 — 37.0% -0.63 1–4 (20%) — — +0.12 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
1981 1717 140.9 — — — — -79 +17 — 54.5% +0.30 11–4 (73%) 7–10 (41%) — +1.92 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
1982 1608 117.3 — — — — -14 +43 — 26.5% -1.82 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.08 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
1983 1581 107.3 — — — — — +48 — 46.4% -0.50 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1797 137.7 — — — — -81 +21 — 47.7% -0.16 51–43 (54%) 33–30 (52%) 106.0 +3.30 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.