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Syd Ball

AUS Age 76 188 cm / 6'2" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1982

Syd Ball represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 63. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 125–181 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

63 (Jun 3, 1974)

Elo peak

1727 (58th percentile)

Singles record

125–181 (40.8%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Syd Ball's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Guy Forget #67	4-6 5-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 6, 1982*	R64	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Jonathan Smith	4-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5	W	—	Match data	Dec 4, 1982*	R128	Australian Open	Grand Slam	Grass
Eric Fromm	4-6 6-3 6-7 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 23, 1982*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	Grass
Charlie Fancutt	7-5 1-6 1-6	L	—	Match data	Jun 9, 1982*	R64	Queen's Club Championships	ATP 250	Grass
Steve Krulevitz #86	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 1982*	R32	Adelaide (2)	ATP 250	Grass

Rivals all rivalries →

Syd Ball's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ross Case	2	4	6	Oct 15, 1981	H2H
Jaime Fillol	0	4	4	Mar 12, 1981	H2H
Jean Francois Caujolle	2	2	4	May 16, 1980	H2H
John James	2	2	4	Oct 12, 1979	H2H
Ken Rosewall	0	4	4	Oct 13, 1978	H2H

Career Results

Syd Ball career results by season
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	13	27	40	32.5%	105	116
1976	26	8	19	27	29.6%	89	89
1977	27	3	10	13	23.1%	97	168
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%	—	—
1982	32	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—
Career		125	181	306	40.8%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Syd Ball career results by season and 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	3	5	8	37.5%	2	9	11	18.2%	3	5	8	37.5%	5	8	13	38.5%	13	27	40	32.5%
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	—	18	36	54	33.3%	11	33	44	25.0%	83	81	164	50.6%	13	31	44	29.5%	125	181	306	40.8%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Syd Ball career results by season and 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	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1974	24	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	1	3	4	25.0%	6	4	10	60.0%	8	10	18	44.4%
1975	25	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	4	8	12	33.3%
1976	26	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	27	0	0	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	1	4	5	20.0%	0	0	—	—	1	7	8	12.5%
1978	28	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1979	29	0	0	—	—	1	0	1	100.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%
1980	30	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	4	7	11	36.4%
1981	31	0	0	—	—	0	4	4	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	7	7	0.0%
1982	32	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
Career		0	3	3	0.0%	3	16	19	15.8%	7	22	29	24.1%	10	7	17	58.8%	20	48	68	29.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 68/306 (22.2%) of Syd Ball's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Syd Ball advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	18	1491	101.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	+18	33.3%	-0.89	—	—	—	0.00
1969	19	1467	103.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	+73	48.0%	-0.24	2–0	—	—	+1.21
1970	20	1450	101.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+38	43.8%	-0.47	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+1.37
1971	21	1456	110.8	—	—	—	—	—	+18	+55	41.4%	-0.31	2–4 (33%)	1–1	—	+2.04
1972	22	1511	114.2	—	—	—	—	-4	—	+40	47.6%	-0.14	0–1	—	—	+0.82
1973	23	1596	110.6	—	—	—	—	-85	-49	-17	56.1%	+0.32	4–7 (36%)	5–3 (63%)	100.0	+1.84
1974	24	1649	131.7	—	—	—	—	-143	-127	+153	50.3%	+0.21	11–13 (46%)	9–7 (56%)	101.2	+3.66
1975	25	1593	119.5	—	—	—	—	-42	-76	+115	37.3%	-0.92	7–6 (54%)	4–4 (50%)	103.4	+0.67
1976	26	1548	129.8	—	—	—	—	-19	-48	+143	36.9%	-0.57	0–7 (0%)	5–6 (45%)	92.0	+1.86
1977	27	1511	113.6	—	—	—	—	-24	—	+92	36.1%	-0.95	1–6 (14%)	2–3 (40%)	92.7	+0.29
1978	28	1493	105.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+139	26.7%	-1.47	1–0	1–1	—	+0.87
1979	29	1518	105.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	+121	40.0%	-0.85	—	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.88
1980	30	1561	118.5	—	—	—	—	-80	-98	+126	50.0%	+0.02	3–6 (33%)	5–2 (71%)	99.8	+3.76
1981	31	1547	113.1	—	—	—	—	-107	—	+156	46.3%	-0.44	2–7 (22%)	3–2 (60%)	95.0	+1.73
1982	32	1512	93.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+73	29.4%	-1.41	1–1	0–1	—	+0.29
Career		1727	122.5	—	—	—	—	-73	-75	+91	44.5%	-0.31	34–61 (36%)	36–32 (53%)	95.2	+6.98

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Syd Ball Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AO	W-L Win %
1968	18	—	—	—	—	R64	0–1 (0%)
1969	19	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1970	20	R64	—	R128	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1971	21	R32	R128	R128	—	—	1–3 (25%)
1972	22	R64	—	R64	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1973	23	R32	—	R64	—	—	2–2 (50%)
1974	24	R16	—	R128	R16	—	5–3 (62%)
1975	25	R64	—	R128	R32	—	2–3 (40%)
1976	26	R16	—	R128	R128	—	2–3 (40%)
1977	27	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1979	29	R16	—	—	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1980	30	R32	—	R128	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1981	31	R32	—	—	R128	—	1–2 (33%)
1982	32	R64	—	R128	—	—	1–2 (33%)
W-L		11–13 (46%)	0–1 (0%)	2–9 (18%)	5–4 (56%)	0–1 (0%)	18–28 (39%)

ATP 500

Syd Ball ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CAN	W-L Win %
1974	24	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Syd Ball ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	ADE	ATL	ASB	BAR	BRI	CIN	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	DUS	DUT	HAM	HOB	JAC	JAK	JOH	LA	LIT	LOS	LOU	MAN	MAN	MAU	MER	MEX	MEX	NEW	NEW	NIC	EAS	TKY	PAL	IW	PER	PHI	RIC	SAC	SAL	SAN	SOU	SOU	ST.	SUR	SYD	SYD	TAI	TAM	TEH	W-L Win %
1968	18	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–2 (33%)
1969	19	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5–4 (56%)
1970	20	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6–6 (50%)
1971	21	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	7–10 (41%)
1972	22	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	6–7 (46%)
1973	23	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R64	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	12–11 (52%)
1974	24	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	SF	—	—	R64	R32	—	QF	R32	R16	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	R16	—	—	—	R32	R64	SF	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R64	R32	R32	R16	F	R32	SF	—	—	—	29–31 (48%)
1975	25	—	—	QF	R32	—	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	R32	R16	R64	—	—	R16	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	QF	R16	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R16	—	—	—	11–23 (32%)
1976	26	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R32	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	R16	R64	R64	—	R32	—	—	R32	R64	—	—	—	6–16 (27%)
1977	27	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	3–8 (27%)
1978	28	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	2–5 (29%)
1979	29	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1–4 (20%)
1980	30	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	—	R32	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	QF	—	—	11–11 (50%)
1981	31	SF	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	R32	—	7–10 (41%)
1982	32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–2 (0%)
W-L		11–8 (58%)	0–1 (0%)	4–2 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	9–9 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	3–4 (43%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–5 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–4 (20%)	0–1 (0%)	1–3 (25%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	3–3 (50%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	8–5 (62%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	2–1 (67%)	0–2 (0%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	2–2 (50%)	5–4 (56%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	12–5 (71%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–2 (33%)	8–3 (73%)	2–2 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–2 (0%)	0–3 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	4–1 (80%)	2–5 (29%)	10–11 (48%)	2–1 (67%)	0–1 (0%)	3–1 (75%)	107–150 (42%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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

Syd Ball ranking history by month and season
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
1983	33	308	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	34	353	—	—	—	—	487	483	511	498	739	726	745
1985	35	748	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Syd Ball's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Titles	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Patricio Cornejo	CHI	#65	1,709	344	142	202	41.3%	—	0	1968–1978	Rivalries	Match log
Jim Delaney	USA	#64	1,678	209	78	131	37.3%	—	0	1972–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Eric Deblicker	FRA	#65	1,739	155	66	89	42.6%	—	0	1971–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Nicola Spear	SRB	#68	1,710	284	111	173	39.1%	—	0	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Hans Joachim Ploetz	GER	#65	1,645	171	73	98	42.7%	—	0	1968–1976	Rivalries	Match log
Frank Froehling	USA	#67	1,844	199	83	116	41.7%	—	0	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Jean Francois Caujolle	FRA	#59	1,713	203	85	118	41.9%	—	0	1970–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Graham Stilwell	GBR	#62	1,731	276	96	180	34.8%	—	0	1968–1975	Rivalries	Match log
Byron Bertram	RSA	#57	1,815	254	115	139	45.3%	—	0	1969–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Mike Estep	USA	#59	1,760	300	118	182	39.3%	—	2	1968–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Steve Krulevitz	USA	#70	1,766	323	122	201	37.8%	—	0	1969–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Ian Fletcher	AUS	#56	1,751	219	105	114	47.9%	—	0	1968–1981	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Syd Ball?: Syd Ball is 76 years old, born on January 24, 1950.
Which country does Syd Ball represent?: Syd Ball represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Syd Ball?: Syd Ball is 188 cm / 6'2".
Is Syd Ball left-handed or right-handed?: Syd Ball plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Syd Ball won?: Syd Ball has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Syd Ball won?: TennisDB does not group any of Syd Ball's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Syd Ball's highest ATP ranking?: Syd Ball's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 63, first achieved on June 3, 1974.
What is Syd Ball's career win-loss record?: Syd Ball has a career ATP singles record of 125 wins and 181 losses (40.8%).
Which seasons of Syd Ball's career appear in TennisDB?: Syd Ball appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1982.
On which surface does Syd Ball have the highest recorded win rate?: Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Syd Ball's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 50.6% (83–81).
Who has Syd Ball faced most often?: Syd Ball's most frequent opponent is Ross Case, with a head-to-head record of 2–4 across 6 meetings.