H2H data updated: 2026-07-19 02:51 UTC

Brian Gottfried vs Syd Ball H2H: 2-0

Brian Gottfried holds a 2–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Brian Gottfried leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1980 Australian Open third round 6-1 6-4 6-4.

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Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 1, 1981* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Grass Brian Gottfried #11 6-1 6-4 6-4 Syd Ball #146 Match data
Nov 27, 1974* Johannesburg ATP 250 R32 Hard Brian Gottfried #37 6-3 7-5 Syd Ball #89 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,237 695 322 68.3% 0 0 0 0 25 25
Syd Ball #748 #63 0 1,725 126 181 41.0% 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 Brian Gottfried Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,492 0 0
19 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,526 0 0 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,467 0 0
20 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,460 0 0
21 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,794 0 2 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,459 0 0
22 1974 56–33 62.9% #33 1,946 0 3 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,512 0 0
23 1975 70–31 69.3% #23 1,963 0 6 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,110 0 7 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,647 0 0
25 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12 1975 14–27 34.1% #116 1,596 0 0
26 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,546 0 0
27 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17 1977 3–10 23.1% #207 1,510 0 0
28 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,491 0 0
29 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0
30 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,558 0 0
31 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25 1981 8–12 40.0% #146 1,546 0 0
32 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25 1982 1–4 20.0% #168 1,511 0 0