# Syd Ball vs Butch Seewagen — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/syd-ball-vs-butch-seewagen?player1_id=4539922&player2_id=4575874
Tour: ATP

Syd Ball holds a 1–0 lead over Butch Seewagen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Syd Ball leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Syd Ball won the 1971 Manchester round of 32 3-6 6-2 6-1.

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## Overall
- Syd Ball: 1 wins
- Butch Seewagen: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Grass: Syd Ball 1 - 0 Butch Seewagen

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Syd Ball 1 - 0 Butch Seewagen

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Syd Ball | 1727 | 122.5 | - | - | - | - | -73 | -75 | 91 | 44.5% | -0.31 | 34-61 (36%) | 36-32 (53%) | 95.2 | 6.98 |
| Butch Seewagen | 1675 | 118.6 | - | - | - | - | -83 | -12 | -6 | 45.1% | -0.45 | 12-30 (29%) | 13-17 (43%) | 88.3 | 1.69 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1971-06-03* | Manchester | ATP 250 | R32 | Grass | Syd Ball | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |

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