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: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Syd Ball holds a 1–0 lead over Byron Bertram 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 16 2-6 6-3 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syd Ball | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | Byron Bertram | Match data | Jun 4, 1971* | R16 | Manchester | 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 |
| Byron Bertram | #150 | #57 | 0 | 1,815 | 115 | 139 | 45.3% | 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 | Byron Bertram | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 0–3 | 0.0% | — | 1,467 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 11–11 | 50.0% | — | 1,540 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 1968 | 1–3 | 25.0% | — | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 9–13 | 40.9% | — | 1,547 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1969 | 5–5 | 50.0% | — | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 2–2 | 50.0% | — | 1,536 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1970 | 6–8 | 42.9% | — | 1,450 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 11–10 | 52.4% | #152 | 1,617 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1971 | 8–13 | 38.1% | — | 1,455 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 15–13 | 53.6% | #156 | 1,655 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1972 | 7–9 | 43.8% | — | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 5–8 | 38.5% | #120 | 1,652 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1973 | 14–13 | 51.9% | #155 | 1,595 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 23–24 | 48.9% | #57 | 1,737 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1974 | 34–35 | 49.3% | #104 | 1,649 | 0 | 0 | 1977 | 21–27 | 43.8% | #87 | 1,744 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1975 | 13–27 | 32.5% | #116 | 1,593 | 0 | 0 | 1978 | 10–11 | 47.6% | #92 | 1,668 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1976 | 8–19 | 29.6% | #89 | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | 1979 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #219 | 1,649 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1977 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #168 | 1,511 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 7–15 | 31.8% | #150 | 1,570 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1978 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #294 | 1,492 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1979 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #368 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1980 | 12–13 | 48.0% | #146 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1981 | 8–12 | 40.0% | — | 1,547 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 1982 | 1–4 | 20.0% | — | 1,512 | 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 | Byron Bertram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | |||
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | 1971 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 19 | 1969 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 1970 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 21 | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | — | — | — | — | 1974 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% |
| 22 | 1972 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 1973 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | — | — | — | — | 1976 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 13 | 15 | 28 | 46.4% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 24 | 1974 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 23 | 11 | 34 | 67.6% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 1977 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41.2% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% |
| 25 | 1975 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 1978 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 10 | 6 | 16 | 62.5% |
| 26 | 1976 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11.1% | 1979 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 27 | 1977 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1980 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 28 | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1981 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 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% | — | 31 | 43 | 74 | 41.9% | 24 | 41 | 65 | 36.9% | 29 | 24 | 53 | 54.7% | 31 | 31 | 62 | 50.0% |
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 | Byron Bertram | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 1467 | 97.7 | — | — | — | — | +26 | — | — | 20.0% | -2.20 | — | — | — | -0.10 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1970 | 1541 | 119.6 | — | — | — | — | -55 | -40 | +104 | 49.1% | -0.21 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.86 |
| 18 | 1968 | 1491 | 101.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +18 | 33.3% | -0.89 | — | — | — | 0.00 | 1971 | 1547 | 108.9 | — | — | — | — | -39 | — | +97 | 47.5% | -0.13 | 2–7 (22%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | +2.12 |
| 19 | 1969 | 1467 | 103.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +73 | 48.0% | -0.24 | 2–0 | — | — | +1.21 | 1972 | 1536 | 105.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54.5% | +1.27 | — | 0–1 | — | +0.31 |
| 20 | 1970 | 1450 | 101.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +38 | 43.8% | -0.47 | 0–3 (0%) | — | — | +1.37 | 1973 | 1618 | 113.6 | — | — | — | — | +1 | -147 | +39 | 49.0% | -0.12 | 5–3 (63%) | 2–2 (50%) | — | +1.62 |
| 21 | 1971 | 1456 | 110.8 | — | — | — | — | — | +18 | +55 | 41.4% | -0.31 | 2–4 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +2.04 | 1974 | 1655 | 122.3 | — | — | — | — | +78 | -202 | — | 53.2% | +0.08 | 5–3 (63%) | 5–2 (71%) | — | +2.72 |
| 22 | 1972 | 1511 | 114.2 | — | — | — | — | -4 | — | +40 | 47.6% | -0.14 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.82 | 1975 | 1653 | 123.3 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -136 | — | 44.1% | -0.26 | 2–3 (40%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | -0.16 |
| 23 | 1973 | 1596 | 110.6 | — | — | — | — | -85 | -49 | -17 | 56.1% | +0.32 | 4–7 (36%) | 5–3 (63%) | — | +1.84 | 1976 | 1737 | 135.3 | — | — | — | — | +19 | -143 | — | 48.7% | -0.04 | 10–8 (56%) | 5–6 (45%) | — | -0.81 |
| 24 | 1974 | 1649 | 131.7 | — | — | — | — | -143 | -127 | +153 | 50.3% | +0.21 | 11–13 (46%) | 9–7 (56%) | — | +3.66 | 1977 | 1745 | 136.0 | — | — | — | — | -14 | -174 | +50 | 43.4% | -0.53 | 11–5 (69%) | 4–7 (36%) | — | -2.84 |
| 25 | 1975 | 1593 | 119.5 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -76 | +115 | 37.3% | -0.92 | 7–6 (54%) | 4–4 (50%) | — | +0.67 | 1978 | 1668 | 116.8 | — | — | — | — | +30 | — | — | 45.7% | -0.35 | 2–1 (67%) | 3–1 (75%) | — | +3.30 |
| 26 | 1976 | 1548 | 129.8 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -48 | +143 | 36.9% | -0.57 | 0–7 (0%) | 5–6 (45%) | — | +1.86 | 1979 | 1650 | 106.6 | — | — | — | — | +23 | — | — | 28.6% | -0.86 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | +0.39 |
| 27 | 1977 | 1511 | 113.6 | — | — | — | — | -24 | — | +92 | 36.1% | -0.95 | 1–6 (14%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | +0.29 | 1980 | 1570 | 124.2 | — | — | — | — | +66 | -71 | +169 | 38.9% | -0.57 | 2–5 (29%) | 5–6 (45%) | — | -0.40 |
| 28 | 1978 | 1493 | 105.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +139 | 26.7% | -1.47 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | +0.87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 1979 | 1518 | 105.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +121 | 40.0% | -0.85 | — | 1–2 (33%) | — | +0.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 1980 | 1561 | 118.5 | — | — | — | — | -80 | -98 | +126 | 50.0% | +0.02 | 3–6 (33%) | 5–2 (71%) | — | +3.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 1981 | 1547 | 113.1 | — | — | — | — | -107 | — | +156 | 46.3% | -0.44 | 2–7 (22%) | 3–2 (60%) | — | +1.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | 1816 | 130.3 | — | — | — | — | +20 | -141 | +86 | 46.2% | -0.25 | 40–36 (53%) | 30–30 (50%) | 106.0 | +2.79 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Solomon | 0 | 5 | 5 | Feb 15, 1980 | H2H |
| Ion Tiriac | 1 | 4 | 5 | Apr 6, 1978 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 3 | 1 | 4 | Apr 5, 1980 | H2H |
| Roscoe Tanner | 1 | 3 | 4 | Apr 22, 1978 | H2H |
| Jimmy Connors | 0 | 4 | 4 | Jul 1, 1977 | H2H |