H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Jan Kodes vs Syd Ball H2H: 3-0

Jan Kodes holds a 3–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Jan Kodes leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jan Kodes won the 1975 US Open round of 32 6-2 6-0.

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Jan Kodes
CZE Age 80 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jan Kodes 6-2 6-0 Syd Ball Match data Sep 2, 1975* R32 US Open Grand Slam Clay
Jan Kodes 6-4 6-4 Syd Ball Match data Jun 18, 1974* R64 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Jan Kodes 6-4 3-6 6-4 Syd Ball Match data Nov 24, 1973* QF 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
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,122 471 276 63.1% 3 0 0 0 7 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 Jan Kodes 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 — — — — — — — 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0
22 1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,605 0 0 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,738 0 1 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,820 1 3 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,977 2 5 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,941 2 6 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,936 3 8 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1974 45–23 66.2% #17 1,922 3 8 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1975 55–21 72.4% #19 1,985 3 9 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,986 3 10 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #41 1,854 3 10 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,757 3 10 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,704 3 10 — — — — — — —
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,583 3 10 — — — — — — —
35 1981 1–7 12.5% — 1,510 3 10 — — — — — — —
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,466 3 10 — — — — — — —
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,449 3 10 — — — — — — —

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 Jan Kodes 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1968 10 6 16 62.5% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1969 7 5 12 58.3% 20 9 29 69.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1970 16 12 28 57.1% 42 11 53 79.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 7 7 0.0% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1971 15 9 24 62.5% 25 6 31 80.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1972 5 3 8 62.5% 31 7 38 81.6% 6 2 8 75.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1973 0 3 3 0.0% 19 7 26 73.1% 16 2 18 88.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1974 7 4 11 63.6% 16 9 25 64.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 12 7 19 63.2% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1975 1 2 3 33.3% 35 10 45 77.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 17 7 24 70.8% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1976 — — — — 38 13 51 74.5% — — — — 11 8 19 57.9% 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1977 7 8 15 46.7% 19 10 29 65.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1978 3 3 6 50.0% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 10 9 19 52.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 0 3 3 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 77 65 142 54.2% 281 127 408 68.9% 43 22 65 66.2% 70 62 132 53.0% — 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 Jan Kodes 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04
22 1968 1605 118.0 — — — — -36 +42 — 56.1% +0.68 5–9 (36%) — — -0.12 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1969 1738 130.3 — — — — -81 +93 -208 60.3% +0.76 10–9 (53%) — — +2.03 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84
24 1970 1820 143.1 — — — — -122 +159 — 63.2% +1.07 11–11 (50%) 3–0 (100%) — +2.16 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66
25 1971 1978 151.3 — — — — -117 +115 -220 62.9% +0.93 16–9 (64%) 7–2 (78%) — -1.49 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67
26 1972 1942 149.8 — — — — -111 +207 -133 68.5% +1.30 8–5 (62%) 7–3 (70%) — +0.38 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86
27 1973 1937 151.7 — — — — -54 +97 +95 65.5% +1.02 14–8 (64%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.84 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29
28 1974 1923 150.6 — — — — +12 +34 +136 63.7% +0.97 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.48 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1975 1986 152.7 — — — — -43 +124 -4 65.8% +1.06 14–8 (64%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.04 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1976 1986 154.1 — — — — -46 +46 — 64.5% +1.06 11–6 (65%) 8–12 (40%) — +1.98 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76
31 1977 1855 150.0 — — — — -30 +83 — 55.2% +0.36 9–10 (47%) 8–3 (73%) — -2.80 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73
32 1978 1757 139.9 — — — — +40 +72 — 43.8% -0.40 5–5 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — -2.06 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
33 1979 1704 135.5 — — — — +72 +67 — 47.7% -0.22 8–6 (57%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1980 1584 112.7 — — — — +90 +91 — 30.4% -1.65 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1981 1510 103.4 — — — — — +86 — 15.8% -2.63 0–1 — — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1982 1466 103.6 — — — — — +64 — 0.0% -3.20 — — — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1983 1449 96.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — +0.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2122 150.1 — — — — -50 +102 -11 60.1% +0.73 123–100 (55%) 65–52 (56%) 100.3 -0.18 — 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.