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Marty Davis vs Syd Ball H2H: 1-0

Marty Davis holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marty Davis leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Marty Davis won the 1981 Mexico City round of 32 3-6 6-3 6-2.

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Marty Davis
USA Age 67 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marty Davis 3-6 6-3 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Feb 26, 1981* R32 Mexico City ATP 250 Clay

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
Marty Davis #811 #47 158 1,797 151 173 46.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Marty Davis Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 1978 0–1 0.0% #301 1,483 0 0 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 1981 14–18 43.8% — 1,605 0 0 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1982 16–22 42.1% #99 1,581 0 0 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1983 10–11 47.6% #84 1,611 0 0 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1984 25–19 56.8% #64 1,733 0 1 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1985 20–19 51.3% #63 1,710 0 3 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1986 21–25 45.7% #89 1,627 0 3 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1987 16–17 48.5% #96 1,652 0 3 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1988 20–25 44.4% #95 1,652 0 3 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1989 9–14 39.1% #143 1,618 0 3 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1990 0–2 0.0% #507 1,590 0 3 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0

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 Marty Davis 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 1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1981 6 8 14 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1982 7 9 16 43.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1983 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1984 13 9 22 59.1% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1985 3 8 11 27.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 6 16 62.5% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1986 10 11 21 47.6% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1987 13 10 23 56.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1988 13 15 28 46.4% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1989 7 8 15 46.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
Career — 77 85 162 47.5% 17 26 43 39.5% 28 27 55 50.9% 29 35 64 45.3% — 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 Marty Davis 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 1978 1484 98.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.21 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 1981 1606 128.1 — — — — +35 -73 -29 45.5% -0.23 5–9 (36%) 8–8 (50%) — +1.65 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1982 1582 128.9 — — — — +41 -67 -7 44.9% -0.02 2–8 (20%) 3–12 (20%) — +2.20 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84
24 1983 1612 119.4 — — — — -14 — +24 47.1% -0.06 3–3 (50%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.74 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66
25 1984 1733 133.2 — — — — -28 -224 +11 52.7% +0.28 9–5 (64%) 9–11 (45%) — +2.05 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67
26 1985 1711 137.6 — — — — +1 -217 +64 51.6% +0.25 5–7 (42%) 5–13 (28%) — +0.65 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86
27 1986 1628 131.4 — — — — +20 -86 +76 48.7% +0.07 8–12 (40%) 13–12 (52%) — +0.70 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29
28 1987 1653 132.7 — — — — +29 -104 +23 49.4% -0.02 4–6 (40%) 11–11 (50%) — +0.33 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1988 1653 130.5 — — — — +16 -106 -2 46.3% -0.25 7–10 (41%) 10–11 (48%) — -0.96 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1989 1619 125.3 — — — — +40 — — 43.8% -0.33 3–4 (43%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.42 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76
31 1990 1591 103.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–2 1–1 — -0.03 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
Career — 1798 136.0 — — — — +15 -116 +17 47.8% -0.03 46–66 (41%) 69–88 (44%) 92.6 +2.51 — 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.