Syd Ball
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Case | 2 | 4 | 6 | Oct 15, 1981 | H2H |
| Jaime Fillol | 0 | 4 | 4 | Mar 12, 1981 | H2H |
| Jean Francois Caujolle | 2 | 2 | 4 | May 16, 1980 | H2H |
| John James | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 12, 1979 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 0 | 4 | 4 | Oct 13, 1978 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Allan Stone holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Allan Stone leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Allan Stone won the 1978 Sydney International round of 32 6-4 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Stone | 6-4 6-1 | Syd Ball | Match data | Dec 27, 1978* | R32 | Sydney 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Ball | #748 | #63 | 0 | 1,726 | 125 | 181 | 40.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allan Stone | #199 | #38 | 0 | 1,884 | 242 | 242 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Syd Ball | Allan Stone | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 1968 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 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% | — | 1,454 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1972 | 7–9 | 43.8% | — | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | 1968 | 38–25 | 60.3% | — | 1,656 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1973 | 14–13 | 51.9% | #155 | 1,595 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 35–20 | 63.6% | — | 1,727 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1974 | 34–35 | 49.3% | #104 | 1,649 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 12–15 | 44.4% | — | 1,650 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1975 | 13–27 | 32.5% | #116 | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 16–31 | 34.0% | — | 1,604 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1976 | 8–19 | 29.6% | #89 | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 17–30 | 36.2% | — | 1,718 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1977 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #168 | 1,511 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 34–33 | 50.7% | #60 | 1,672 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1978 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #294 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 17–18 | 48.6% | #49 | 1,746 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 1979 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #368 | 1,517 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 30–21 | 58.8% | #38 | 1,848 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 1980 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #146 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 12–21 | 36.4% | #103 | 1,740 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 1981 | 8–12 | 40.0% | — | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 14–15 | 48.3% | #81 | 1,667 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 1982 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,512 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 13–9 | 59.1% | #67 | 1,799 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 4–4 | 50.0% | #199 | 1,738 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Syd Ball | Allan Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 1972 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 23 | 10 | 33 | 69.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 6 | 20 | 70.0% | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1974 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 23 | 11 | 34 | 67.6% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 1970 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1975 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 1971 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% |
| 26 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 1972 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 25.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 6 | 14 | 20 | 30.0% |
| 27 | 1977 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1973 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 11 | 11 | 22 | 50.0% | 14 | 8 | 22 | 63.6% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% |
| 28 | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1974 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% |
| 29 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1975 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 65.4% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 7 | 6 | 13 | 53.8% |
| 30 | 1980 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1976 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% |
| 31 | 1981 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1977 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 32 | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 18 | 36 | 54 | 33.3% | 11 | 33 | 44 | 25.0% | 83 | 81 | 164 | 50.6% | 13 | 31 | 44 | 29.5% | — | 49 | 60 | 109 | 45.0% | 59 | 58 | 117 | 50.4% | 104 | 68 | 172 | 60.5% | 30 | 56 | 86 | 34.9% |
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 | Syd Ball | Allan Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1969 | 1467 | 103.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +73 | 48.0% | -0.24 | 2–0 | — | — | +1.21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1970 | 1450 | 101.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +37 | 43.8% | -0.47 | 0–3 (0%) | — | — | +1.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1971 | 1455 | 111.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +18 | +56 | 41.4% | -0.31 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +2.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 1972 | 1510 | 114.2 | — | — | — | — | -3 | — | +41 | 47.6% | -0.14 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.82 | 1968 | 1657 | 115.2 | — | — | — | — | -149 | -115 | +82 | 59.4% | +0.68 | 5–7 (42%) | — | — | +1.10 |
| 23 | 1973 | 1595 | 110.3 | — | — | — | — | -84 | -50 | -16 | 56.1% | +0.32 | 4–7 (36%) | 5–3 (63%) | 99.9 | +1.83 | 1969 | 1727 | 125.7 | — | — | — | — | -172 | -3 | +49 | 58.4% | +0.69 | 9–6 (60%) | — | — | +2.08 |
| 24 | 1974 | 1649 | 131.6 | — | — | — | — | -143 | -129 | +153 | 50.3% | +0.21 | 11–13 (46%) | 9–7 (56%) | 101.2 | +3.64 | 1970 | 1650 | 127.8 | — | — | — | — | -118 | +107 | +25 | 46.5% | -0.13 | 1–3 (25%) | 0–4 (0%) | 94.2 | -0.77 |
| 25 | 1975 | 1593 | 119.5 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -76 | +115 | 37.3% | -0.92 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–4 (50%) | 103.4 | +0.67 | 1971 | 1605 | 134.7 | — | — | — | — | -3 | +48 | -17 | 37.9% | -0.50 | 3–11 (21%) | 5–10 (33%) | 89.9 | -2.95 |
| 26 | 1976 | 1547 | 129.7 | — | — | — | — | -18 | -47 | +144 | 36.9% | -0.57 | 0–7 (0%) | 5–6 (45%) | 92.0 | +1.86 | 1972 | 1719 | 144.1 | — | — | — | — | -61 | -119 | +51 | 43.5% | -0.33 | 3–10 (23%) | 11–12 (48%) | 96.0 | -4.03 |
| 27 | 1977 | 1511 | 113.6 | — | — | — | — | -25 | — | +91 | 36.1% | -0.95 | 1–6 (14%) | 2–3 (40%) | 92.7 | +0.29 | 1973 | 1673 | 128.7 | — | — | — | — | -48 | -71 | +118 | 52.6% | +0.37 | 8–16 (33%) | 10–17 (37%) | 88.0 | +1.60 |
| 28 | 1978 | 1493 | 105.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +139 | 26.7% | -1.47 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | +0.87 | 1974 | 1747 | 136.3 | — | — | — | — | -51 | -100 | +27 | 51.2% | -0.06 | 1–7 (13%) | 6–9 (40%) | 93.0 | -1.78 |
| 29 | 1979 | 1518 | 105.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +121 | 40.0% | -0.85 | — | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.88 | 1975 | 1848 | 143.5 | — | — | — | — | +37 | -176 | -116 | 56.7% | +0.24 | 9–6 (60%) | 8–8 (50%) | 105.3 | -1.89 |
| 30 | 1980 | 1561 | 118.5 | — | — | — | — | -80 | -99 | +126 | 50.0% | +0.02 | 3–6 (33%) | 5–2 (71%) | 99.8 | +3.76 | 1976 | 1740 | 146.3 | — | — | — | — | +15 | -53 | +7 | 42.2% | -0.40 | 3–7 (30%) | 6–4 (60%) | 97.9 | -3.31 |
| 31 | 1981 | 1547 | 113.1 | — | — | — | — | -107 | — | +156 | 46.3% | -0.44 | 2–7 (22%) | 3–2 (60%) | 95.0 | +1.73 | 1977 | 1667 | 122.8 | — | — | — | — | +13 | — | +61 | 52.5% | +0.48 | 4–7 (36%) | 2–5 (29%) | 92.9 | +2.66 |
| 32 | 1982 | 1512 | 93.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +73 | 29.4% | -1.41 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.29 | 1978 | 1799 | 140.3 | — | — | — | — | -104 | — | +60 | 54.7% | +0.36 | 7–4 (64%) | 3–3 (50%) | 104.0 | -1.35 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1979 | 1739 | 114.2 | — | — | — | — | -80 | — | +136 | 47.1% | +0.18 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | +1.08 |
| Career | — | 1727 | 122.5 | — | — | — | — | -73 | -75 | +91 | 44.5% | -0.31 | 34–61 (36%) | 36–32 (53%) | 95.2 | +6.97 | — | 1884 | 138.2 | — | — | — | — | -28 | -46 | +57 | 51.3% | +0.19 | 54–84 (39%) | 52–73 (42%) | 88.6 | -1.58 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Case | 2 | 4 | 6 | Oct 15, 1981 | H2H |
| Jaime Fillol | 0 | 4 | 4 | Mar 12, 1981 | H2H |
| Jean Francois Caujolle | 2 | 2 | 4 | May 16, 1980 | H2H |
| John James | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 12, 1979 | H2H |
| Ken Rosewall | 0 | 4 | 4 | Oct 13, 1978 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Ashe | 3 | 7 | 10 | Dec 28, 1978 | H2H |
| Marty Riessen | 3 | 7 | 10 | Jan 29, 1976 | H2H |
| Cliff Drysdale | 1 | 8 | 9 | Sep 21, 1978 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 1 | 8 | 9 | Mar 11, 1977 | H2H |
| Ray Ruffels | 3 | 6 | 9 | Oct 16, 1976 | H2H |