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Georges Goven vs Syd Ball H2H: 1-1

Georges Goven and Syd Ball are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Georges Goven leads 1–0 on clay, while Syd Ball leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Syd Ball won the 1974 US Open round of 64 6-3 7-5 6-3.

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Georges Goven
FRA Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Syd Ball 6-3 7-5 6-3 Georges Goven Match data Sep 1, 1974* R64 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Georges Goven 6-1 6-1 6-1 Syd Ball Match data May 23, 1971* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay

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
Georges Goven #783 #56 0 1,864 204 231 46.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Georges Goven Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
20 1968 13–7 65.0% — 1,551 0 0 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 1969 15–13 53.6% — 1,633 0 0 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,454 0 0
22 1970 30–14 68.2% — 1,846 0 1 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1971 36–21 63.2% — 1,822 0 1 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1972 16–24 40.0% — 1,628 0 1 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1973 25–27 48.1% #67 1,606 0 1 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1974 17–23 42.5% #83 1,669 0 1 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1975 17–16 51.5% #82 1,669 0 1 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1976 3–12 20.0% #163 1,554 0 1 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1977 5–11 31.2% #72 1,549 0 1 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0
30 1978 6–15 28.6% #129 1,568 0 1 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1979 8–11 42.1% #203 1,543 0 1 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1980 1–8 11.1% #151 1,493 0 1 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0
33 1981 0–4 0.0% — 1,469 0 1 — — — — — — —
34 1982 6–16 27.3% — 1,431 0 1 — — — — — — —
35 1983 6–7 46.2% #252 1,527 0 1 — — — — — — —
36 1984 0–2 0.0% #295 1,488 0 1 — — — — — — —

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 Georges Goven 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 %
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
20 1968 — — — — 11 5 16 68.8% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 1969 — — — — 6 6 12 50.0% 9 7 16 56.3% — — — — 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1970 5 2 7 71.4% 19 7 26 73.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 1 4 75.0% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1971 12 7 19 63.2% 18 11 29 62.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1972 10 9 19 52.6% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1973 0 4 4 0.0% 20 18 38 52.6% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1974 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 16 14 30 53.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 6 13 19 31.6% — — — — — — — — 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1979 2 3 5 40.0% 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1980 — — — — 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1981 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 6 13 19 31.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1983 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1984 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 35 38 73 47.9% 127 146 273 46.5% 26 29 55 47.3% 16 18 34 47.1% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Georges Goven 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
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21
20 1968 1552 112.6 — — — — — +15 — 58.5% +0.68 4–5 (44%) — — +0.01 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +37 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37
21 1969 1633 124.5 — — — — — -8 -20 49.3% -0.04 4–6 (40%) — — -1.75 1971 1455 111.0 — — — — — +18 +56 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.05
22 1970 1847 138.7 — — — — -48 +20 -269 61.5% +0.74 9–4 (69%) 1–3 (25%) 104.8 -0.89 1972 1510 114.2 — — — — -3 — +41 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1971 1823 131.0 — — — — -42 -5 -169 58.2% +0.55 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) 106.4 +1.31 1973 1595 110.3 — — — — -84 -50 -16 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 99.9 +1.83
24 1972 1628 120.2 — — — — +94 +59 -41 46.0% -0.37 5–10 (33%) 11–4 (73%) 97.1 +1.14 1974 1649 131.6 — — — — -143 -129 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.64
25 1973 1606 127.0 — — — — +25 +105 +3 49.2% -0.17 6–8 (43%) 8–7 (53%) 96.1 +2.20 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67
26 1974 1670 139.1 — — — — +3 +28 -70 47.9% -0.20 1–10 (9%) 2–4 (33%) 89.3 -3.20 1976 1547 129.7 — — — — -18 -47 +144 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86
27 1975 1670 124.2 — — — — — +9 — 48.2% -0.16 7–8 (47%) 1–2 (33%) 97.0 +3.56 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -25 — +91 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29
28 1976 1554 110.2 — — — — — 0 — 30.0% -1.40 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) 94.8 -0.05 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1977 1549 126.4 — — — — — +34 — 29.0% -1.13 1–1 0–1 — +0.37 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1978 1569 124.9 — — — — — +26 — 33.3% -1.20 4–4 (50%) 4–3 (57%) 103.7 -0.81 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -99 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76
31 1979 1544 109.8 — — — — +27 +28 — 45.5% -0.34 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +1.94 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 +1.73
32 1980 1494 105.0 — — — — +56 +13 — 10.5% -3.05 — — — -0.19 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
33 1981 1470 116.3 — — — — — +6 — 18.2% -2.27 0–1 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1982 1432 115.1 — — — — — +34 — 30.2% -1.40 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) 102.2 +0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1983 1528 121.3 — — — — +31 -26 — 44.4% -0.96 1–0 3–0 (100%) — -0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1984 1488 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.20 — — — +0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1865 131.7 — — — — +18 +29 -78 47.4% -0.23 60–74 (45%) 45–35 (56%) 100.3 +1.03 — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.97

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.