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

Syd Ball vs Dick Crealy H2H: 1-3

Dick Crealy holds a 3–1 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Dick Crealy leads 2–1 on grass and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Syd Ball won the 1977 Adelaide round of 64 6-3 7-6.

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Syd Ball

AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H

1 – 3

4 main draw meetings

Dick Crealy

AUS Age 81 Right-Handed 191 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Syd Ball	6-3 7-6	Dick Crealy #76	Match data	Dec 7, 1977*	R64	Adelaide	ATP 250	Grass
Dick Crealy	4-6 6-3 6-3 7-5	Syd Ball	Match data	Jan 17, 1975*	QF	ASB Classic	ATP 250	Grass
Dick Crealy	8-9 6-2 7-5	Syd Ball	Match data	May 28, 1974*	R64	Bournemouth	ATP 250	Clay
Dick Crealy	4-1 (ret.)	Syd Ball	Match data	Jan 2, 1969*	R32	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
Dick Crealy	#509	#33	0	1,903	338	317	51.6%	0	0	0	0	2	2

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							Dick Crealy
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
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	1968	31–16	66.0%	—	1,646	0	0
24	1974	34–35	49.3%	#104	1,649	0	0	1969	30–23	56.6%	—	1,639	0	0
25	1975	13–27	32.5%	#116	1,593	0	0	1970	32–21	60.4%	—	1,700	0	1
26	1976	8–19	29.6%	#89	1,547	0	0	1971	10–23	30.3%	—	1,598	0	1
27	1977	3–10	23.1%	#168	1,511	0	0	1972	18–14	56.2%	—	1,716	0	1
28	1978	2–5	28.6%	#294	1,492	0	0	1973	31–33	48.4%	#51	1,623	0	1
29	1979	3–5	37.5%	#368	1,518	0	0	1974	41–39	51.2%	#71	1,719	0	1
30	1980	12–13	48.0%	#146	1,560	0	0	1975	41–37	52.6%	#56	1,738	0	2
31	1981	8–12	40.0%	—	1,547	0	0	1976	49–35	58.3%	#38	1,783	0	2
32	1982	1–4	20.0%	—	1,512	0	0	1977	31–30	50.8%	#67	1,672	0	2
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	19–33	36.5%	#131	1,567	0	2
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1–10	9.1%	#274	1,498	0	2
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	3–2	60.0%	#309	1,511	0	2
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	1–1	50.0%	—	1,509	0	2

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																	Dick Crealy
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%	—	—	—	—	1968	—	—	—	—	15	9	24	62.5%	16	7	23	69.6%	—	—	—	—
24	1974	4	9	13	30.8%	3	7	10	30.0%	23	11	34	67.6%	4	8	12	33.3%	1969	6	5	11	54.5%	15	8	23	65.2%	9	10	19	47.4%	—	—	—	—
25	1975	3	5	8	37.5%	2	9	11	18.2%	3	5	8	37.5%	5	8	13	38.5%	1970	6	6	12	50.0%	10	5	15	66.7%	16	8	24	66.7%	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%	1971	2	4	6	33.3%	5	10	15	33.3%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	5	5	0.0%
27	1977	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1972	2	2	4	50.0%	12	9	21	57.1%	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—
28	1978	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1973	4	5	9	44.4%	6	10	16	37.5%	9	7	16	56.3%	12	11	23	52.2%
29	1979	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1974	7	10	17	41.2%	17	17	34	50.0%	13	8	21	61.9%	4	4	8	50.0%
30	1980	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1975	5	8	13	38.5%	21	15	36	58.3%	9	5	14	64.3%	6	9	15	40.0%
31	1981	1	5	6	16.7%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1976	12	4	16	75.0%	30	20	50	60.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	2	6	8	25.0%
32	1982	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1977	4	5	9	44.4%	19	16	35	54.3%	8	9	17	47.1%	—	—	—	—
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	2	5	7	28.6%	6	12	18	33.3%	3	6	9	33.3%	8	10	18	44.4%
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	0	2	2	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	18	36	54	33.3%	11	33	44	25.0%	83	81	164	50.6%	13	31	44	29.5%	—	53	58	111	47.7%	156	134	290	53.8%	97	76	173	56.1%	32	49	81	39.5%

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																Dick Crealy
Age	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	1968	1647	121.1	—	—	—	—	—	-10	+56	61.9%	+0.86	8–4 (67%)	—	—	+0.41
24	1974	1649	131.7	—	—	—	—	-143	-127	+153	50.3%	+0.21	11–13 (46%)	9–7 (56%)	—	+3.66	1969	1640	118.3	—	—	—	—	+10	+67	+26	55.6%	+0.27	5–8 (38%)	—	—	+1.20
25	1975	1593	119.5	—	—	—	—	-42	-76	+115	37.3%	-0.92	7–6 (54%)	4–4 (50%)	—	+0.67	1970	1700	134.6	—	—	—	—	-75	+134	+67	59.1%	+0.64	8–7 (53%)	6–4 (60%)	—	+0.35
26	1976	1548	129.8	—	—	—	—	-19	-48	+143	36.9%	-0.57	0–7 (0%)	5–6 (45%)	—	+1.86	1971	1598	133.0	—	—	—	—	-33	+84	+121	29.9%	-1.06	5–0 (100%)	2–3 (40%)	—	-4.26
27	1977	1511	113.6	—	—	—	—	-24	—	+92	36.1%	-0.95	1–6 (14%)	2–3 (40%)	—	+0.29	1972	1717	124.1	—	—	—	—	-157	+50	+30	55.6%	+0.02	2–5 (29%)	4–1 (80%)	—	+1.63
28	1978	1493	105.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+139	26.7%	-1.47	1–0	1–1	—	+0.87	1973	1624	127.7	—	—	—	—	+8	+31	+65	48.6%	+0.01	7–8 (47%)	8–10 (44%)	—	+0.24
29	1979	1518	105.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	+121	40.0%	-0.85	—	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.88	1974	1719	137.0	—	—	—	—	-67	-18	+78	51.5%	+0.05	14–12 (54%)	14–17 (45%)	—	-0.63
30	1980	1561	118.5	—	—	—	—	-80	-98	+126	50.0%	+0.02	3–6 (33%)	5–2 (71%)	—	+3.76	1975	1738	138.0	—	—	—	—	-69	+20	+95	50.8%	+0.12	16–8 (67%)	15–9 (63%)	—	-1.44
31	1981	1547	113.1	—	—	—	—	-107	—	+156	46.3%	-0.44	2–7 (22%)	3–2 (60%)	—	+1.73	1976	1783	142.6	—	—	—	—	-2	-8	+8	58.4%	+0.68	14–16 (47%)	12–17 (41%)	—	+2.69
32	1982	1512	93.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+73	29.4%	-1.41	1–1	0–1	—	+0.29	1977	1673	127.5	—	—	—	—	+57	+18	+45	49.7%	-0.07	10–12 (45%)	10–7 (59%)	—	+1.90
33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1567	129.0	—	—	—	—	+98	+15	+91	40.5%	-0.56	11–14 (44%)	3–13 (19%)	—	-0.07
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1499	117.0	—	—	—	—	+99	+43	+128	22.2%	-1.18	0–3 (0%)	1–5 (17%)	—	-0.27
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	1512	105.5	—	—	—	—	+100	—	—	50.0%	+0.60	1–1	0–1	—	+1.27
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1981	1510	100.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	—	1–1	—	+0.51
Career	—	1727	122.5	—	—	—	—	-73	-75	+91	44.5%	-0.31	34–61 (36%)	36–32 (53%)	95.2	+6.98	—	1904	135.4	—	—	—	—	-9	+24	+62	51.7%	+0.15	101–98 (51%)	76–88 (46%)	95.7	+0.54

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.

Syd Ball's most-played ATP rivals
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

Dick Crealy's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Ross Case	3	7	10	Nov 23, 1978	H2H
Zeljko Franulovic	9	1	10	Mar 3, 1978	H2H
Bob Carmichael	5	5	10	Nov 26, 1976	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	2	7	9	Oct 18, 1979	H2H
Brian Fairlie	4	4	8	Jul 13, 1978	H2H