H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Jose Higueras vs Syd Ball H2H: 3-1

Jose Higueras holds a 3–1 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jose Higueras leads 2–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Syd Ball won the 1975 Hong Kong third round 6-1 3-6 8-6.

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Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Nov 13, 1975* Hong Kong ATP 250 R32 Hard Syd Ball #96 6-1 3-6 8-6 Jose Higueras #48 Match data
Nov 5, 1975* Tokyo ATP 250 R32 Clay Jose Higueras #48 6-3 6-2 Syd Ball #96 Match data
Jan 30, 1975* Richmond-Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet Jose Higueras #107 6-2 6-1 Syd Ball #105 Match data
Mar 13, 1974* Hampton ATP 250 R32 Carpet Jose Higueras #131 7-5 6-0 Syd Ball #160 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,088 427 226 65.4% 0 0 0 0 17 17
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 Jose Higueras Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,444 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,430 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,443 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,492 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,467 0 0
20 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,564 0 0 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,460 0 0
21 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,644 0 0 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,459 0 0
22 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,740 0 0 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,512 0 0
23 1976 32–19 62.7% #42 1,860 0 1 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1977 42–23 64.6% #30 1,847 0 2 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,647 0 0
25 1978 62–19 76.5% #14 2,008 0 7 1975 14–27 34.1% #116 1,596 0 0
26 1979 61–22 73.5% #9 1,959 0 10 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,546 0 0
27 1980 16–14 53.3% #30 1,848 0 10 1977 3–10 23.1% #207 1,510 0 0
28 1981 35–23 60.3% #35 1,758 0 10 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,491 0 0
29 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,929 0 12 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0
30 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,931 0 15 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,558 0 0
31 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,875 0 17 1981 8–12 40.0% #146 1,546 0 0
32 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,687 0 17 1982 1–4 20.0% #168 1,511 0 0
33 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,722 0 17 — — — — — — —