H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Richard Russell vs Nicola Spear H2H: 1-5

Nicola Spear holds a 5–1 lead over Richard Russell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Nicola Spear leads 3–0 on clay and 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Nicola Spear won the 1973 Madrid round of 64 6-3 6-1.

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Richard Russell
JAM Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 5
6 main-draw meetings
Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nicola Spear 6-3 6-1 Richard Russell Match data Apr 25, 1973* R64 Madrid ATP 250 Clay
Nicola Spear 6-3 4-6 6-4 Richard Russell Match data Mar 31, 1971* R32 San Juan ATP 250 Hard
Nicola Spear 6-4 6-4 Richard Russell Match data Mar 24, 1971* R32 Caracas ATP 250 Clay
Richard Russell 6-2 4-6 6-4 Nicola Spear Match data Mar 10, 1971* R32 Hampton ATP 250 Hard
Nicola Spear 6-4 4-6 6-4 Richard Russell Match data Mar 3, 1971* R64 Macon ATP 250 Hard
Nicola Spear 6-2 6-4 Richard Russell Match data Jul 22, 1970* R64 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 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
Richard Russell #373 #140 — 1,581 56 100 35.9% 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.

Richard Russell Nicola Spear
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 15–19 44.1% — 1,520 0 0 1968 9–12 42.9% — 1,491 0 0
1969 12–18 40.0% — 1,565 0 0 1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,572 0 0
1970 6–20 23.1% — 1,467 0 0 1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0
1971 12–24 33.3% — 1,486 0 0 1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,486 0 0
1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,503 0 0 1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,480 0 0
1973 3–7 30.0% #191 1,473 0 0 1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0
1974 1–1 50.0% #249 1,487 0 0 1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,453 0 0
1975 0–2 0.0% #373 1,480 0 0 1975 20–26 43.5% #92 1,538 0 0
— — — — — — — 1976 5–16 23.8% #151 1,498 0 0
— — — — — — — 1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,563 0 0
— — — — — — — 1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,532 0 0
— — — — — — — 1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,509 0 0
— — — — — — — 1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,480 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.

Richard Russell 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 %
1968 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 9 10 19 47.4% — — — — 1968 — — — — 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
1969 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 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%
1970 4 8 12 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 7 12 19 36.8% 1 6 7 14.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
1972 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
1973 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1974 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1975 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 21 41 48.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 12 15 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career 25 37 62 40.3% 6 22 28 21.4% 22 31 53 41.5% 3 10 13 23.1% 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 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.

Richard Russell 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
1968 1520 108.4 — — — — +28 — -30 44.4% -0.11 0–3 (0%) — — -0.20 1968 1491 109.4 — — — — — +3 +11 50.0% +0.09 1–4 (20%) — — +0.39
1969 1566 115.6 — — — — +17 -97 -27 43.8% -0.41 4–6 (40%) — — -0.48 1969 1573 117.4 — — — — +68 -29 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — — +0.04
1970 1467 112.2 — — — — +78 -49 -41 24.1% -1.53 1–5 (17%) 2–4 (33%) 94.7 -0.30 1970 1660 126.5 — — — — -15 +22 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 — +4.01
1971 1487 114.0 — — — — +65 -118 -35 35.3% -0.75 6–5 (55%) 2–4 (33%) 101.4 +1.60 1971 1487 101.9 — — — — +53 +121 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 95.5 +3.78
1972 1503 108.3 — — — — +70 — -59 41.9% -0.49 6–3 (67%) 3–2 (60%) 104.9 +1.87 1972 1481 124.0 — — — — — +100 -19 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — — -1.13
1973 1474 96.1 — — — — +81 -80 — 22.2% -1.83 2–0 0–3 (0%) — +0.89 1973 1471 115.8 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 — +0.29
1974 1488 99.6 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 — — — +0.18 1974 1454 115.0 — — — — — +5 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.50
1975 1481 101.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.13 1975 1539 127.5 — — — — -70 +35 — 43.3% -0.37 2–7 (22%) 4–5 (44%) 95.1 +2.44
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1499 119.0 — — — — -2 -23 — 32.0% -1.12 0–5 (0%) 2–3 (40%) 93.6 +0.67
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1564 131.9 — — — — -29 -17 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) 99.4 +1.75
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1532 109.7 — — — — — -12 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — — +0.29
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1510 102.5 — — — — — -25 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 — +0.37
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1480 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.34
Career 1582 112.9 — — — — +56 -89 -34 36.9% -0.74 19–22 (46%) 7–13 (35%) 96.9 +2.33 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.