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Adriano Panatta vs Syd Ball H2H: 1-1

Adriano Panatta and Syd Ball are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Adriano Panatta leads 1–0 on clay, while Syd Ball leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Adriano Panatta won the 1971 Catania round of 32 6-3 7-5.

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Adriano Panatta
ITA Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Adriano Panatta 6-3 7-5 Syd Ball Match data Apr 28, 1971* R32 Catania ATP 250 Clay
Syd Ball 6-3 6-2 6-3 Adriano Panatta Match data Nov 26, 1968* R32 Adelaide International 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
Adriano Panatta #807 #6 0 2,177 367 223 62.2% 1 0 0 1 8 10
Syd Ball #748 #63 0 1,726 125 181 40.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Adriano Panatta Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 4–4 50.0% — 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,458 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 1970 8–6 57.1% — 1,602 0 0 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
20 1971 19–11 63.3% — 1,731 0 1 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 1972 26–17 60.5% — 1,810 0 1 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0
22 1973 46–18 71.9% #14 1,841 0 2 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1974 27–15 64.3% #34 1,838 0 3 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1975 53–27 66.2% #14 2,016 0 5 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1976 40–15 72.7% #7 2,025 1 7 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1977 24–17 58.5% #23 1,955 1 8 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1978 41–22 65.1% #23 1,927 1 9 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1979 24–19 55.8% #28 1,848 1 9 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1980 25–14 64.1% #32 1,912 1 10 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1981 18–14 56.2% #40 1,793 1 10 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1982 9–14 39.1% #96 1,710 1 10 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1983 2–6 25.0% #174 1,644 1 10 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0

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 Adriano Panatta Syd Ball
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 %
17 1968 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — 8 4 12 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
20 1971 — — — — 13 6 19 68.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 19 8 27 70.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 42 14 56 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 15 7 22 68.2% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1975 8 6 14 57.1% 37 13 50 74.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1976 2 1 3 66.7% 30 8 38 78.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1977 6 3 9 66.7% 10 5 15 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1978 5 2 7 71.4% 25 11 36 69.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 8 19 57.9% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1979 4 8 12 33.3% 12 7 19 63.2% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1980 0 2 2 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 2 1 3 66.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1981 3 3 6 50.0% 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1982 5 5 10 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
Career — 40 37 77 51.9% 251 114 365 68.8% 29 26 55 52.7% 47 46 93 50.5% — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5%

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 Adriano Panatta Syd Ball
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
17 1968 1511 105.0 — — — — — -30 +49 50.0% -0.18 2–0 — — -0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1969 1458 96.6 — — — — — +17 — 15.4% -2.69 — — — +0.10 1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00
19 1970 1603 122.3 — — — — — +97 — 53.3% +0.20 2–1 (67%) — — +0.28 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21
20 1971 1731 124.4 — — — — -122 +45 -171 58.5% +0.65 7–3 (70%) 1–2 (33%) — +3.35 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37
21 1972 1810 137.0 — — — — -172 +121 -236 57.4% +0.50 5–4 (56%) 8–3 (73%) — -0.52 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04
22 1973 1842 147.5 — — — — -174 +118 -253 62.4% +0.90 12–6 (67%) 13–12 (52%) — +1.13 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1974 1838 136.4 — — — — -128 +69 -193 58.3% +0.66 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) — +1.16 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84
24 1975 2016 158.1 — — — — -217 +99 -334 62.8% +0.87 9–5 (64%) 14–12 (54%) — -3.35 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66
25 1976 2026 154.3 — — — — -150 +124 -327 66.0% +0.74 10–3 (77%) 16–6 (73%) — -2.17 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67
26 1977 1956 155.2 — — — — -62 +106 -231 55.3% +0.32 5–7 (42%) 2–4 (33%) — -4.40 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86
27 1978 1927 147.2 — — — — +1 +11 — 59.3% +0.51 13–9 (59%) 10–7 (59%) — -1.47 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29
28 1979 1848 148.7 — — — — -30 +84 -64 58.8% +0.40 5–11 (31%) 12–6 (67%) — -0.52 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1980 1912 148.9 — — — — -160 +82 -117 57.1% +0.46 9–2 (82%) 3–3 (50%) — -1.80 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1981 1794 141.2 — — — — -106 +137 — 59.2% +0.68 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) — +0.26 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76
31 1982 1711 134.9 — — — — -25 +93 — 43.9% -0.46 2–6 (25%) 3–3 (50%) — -1.41 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73
32 1983 1644 113.5 — — — — — +92 — 29.4% -1.41 0–1 0–1 — +0.12 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
Career — 2178 152.2 — — — — -104 +92 -181 58.4% +0.52 92–66 (58%) 91–67 (58%) 106.1 -1.61 — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98

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.