Nikola Špear

Nikola "Nikki" Špear (; 22 February 1944 – 2 December 2017), often spelled Nicola Spear in English-language media, was a Serbian tennis player and coach who represented Yugoslavia in his playing career.

Professional career Špear won the senior championship of Yugoslavia 1968, 1972, 1973 and 1975.

Between 1969 and 1975, he represented Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup, compiling a 5–9 record in singles and 3–4 in doubles, for an overall 8–13 record across seven ties.

Following his playing career, Špear worked as a tennis coach, leading the Denmark Davis Cup team, the German Fed Cup team, and the FR Yugoslavia Davis Cup team.

In addition to his coaching career, he also organised tennis events in his hometown of Subotica.

Career finals Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Tour (0–3)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–2)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–2)Indoor (0–1)

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) Legend Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Tour (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–1)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Apr 1977 Munich, West Germany Clay John Whitlinger František Pála Balázs Taróczy 3–6, 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Records Year Record Players matched 1968 Triple bagel win (6–0, 6–0, 6–0) At least 17 players