H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Roy Emerson vs Nikola Pilic H2H: 3-4

Nikola Pilic holds a 4–3 lead over Roy Emerson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Nikola Pilic leads 2–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Nikola Pilic won the 1973 Philadelphia Wct round of 16 7-6(3) 7-6(6).

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 4
7 main draw meetings
Nikola Pilic
CRO Left-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nikola Pilic 7-6(3) 7-6(6) Roy Emerson Match data Feb 9, 1973* R16 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic (w/o) Roy Emerson Match data Jul 4, 1972* R32 St. Louis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Nikola Pilic 6-2 4-6 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Jul 29, 1971* QF Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 2-6 6-4 6-3 Nikola Pilic Match data May 6, 1971* R32 Italian Open ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 1-6 7-6 6-4 Nikola Pilic Match data Oct 3, 1970* R16 Vancouver ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-5 2-6 1-0(4) Nikola Pilic Match data Aug 26, 1970 RR Newport 2 ATP 250 Grass
Nikola Pilic 4-6 7-5 6-3 Roy Emerson Match data Jul 12, 1969* SF Dublin ATP 250 Grass

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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Nikola Pilic #284 #12 0 1,950 301 249 54.7% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Roy Emerson Nikola Pilic
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
28 — — — — — — — 1968 42–46 47.7% — 1,636 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 1969 27–24 52.9% — 1,767 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1970 47–31 60.3% — 1,887 0 2
31 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1971 39–31 55.7% — 1,842 0 3
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1972 34–28 54.8% — 1,891 0 4
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1973 44–27 62.0% #15 1,841 0 4
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1974 22–12 64.7% #32 1,904 0 4
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 1975 20–15 57.1% #50 1,871 0 5
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 1976 13–14 48.1% #68 1,752 0 5
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 1977 11–14 44.0% #82 1,697 0 5
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 1978 2–7 22.2% #284 1,620 0 5
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 — — — — — — —
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Roy Emerson Nikola Pilic
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 %
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 7 11 18 38.9% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 16 20 36 44.4%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 9 10 19 47.4% 9 6 15 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 5 6 11 45.5% 17 7 24 70.8% 20 11 31 64.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 10 4 14 71.4% 9 10 19 47.4%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1972 11 9 20 55.0% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6%
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1973 3 5 8 37.5% 26 13 39 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1974 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 18 8 26 69.2%
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% 1975 — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2%
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 7 10 17 41.2% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 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%
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% — — — — — — — —
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 48 46 94 51.1% 105 86 191 55.0% 64 37 101 63.4% 84 80 164 51.2%

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 Roy Emerson Nikola Pilic
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
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1636 111.3 — — — — -151 -16 -31 47.3% -0.36 10–12 (45%) — — -1.40
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1768 124.1 — — — — -72 -209 -64 53.7% +0.31 8–9 (47%) 1–0 — -0.25
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1888 148.2 — — — — -193 -47 +36 58.2% +0.88 14–13 (52%) 5–4 (56%) 105.5 -3.73
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1971 1842 144.2 — — — — -19 -83 +111 58.7% +0.69 8–5 (62%) 12–13 (48%) 102.1 -3.55
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1972 1892 147.9 — — — — -16 -78 +47 53.5% +0.29 7–7 (50%) 16–18 (47%) 98.7 -5.81
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) 100.2 -3.37 1973 1841 145.7 — — — — -61 +43 +118 60.6% +0.80 10–8 (56%) 15–13 (54%) 98.1 -3.46
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) 100.6 -6.39 1974 1905 139.1 — — — — -6 — +73 56.0% +0.54 11–3 (79%) 5–8 (38%) 105.7 -1.38
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) 108.3 -2.90 1975 1872 141.1 — — — — -40 +45 — 57.6% +0.42 7–6 (54%) 4–3 (57%) 99.8 -0.41
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) 106.5 -0.60 1976 1752 126.5 — — — — +23 +27 +201 49.3% -0.20 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 95.7 -0.02
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) 101.2 -0.52 1977 1698 136.2 — — — — +16 +18 +284 48.4% +0.05 6–5 (55%) 2–5 (29%) 96.7 -0.64
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 1978 1620 117.9 — — — — — +19 — 34.6% -0.54 1–3 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 95.2 +0.12
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 — 1950 142.6 — — — — -68 -21 +43 54.6% +0.39 86–74 (54%) 63–73 (46%) 98.1 -3.78

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.