Ken Rosewall def. Syd Ball

6-2 7-6

Ken Rosewall defeated Syd Ball 6-2 7-6 in the 1978 Brisbane International round of 16 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 13, 1978*
Tournament: Brisbane International
Edition: 1978
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ken Rosewall	Syd Ball
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Nov 2, 1934	Jan 24, 1950
Age	43	28
Height	170 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,815	1,500
Current career W-L	535–193	125–181
Current career earnings	$1,602,700	—

Pre-match H2H

Ken Rosewall 3 – 0 Syd Ball

Path

Ken Rosewall's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Chris Kachel	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1978	R32

Ken Rosewall's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tom Gorman	7-6 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 14, 1978	QF

Syd Ball's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Greg Braun	2-6 7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 1978	R32