H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

J. Connors vs S. Ball H2H: 3-0

J. Connors leads S. Ball 3–0 in 3 ATP main-draw meetings. J. Connors' record is 2–0 on grass courts and 1–0 on carpet courts. Their latest meeting was at Birmingham in 1976, where J. Connors won 6-3 6-1.

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J. Connors
USA Age 73 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
S. Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

Career Comparison

MetricJ. ConnorsS. Ball
Peak Ranking #1 #63
Peak Points 875 0
Peak Elo 2,410 1,725
Singles W-L 1,262–294 126–181
Win % 81.1% 41.0%
Grand Slam titles 8 0
Masters 1000 titles 1 0
ATP Finals titles 1 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 99 0
Total titles 109 0
Age J. Connors S. Ball
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,480 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 5–4 55.6% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 23–13 63.9% — 1,769 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,492 0 0
19 1972 76–25 75.2% — 1,991 0 6 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,467 0 0
20 1973 86–16 84.3% #3 2,152 0 17 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,460 0 0
21 1974 95–6 94.1% #1 2,301 3 32 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,459 0 0
22 1975 79–10 88.8% #1 2,260 3 41 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,512 0 0
23 1976 97–8 92.4% #1 2,370 4 53 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1977 69–15 82.1% #1 2,271 4 61 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,647 0 0
25 1978 67–6 91.8% #1 2,326 5 71 1975 14–27 34.1% #116 1,596 0 0
26 1979 78–12 86.7% #2 2,272 5 79 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,546 0 0
27 1980 73–15 83.0% #3 2,197 5 85 1977 3–10 23.1% #207 1,510 0 0
28 1981 59–12 83.1% #2 2,162 5 89 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,491 0 0
29 1982 78–11 87.6% #2 2,263 7 96 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0
30 1983 52–11 82.5% #3 2,193 8 100 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,558 0 0
31 1984 69–12 85.2% #2 2,240 8 105 1981 8–12 40.0% #146 1,546 0 0
32 1985 45–15 75.0% #4 2,133 8 105 1982 1–4 20.0% #168 1,511 0 0
33 1986 46–15 75.4% #8 2,013 8 105 — — — — — — —
34 1987 52–19 73.2% #4 1,985 8 105 — — — — — — —
35 1988 40–11 78.4% #7 2,020 8 107 — — — — — — —
36 1989 31–13 70.5% #14 1,957 8 109 — — — — — — —
37 1990 0–3 0.0% #936 1,881 8 109 — — — — — — —
38 1991 19–14 57.6% #49 1,887 8 109 — — — — — — —
39 1992 17–16 51.5% #84 1,774 8 109 — — — — — — —
40 1993 3–5 37.5% #370 1,717 8 109 — — — — — — —
41 1994 1–3 25.0% #672 1,681 8 109 — — — — — — —
42 1995 2–2 50.0% #419 1,673 8 109 — — — — — — —
43 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,665 8 109 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 24, 1976* Birmingham ATP 250 R16 Carpet J. Connors #1 6-3 6-1 S. Ball #116 Match data
Jun 8, 1974* Manchester ATP 250 SF Grass J. Connors #2 13-11 6-4 S. Ball #63 Match data
Jan 4, 1974* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Grass J. Connors #3 6-4 5-7 6-7 6-3 6-4 S. Ball #155 Match data