S. Ball is 76 years old, born on January 24, 1950.

How many Grand Slams has S. Ball won?

S. Ball has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has S. Ball won?

S. Ball has not won a Masters 1000 title.

What is S. Ball's highest ATP ranking?

S. Ball's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 63, first achieved on June 3, 1974.

What is S. Ball's career win-loss record?

S. Ball has a career ATP singles record of 126 wins and 181 losses (41.0%).

When did S. Ball play professional tennis?

S. Ball turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1982.

What is S. Ball's best surface?

S. Ball's best surface is grass court with a 50.6% win rate (83W-81L).

Who is S. Ball's biggest rival?

S. Ball's most frequent opponent is R. Case, with a head-to-head record of 2–4 across 6 meetings.

S. Ball

AUS Age 76 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1968–1982

Peak ranking

63 (Jun 3, 1974)

Elo peak

1725 (58.1%ile)

Career record

126–181 (41.0%)

Career titles

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Dec 6, 1982*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	R64	Grass	Guy Forget #68	4-6 5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Dec 4, 1982*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	R128	Grass	Jonathan Smith	4-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5	W	—	Match data
Jun 23, 1982*	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	R128	Grass	E. Fromm #163	4-6 6-3 6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data
Jun 9, 1982*	Queen's Club	ATP 250	R64	Grass	Charlie Fancutt	7-5 1-6 1-6	L	—	Match data
Jan 7, 1982*	Adelaide (2)	ATP 250	R32	Grass	S. Krulevitz #86	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
R. Case	2	4	6	Oct 15, 1981	H2H
J. Caujolle	2	2	4	May 16, 1980	H2H
J. James	2	2	4	Oct 12, 1979	H2H
K. Rosewall	0	4	4	Oct 13, 1978	H2H
D. Crealy	1	3	4	Dec 7, 1977	H2H

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	18	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—
1969	19	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—
1970	20	6	8	14	42.9%	—	—
1971	21	8	13	21	38.1%	—	—
1972	22	7	9	16	43.8%	—	—
1973	23	14	13	27	51.9%	169	155
1974	24	34	35	69	49.3%	160	104
1975	25	14	27	41	34.2%	105	116
1976	26	8	19	27	29.6%	95	89
1977	27	3	10	13	23.1%	97	207
1978	28	2	5	7	28.6%	207	294
1979	29	3	5	8	37.5%	368	368
1980	30	12	13	25	48.0%	146	146
1981	31	8	12	20	40.0%	146	146
1982	32	1	4	5	20.0%	168	168
Career		126	181	307	41.0%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
1969	19	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%
1970	20	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—	—	—	6	8	14	42.9%
1971	21	1	1	2	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	—	—	—	—	8	13	21	38.1%
1972	22	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	7	12	41.7%	—	—	—	—	7	9	16	43.8%
1973	23	1	2	3	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	9	8	17	52.9%	—	—	—	—	14	13	27	51.9%
1974	24	4	9	13	30.8%	3	7	10	30.0%	23	11	34	67.6%	4	8	12	33.3%	34	35	69	49.3%
1975	25	4	6	10	40.0%	2	8	10	20.0%	3	5	8	37.5%	5	8	13	38.5%	14	27	41	34.1%
1976	26	4	4	8	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	8	9	11.1%	8	19	27	29.6%
1977	27	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	10	13	23.1%
1978	28	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1979	29	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	5	8	37.5%
1980	30	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	12	13	25	48.0%
1981	31	1	5	6	16.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	8	12	20	40.0%
1982	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%
Career	—	19	37	56	33.9%	11	32	43	25.6%	83	81	164	50.6%	13	31	44	29.5%	126	181	307	41.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	23	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
1974	24	0	5	5	0.0%	3	11	14	21.4%	3	11	14	21.4%	8	6	14	57.1%	14	33	47	29.8%
1975	25	0	3	3	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	4	12	16	25.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	8	23	31	25.8%
1976	26	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	6	7	14.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	7	17	24	29.2%
1977	27	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	3	9	12	25.0%
1978	28	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1979	29	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	5	7	28.6%
1980	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	4	7	11	36.4%	6	3	9	66.7%	10	12	22	45.5%
1981	31	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	8	2	10	80.0%	8	10	18	44.4%
1982	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
Career		0	13	13	0.0%	6	30	36	16.7%	17	55	72	23.6%	35	24	59	59.3%	58	122	180	32.2%

Opponent ranking data available for 180/307 (58.6%) of S. Ball's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1968	18	1492	70	—	—	65	33.3%	-0.89	67	0	—	0	0	—
1969	19	1467	23	—	—	74	48.0%	+0.13	18	20	—	0	0	—
1970	20	1460	16	—	—	40	43.8%	-0.14	18	0	0	0	0	—
1971	21	1459	18	—	15	42	41.4%	-0.27	30	8	33	1	1	—
1972	22	1512	69	13	—	69	47.6%	+0.01	36	11	—	0	0	—
1973	23	1595	80	9	55	73	56.1%	+0.42	31	15	36	5	3	63
1974	24	1648	84	15	37	89	50.3%	+0.21	44	20	46	9	7	56
1975	25	1596	77	59	32	76	38.5%	-1.12	52	7	54	4	4	50
1976	26	1546	67	38	24	72	36.9%	-0.64	60	16	0	5	6	45
1977	27	1511	54	10	—	65	36.1%	-0.92	46	0	14	2	3	40
1978	28	1492	40	—	—	59	26.7%	-1.64	18	0	—	1	1	—
1979	29	1517	58	—	—	67	40.0%	-1.22	28	0	—	1	2	33
1980	30	1559	71	10	7	74	50.0%	+0.10	32	23	33	5	2	71
1981	31	1546	65	3	—	69	46.3%	-0.44	28	17	22	3	2	60
1982	32	1511	48	—	—	64	29.4%	-1.79	18	0	—	0	1	—
Career		1558	64	27	30	69	44.6%	-0.39	39	12	36	36	32	53

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AUS
1968	18	—	—	—	—	R64
1969	19	R64	—	—	—	—
1970	20	R64	—	R128	—	—
1971	21	R32	R128	R128	—	—
1972	22	R64	—	R64	—	—
1973	23	R32	—	R64	—	—
1974	24	R16	—	R128	R16	—
1975	25	R64	—	R128	R32	—
1976	26	R16	—	R128	R128	—
1977	27	R64	—	—	—	—
1979	29	R16	—	—	—	—
1980	30	R32	—	R128	—	—
1981	31	R32	—	—	R128	—
1982	32	R64	—	R128	—	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CIN	TOR
1974	24	—	R64
1975	25	R32	—

ATP 250

Season	Age	ADE	ATL	AUC	BAR	BRI	EAS	FLR	HKG	HOU	MC	MEL	MUN	NAP	NWP	QUE	ROT	STO	TKY	WAS	BAN	BEC	BIR	BOL	BOU	CAL	CAT	CHA	CHI	CHR	CLE	COL	DAY	DUB	DUR	HAM	HIL	HOB	JAC	JAK	JOH	JOH	LA	LIT	LOS	LOU	MAN	MAN	MAU	MER	MEX	MEX	NEW	NEW	NIC	NOT	OSA	PAL	PAL	PER	PHI	RIC	SAC	SAL	SAN	SOU	ST.	SUR	SYD	SYD	SYD	TAI	TAM	TEH	TUS
1968	18	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969	19	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970	20	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1971	21	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—
1972	22	R16	—	—	—	—	R128	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	23	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	QF	—
1974	24	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	SF	—	—	R64	R32	—	QF	R32	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	QF	R16	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	SF	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R32	R16	F	R32	R32	SF	—	—	—	—
1975	25	—	—	QF	R32	—	—	—	R16	R64	R32	R32	R16	—	—	—	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	R32
1976	26	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	R16	R64	R64	R32	—	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	—
1977	27	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—
1978	28	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—
1979	29	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	30	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	—
1981	31	SF	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	R32	—	—
1982	32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Jun 3, 1974

First top 100

Apr 22, 1974

First top 50

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First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	169	199	199	152	155
1974	24	—	—	160	90	72	63	65	85	82	—	89	104
1975	25	105	—	101	99	95	101	—	—	—	—	—	116
1976	26	—	—	—	—	—	89	—	—	—	—	—	89
1977	27	97	—	—	—	—	—	168	—	—	—	—	—
1978	28	213	—	—	—	—	—	244	—	—	—	—	294
1979	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	368
1980	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	146
1982	32	168	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	33	308	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	34	353	—	—	—	—	487	483	511	498	739	726	745
1985	35	748	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
B. Carmichael	AUS	55	1,903	1	471	215	256	45.6%	1968-1979	Match log
I. Fletcher	AUS	56	1,755	0	219	105	114	47.9%	1968-1981	Match log
J. James	AUS	81	1,681	0	242	98	144	40.5%	1968-1982	Match log
I. Tiriac	ROU	55	1,899	8	418	228	190	54.5%	1968-1979	Match log
G. Goven	FRA	56	1,871	1	433	203	230	46.9%	1968-1984	Match log
G. Battrick	GBR	59	1,888	4	386	186	200	48.2%	1968-1976	Match log
P. Barthes	FRA	57	1,887	0	375	185	190	49.3%	1968-1977	Match log
H. Kary	AUT	54	1,772	1	366	150	216	41.0%	1968-1982	Match log
P. Cornejo	CHI	65	1,708	0	344	142	202	41.3%	1968-1978	Match log
J. McManus	USA	90	1,730	0	354	132	222	37.3%	1968-1978	Match log
R. Maud	RSA	57	1,804	3	254	123	131	48.4%	1968-1975	Match log
S. Krulevitz	USA	70	1,765	0	324	122	202	37.7%	1969-1983	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is S. Ball?: S. Ball is 76 years old, born on January 24, 1950.
Which country is S. Ball from?: S. Ball is from Australia.
How tall is S. Ball?: S. Ball is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is S. Ball left-handed or right-handed?: S. Ball plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has S. Ball won?: S. Ball has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has S. Ball won?: S. Ball has not won a Masters 1000 title.
What is S. Ball's highest ATP ranking?: S. Ball's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 63, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is S. Ball's career win-loss record?: S. Ball has a career ATP singles record of 126 wins and 181 losses (41.0%).
When did S. Ball play professional tennis?: S. Ball turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1982.
What is S. Ball's best surface?: S. Ball's best surface is grass court with a 50.6% win rate (83W-81L).
Who is S. Ball's biggest rival?: S. Ball's most frequent opponent is R. Case, with a head-to-head record of 2–4 across 6 meetings.