H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Harold Solomon vs Syd Ball H2H: 3-0

Harold Solomon holds a 3–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Harold Solomon leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Harold Solomon won the 1980 Washington Open round of 64 6-4 6-2.

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Harold Solomon
USA Age 73 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Harold Solomon #6 6-4 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Jul 23, 1980* R64 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Harold Solomon #18 6-1 6-1 Syd Ball #96 Match data Sep 20, 1974* R32 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Harold Solomon 6-1 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Jul 25, 1974* R32 Chicago ATP 250 Carpet

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
Harold Solomon #1,115 #5 2 2,163 566 328 63.3% 0 0 0 1 21 22
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 Harold Solomon Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 8–6 57.1% — 1,591 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 1972 12–11 52.2% — 1,682 0 0 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
20 1973 21–23 47.7% #59 1,770 0 0 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 1974 59–38 60.8% #16 1,902 0 1 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0
22 1975 69–31 69.0% #17 1,985 0 5 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1976 72–29 71.3% #8 2,050 0 10 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1977 65–27 70.7% #16 2,002 0 13 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1978 67–32 67.7% #9 1,907 0 15 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1979 64–22 74.4% #8 2,004 0 18 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1980 61–22 73.5% #7 1,994 0 22 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1981 29–24 54.7% #21 1,758 0 22 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1982 22–23 48.9% #66 1,797 0 22 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1983 5–17 22.7% #95 1,623 0 22 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1984 4–6 40.0% #223 1,633 0 22 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1985 4–6 40.0% #106 1,615 0 22 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0
33 1986 4–8 33.3% #240 1,594 0 22 — — — — — — —
38 1991 0–1 0.0% #1106 1,574 0 22 — — — — — — —

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 Harold Solomon 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 %
16 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 3 2 5 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 1972 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
20 1973 9 6 15 60.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 8 11 27.3% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 1974 18 11 29 62.1% 31 13 44 70.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1975 19 10 29 65.5% 32 12 44 72.7% — — — — 18 9 27 66.7% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1976 18 5 23 78.3% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 19 13 32 59.4% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1977 12 8 20 60.0% 40 9 49 81.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1978 18 9 27 66.7% 31 9 40 77.5% — — — — 18 14 32 56.3% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1979 22 8 30 73.3% 29 9 38 76.3% — — — — 13 5 18 72.2% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1980 22 5 27 81.5% 22 7 29 75.9% — — — — 17 10 27 63.0% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1981 12 9 21 57.1% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 6 8 14 42.9% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1982 14 9 23 60.9% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 3 8 11 27.3% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1983 1 5 6 16.7% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — 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 1984 — — — — 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1986 2 3 5 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 176 97 273 64.5% 267 120 387 69.0% 2 14 16 12.5% 121 97 218 55.5% — 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 Harold Solomon 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
16 1969 1481 98.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1478 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1591 125.4 — — — — +24 +9 — 52.9% +0.15 4–2 (67%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.27 1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00
19 1972 1682 124.4 — — — — -22 +15 -167 45.8% -0.22 4–2 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.59 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21
20 1973 1770 142.2 — — — — -41 -43 -248 46.4% -0.25 9–8 (53%) 8–8 (50%) — -6.22 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37
21 1974 1902 149.2 — — — — +1 +50 -446 55.8% +0.36 20–11 (65%) 10–5 (67%) — -6.27 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04
22 1975 1986 151.9 — — — — +2 -3 — 62.2% +0.94 22–8 (73%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.92 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1976 2050 164.1 — — — — -8 +45 — 64.0% +1.02 25–11 (69%) 12–9 (57%) — -5.85 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84
24 1977 2002 158.5 — — — — -33 +102 — 64.3% +1.02 19–6 (76%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.06 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66
25 1978 1908 162.8 — — — — +1 +192 — 62.4% +0.83 20–10 (67%) 15–9 (63%) — -4.63 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67
26 1979 2005 161.5 — — — — +7 +88 — 67.7% +1.21 19–10 (66%) 12–4 (75%) — +0.72 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86
27 1980 1994 163.5 — — — — +46 +74 — 67.0% +0.99 17–6 (74%) 13–8 (62%) — -4.31 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29
28 1981 1759 154.2 — — — — +58 +203 — 51.7% +0.54 4–5 (44%) 2–8 (20%) — -1.86 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1982 1798 154.7 — — — — +11 +102 — 51.3% +0.21 7–11 (39%) 5–6 (45%) — -5.44 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1983 1624 125.9 — — — — +50 +134 — 31.5% -1.04 2–6 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — -1.77 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76
31 1984 1633 121.4 — — — — — +87 — 50.0% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — -0.31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73
32 1985 1616 120.3 — — — — +10 +96 — 43.5% -0.26 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.03 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
33 1986 1594 116.2 — — — — +38 +78 — 43.3% -1.00 0–5 (0%) — — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1991 1575 95.8 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2164 159.4 -0.57 -1.98 0.778 42.9% +6 +78 -304 59.0% +0.65 174–106 (62%) 105–86 (55%) 102.5 -4.42 — 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.