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Paul Mcnamee vs Syd Ball H2H: 0-1

Syd Ball holds a 1–0 lead over Paul Mcnamee in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Syd Ball leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Syd Ball won the 1973 Adelaide International round of 32 6-3 7-5.

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Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Syd Ball 6-3 7-5 Paul Mcnamee Match data Nov 22, 1973* R32 Adelaide International ATP 250 Grass

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
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Paul Mcnamee Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0
22 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0
33 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Paul Mcnamee 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 %
17 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 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 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4% — 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 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 Paul Mcnamee 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
17 1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37 1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00
19 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40 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 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04
22 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84
24 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66
25 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67
26 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86
27 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29
28 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76
31 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73
32 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
33 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30 — 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.