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

Syd Ball vs Bob Hewitt H2H: 1-2

Bob Hewitt holds a 2–1 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while Bob Hewitt leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Syd Ball won the 1976 Indianapolis Wct round of 16 6-2 RET.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Bob Hewitt
RSA Age 86 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Syd Ball 6-2 (ret.) Bob Hewitt Match data Jan 16, 1976* R16 Indianapolis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Bob Hewitt 6-4 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Mar 26, 1975* R32 Monte-Carlo Masters ATP 250 Clay
Bob Hewitt #59 6-3 6-4 Syd Ball #101 Match data Mar 14, 1975* R16 Munich 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
Syd Ball #748 #63 0 1,726 125 181 40.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Hewitt #669 #34 0 2,005 285 177 61.7% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Bob Hewitt
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 — — — — — — —
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1968 51–15 77.3% — 1,819 0 2
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1969 31–11 73.8% — 1,859 0 4
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1970 41–16 71.9% — 1,820 0 5
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1971 22–10 68.8% — 1,846 0 6
32 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 1972 52–16 76.5% — 1,908 0 11
33 — — — — — — — 1973 2–5 28.6% #157 1,891 0 11
34 — — — — — — — 1974 13–17 43.3% #59 1,728 0 11
35 — — — — — — — 1975 27–15 64.3% #34 1,847 0 11
36 — — — — — — — 1976 11–22 33.3% #83 1,667 0 11
37 — — — — — — — 1977 29–25 53.7% #52 1,722 0 11
38 — — — — — — — 1978 6–21 22.2% #206 1,596 0 11
39 — — — — — — — 1979 0–3 0.0% #546 1,547 0 11
40 — — — — — — — 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,544 0 11

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 Bob Hewitt
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1968 19 6 25 76.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 4 0 4 100.0%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1969 3 1 4 75.0% 17 6 23 73.9% 8 2 10 80.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1970 12 3 15 80.0% 20 9 29 69.0% 9 4 13 69.2% — — — —
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 13 4 17 76.5% — — — — 7 5 12 58.3% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1972 8 4 12 66.7% 24 4 28 85.7% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 5 4 9 55.6% 12 4 16 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 6 5 11 54.5% 15 11 26 57.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 5 5 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 5 8 37.5%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 74 46 120 61.7% 105 57 162 64.8% 60 31 91 65.9% 46 43 89 51.7%

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 Bob Hewitt
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1968 1820 126.5 — — — — +136 -148 -56 69.9% +1.44 15–6 (71%) — — +1.26
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1969 1859 141.4 — — — — +123 -19 -20 69.7% +1.56 3–4 (43%) — — -0.24
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1970 1820 143.6 — — — — +238 +46 +34 67.5% +1.36 7–7 (50%) — — -0.83
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 1971 1846 128.5 — — — — +173 — -27 66.3% +1.23 5–2 (71%) 3–2 (60%) — +2.83
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1972 1908 140.8 — — — — -33 +104 -12 69.6% +1.43 14–4 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — +2.46
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1891 121.7 — — — — -22 — — 50.0% +0.83 1–0 0–2 — -0.90
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1729 124.7 — — — — +61 — +84 45.6% -0.01 3–5 (38%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.79
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1848 148.0 — — — — -54 +144 — 62.4% +1.13 6–4 (60%) 6–4 (60%) — +0.13
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1668 136.3 — — — — -1 +183 — 37.9% -0.56 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) — -0.50
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1722 139.7 — — — — +65 +45 -79 53.3% +0.17 9–7 (56%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.51
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1596 127.7 — — — — +107 +31 +90 25.9% -1.72 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -2.33
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1548 96.3 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 0–1 — +0.38
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1544 106.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.22
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 2006 142.5 — — — — +69 +58 -16 60.8% +0.87 68–48 (59%) 26–30 (46%) 97.3 +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.