H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Roscoe Tanner vs Syd Ball H2H: 1-1

Roscoe Tanner and Syd Ball are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet. Most recently, Roscoe Tanner won the 1978 Philadelphia Wct round of 64 6-2 7-5.

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Roscoe Tanner
USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roscoe Tanner #25 6-2 7-5 Syd Ball #213 Match data Jan 25, 1978* R64 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Syd Ball #105 4-6 6-3 6-4 Roscoe Tanner #14 Match data Jan 23, 1975* R32 Philadelphia Wct 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17
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 Roscoe Tanner Syd Ball
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1969 0–2 0.0% — 1,479 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1970 0–9 0.0% — 1,416 0 0 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0
19 1971 16–10 61.5% — 1,706 0 0 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0
20 1972 29–14 67.4% — 1,910 0 0 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0
21 1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0
22 1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0
23 1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0
24 1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0
25 1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0
26 1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0
27 1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0
28 1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0
29 1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0
30 1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0
31 1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0
32 1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0
33 1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17 — — — — — — —

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 Roscoe Tanner 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 1969 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
19 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
20 1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — —
21 1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5% 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — —
22 1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — —
23 1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — —
24 1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0% 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3%
25 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5%
26 1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1%
27 1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1982 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2% — 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 Roscoe Tanner 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 1969 1479 102.4 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — -0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1970 1417 113.2 — — — — +103 +73 — 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.50 1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00
19 1971 1706 127.5 — — — — -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.17 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21
20 1972 1910 135.7 — — — — -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) — -0.27 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37
21 1973 1838 144.5 — — — — +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) — -3.40 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04
22 1974 1963 154.0 — — — — -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) — -2.27 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82
23 1975 1972 153.3 — — — — +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) — -0.74 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84
24 1976 2018 159.4 — — — — +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) — -2.11 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66
25 1977 1890 153.2 — — — — -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) — -0.49 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67
26 1978 1941 160.3 — — — — +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) — -1.59 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86
27 1979 2032 164.1 — — — — +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) — -3.91 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29
28 1980 1997 154.8 — — — — +23 — +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) — -1.79 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87
29 1981 1926 156.1 — — — — +117 — +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) — -0.51 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88
30 1982 1786 138.8 — — — — +4 — +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) — -2.07 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76
31 1983 1874 146.4 — — — — -44 — +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) — -4.29 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73
32 1984 1681 120.1 — — — — -28 — — 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.69 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29
33 1985 1662 99.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2162 157.4 — — — — +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84 — 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.