H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 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 third round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 2, 1975* US Open Grand Slam R32 Clay Jan Kodes #17 6-2 6-0 Syd Ball #96 Match data
Jun 19, 1974* Nottingham ATP 250 R64 Grass Jan Kodes #11 6-4 6-4 Syd Ball #63 Match data
Nov 24, 1973* Adelaide ATP 250 QF Grass Jan Kodes #8 6-4 3-6 6-4 Syd Ball #187 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
Jan Kodes #1,109 #5 14 2,117 465 274 62.9% 3 0 0 0 7 10
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 Jan Kodes Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,492 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,467 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,460 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,459 0 0
22 1968 23–18 56.1% — 1,590 0 0 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,512 0 0
23 1969 32–19 62.7% — 1,730 0 1 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1970 58–31 65.2% — 1,817 1 3 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,647 0 0
25 1971 49–23 68.1% — 1,967 2 5 1975 14–27 34.1% #116 1,596 0 0
26 1972 44–15 74.6% — 1,937 2 6 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,546 0 0
27 1973 51–20 71.8% #9 1,934 3 8 1977 3–10 23.1% #207 1,510 0 0
28 1974 43–22 66.2% #17 1,936 3 8 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,491 0 0
29 1975 51–20 71.8% #19 1,982 3 9 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0
30 1976 49–21 70.0% #19 1,983 3 10 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,558 0 0
31 1977 30–25 54.5% #40 1,851 3 10 1981 8–12 40.0% #146 1,546 0 0
32 1978 13–18 41.9% #119 1,754 3 10 1982 1–4 20.0% #168 1,511 0 0
33 1979 16–16 50.0% #88 1,701 3 10 — — — — — — —
34 1980 5–13 27.8% #221 1,581 3 10 — — — — — — —
35 1981 1–7 12.5% #221 1,509 3 10 — — — — — — —
36 1982 0–5 0.0% — 1,464 3 10 — — — — — — —
37 1983 0–1 0.0% #504 1,447 3 10 — — — — — — —