H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Bill Bowrey H2H: 0-1

Bill Bowrey holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Bill Bowrey leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Bill Bowrey won the 1969 Hobart round of 16 6-4 6-2.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Bill Bowrey
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bill Bowrey 6-4 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Jan 3, 1969* R16 Hobart 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
Syd Ball #748 #63 0 1,726 125 181 40.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Bowrey #264 #162 0 1,747 122 114 51.7% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Syd Ball Bill Bowrey
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
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% — 1,455 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1968 34–16 68.0% — 1,725 0 1
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1969 41–25 62.1% — 1,703 0 1
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1970 22–22 50.0% — 1,693 0 1
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1971 16–32 33.3% — 1,659 0 1
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1972 5–11 31.2% — 1,653 0 1
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1973 0–3 0.0% — 1,591 0 1
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1974 3–3 50.0% #181 1,596 0 1
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1975 1–2 33.3% #264 1,561 0 1
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 Syd Ball Bill Bowrey
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 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1968 2 3 5 40.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 20 3 23 87.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1969 4 2 6 66.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 27 13 40 67.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 14 10 24 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 7 7 0.0%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 6 6 0.0%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 17 21 38 44.7% 37 38 75 49.3% 68 36 104 65.4% 0 19 19 0.0%

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 Syd Ball Bill Bowrey
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 — — — — — — +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 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 1968 1726 121.2 — — — — -243 -133 +146 65.7% +1.05 3–5 (38%) — — +1.50
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 1969 1704 119.4 — — — — -168 -44 +81 59.4% +0.66 10–9 (53%) — — +5.07
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 1970 1693 129.5 — — — — -157 -60 +98 48.8% +0.07 6–8 (43%) 2–0 — -0.09
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 1971 1659 132.4 — — — — -144 +32 +45 35.2% -1.01 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — -5.86
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1972 1653 123.5 — — — — -210 +92 +72 35.1% -1.05 2–0 3–1 (75%) — -1.25
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1973 1591 97.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.29 0–1 0–1 — +0.02
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1974 1596 104.8 — — — — — — — 53.3% +0.13 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.46
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 1975 1562 96.3 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.50 — 0–1 — +1.04
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 1748 126.8 — — — — -171 -42 +97 51.5% +0.13 27–30 (47%) 12–10 (55%) 99.5 +0.39

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.