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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 Open round of 32 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

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Syd Ball 6-1 3-6 8-6 Jose Higueras Match data Nov 13, 1975* R32 Hong Kong Open ATP 250 Hard
Jose Higueras 6-3 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Nov 5, 1975* R32 Japan Open ATP 250 Clay
Jose Higueras #107 6-2 6-1 Syd Ball #105 Match data Jan 30, 1975* R32 Richmond-Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Jose Higueras #131 7-5 6-0 Syd Ball #160 Match data Mar 13, 1974* R32 Hampton 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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16
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 Jose Higueras Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
20 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,565 0 0 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,646 0 0 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0
22 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0
33 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16 — — — — — — —

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 Jose Higueras 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 %
15 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
20 1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4% — 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 use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Jose Higueras 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
15 1968 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15 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 1973 1565 128.5 — — — — — +52 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.28 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37
21 1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -2 -95 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.96 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04
22 1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -73 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.85 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1976 1886 145.8 — — — — -148 -4 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.51 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.84
24 1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66
25 1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67
26 1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86
27 1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29
28 1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +17 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +108 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76
31 1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 +1.73
32 1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
33 1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -95 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.79 — 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.