H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Dennis Ralston H2H: 0-1

Dennis Ralston holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dennis Ralston leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Dennis Ralston won the 1971 Australian Open round of 32 6-4 6-4 6-3.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Dennis Ralston
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Dennis Ralston 6-4 6-4 6-3 Syd Ball Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Dennis Ralston #287 #115 0 1,958 156 135 53.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Dennis Ralston
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 1968 48–25 65.8% — 1,694 0 3
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,787 0 3
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1970 41–28 59.4% — 1,897 0 4
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1971 27–21 56.2% — 1,870 0 4
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1972 2–8 20.0% — 1,773 0 4
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1973 1–6 14.3% #219 1,693 0 4
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1974 3–5 37.5% #147 1,700 0 4
32 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 1975 1–4 20.0% #187 1,651 0 4
33 — — — — — — — 1976 1–9 10.0% #248 1,578 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 1977 1–2 33.3% #253 1,593 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 1978 0–1 0.0% #287 1,586 0 4
37 — — — — — — — 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,626 0 4

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 Dennis Ralston
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% 1968 4 2 6 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 29 15 44 65.9%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 16 14 30 53.3% — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 11 7 18 61.1%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1973 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 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% — 34 43 77 44.2% 19 17 36 52.8% 48 25 73 65.8% 55 50 105 52.4%

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 Dennis Ralston
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 1968 1694 112.7 — — — — +4 -104 +39 64.2% +1.56 11–5 (69%) — — +3.26
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 1969 1788 133.1 — — — — -116 -165 +110 56.8% +0.27 7–12 (37%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.96
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 1970 1898 144.3 — — — — -6 — +36 57.5% +0.56 13–8 (62%) 8–5 (62%) — -2.41
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1971 1870 145.6 — — — — +26 -115 -40 55.9% +0.35 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) — -4.83
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1972 1773 103.2 — — — — -28 — — 31.6% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.82
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1973 1693 110.4 — — — — -41 — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.63
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 1974 1701 123.5 — — — — -32 — — 38.9% -1.11 — 2–0 — -1.16
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1975 1651 108.9 — — — — -3 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — -0.29
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1579 103.5 — — — — -38 — — 19.0% -2.62 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.04
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1593 106.1 — — — — — — — 45.5% -0.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1586 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1626 122.5 — — — — — — +215 60.0% +0.40 — — — +0.01
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 1958 135.6 — — — — -19 -127 +55 54.5% +0.38 44–41 (52%) 29–20 (59%) 105.6 -2.33

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.