H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Karl Meiler vs Syd Ball H2H: 2-0

Karl Meiler holds a 2–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Karl Meiler leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Karl Meiler won the 1977 Adelaide round of 32 3-6 6-3 6-4.

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Karl Meiler
GER Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Karl Meiler #52 3-6 6-3 6-4 Syd Ball Match data Dec 8, 1977* R32 Adelaide ATP 250 Grass
Karl Meiler 6-2 6-3 Syd Ball Match data Mar 29, 1974* QF Jackson 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
Karl Meiler #920 #20 0 1,903 254 191 57.1% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Karl Meiler Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 1968 5–3 62.5% — 1,557 0 0 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 1970 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0
22 1971 1–5 16.7% — 1,503 0 0 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1972 16–6 72.7% — 1,735 0 1 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1973 47–28 62.7% #32 1,807 0 1 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1974 42–26 61.8% #67 1,780 0 3 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1975 47–24 66.2% #31 1,844 0 3 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1976 26–23 53.1% #54 1,823 0 3 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1977 34–22 60.7% #34 1,773 0 4 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1978 8–12 40.0% #127 1,693 0 4 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1979 8–9 47.1% #169 1,652 0 4 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1980 0–4 0.0% #238 1,602 0 4 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1981 3–6 33.3% — 1,575 0 4 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0
33 1982 5–9 35.7% — 1,553 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 1983 4–6 40.0% #142 1,562 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 1984 2–1 66.7% #180 1,587 0 4 — — — — — — —
36 1985 1–1 50.0% #452 1,590 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Karl Meiler 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 1968 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 1970 — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1971 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1972 — — — — 10 3 13 76.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1973 16 8 24 66.7% 14 9 23 60.9% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 4 10 60.0% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1974 4 4 8 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 27 8 35 77.1% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1975 10 5 15 66.7% 24 11 35 68.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1976 — — — — 20 14 34 58.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1977 11 6 17 64.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1978 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1979 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1982 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1984 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1985 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 54 42 96 56.2% 112 91 203 55.2% 29 23 52 55.8% 59 35 94 62.8% — 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 Karl Meiler 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 1968 1558 115.1 — — — — +30 -6 — 56.5% +0.96 2–1 (67%) — — +0.11 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 1970 1557 112.1 — — — — — +1 — 37.5% -0.54 1–1 — — +0.28 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04
22 1971 1503 110.6 — — — — — +12 — 38.5% -0.73 0–2 — — +0.20 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1972 1735 126.9 — — — — — +25 -133 63.0% +0.77 6–2 (75%) 2–2 (50%) 105.3 +1.06 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.84
24 1973 1808 138.6 — — — — +48 -38 -108 60.2% +0.59 8–7 (53%) 14–10 (58%) 103.6 +1.89 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66
25 1974 1781 133.9 — — — — +117 -40 -180 59.3% +0.67 10–9 (53%) 11–6 (65%) 100.6 +5.92 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67
26 1975 1844 144.1 — — — — -10 +48 — 61.6% +0.81 11–8 (58%) 11–10 (52%) 98.8 +3.64 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86
27 1976 1824 149.0 — — — — -81 +47 -190 51.8% +0.07 7–7 (50%) 7–1 (88%) 104.5 -2.00 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29
28 1977 1773 135.9 — — — — +35 -3 -72 56.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 13–8 (62%) 101.8 +2.77 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1978 1693 122.2 — — — — +90 -46 — 44.4% -0.31 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 +0.55 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1979 1652 122.6 — — — — +81 -2 — 46.3% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76
31 1980 1603 104.0 — — — — — -1 — 11.1% -2.11 0–1 0–1 — -0.31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 +1.73
32 1981 1576 109.5 — — — — +97 — — 36.4% -0.91 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.2 +0.89 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
33 1982 1554 114.1 — — — — +51 +20 — 45.7% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 93.9 +1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1983 1563 111.8 — — — — +37 +9 — 41.7% -0.79 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1984 1588 108.2 — — — — — +17 — 71.4% +0.57 0–1 2–0 — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1985 1591 101.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.34 1–1 — — +0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1903 139.8 — — — — +49 +9 -119 55.3% +0.35 62–62 (50%) 66–47 (58%) 102.2 +4.05 — 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.