H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 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 second round 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

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Dec 7, 1977* Adelaide ATP 250 R64 Grass Syd Ball #168 6-3 7-6 Dick Crealy #76 Match data
Jan 17, 1975* Auckland ATP 250 QF Grass Dick Crealy #61 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-5 Syd Ball #105 Match data
May 28, 1974* Bournemouth ATP 250 R64 Clay Dick Crealy #61 8-9 6-2 7-5 Syd Ball #72 Match data
Jan 2, 1969* Hobart ATP 250 R32 Grass Dick Crealy 4-1 (ret.) Syd Ball Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Syd Ball #748 #63 0 1,725 126 181 41.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dick Crealy #509 #33 0 1,904 335 317 51.4% 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
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,467 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,460 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1968 31–16 66.0% — 1,650 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,647 0 0 1969 30–23 56.6% — 1,641 0 0
25 1975 14–27 34.1% #116 1,596 0 0 1970 32–21 60.4% — 1,700 0 1
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,546 0 0 1971 10–23 30.3% — 1,609 0 1
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #207 1,510 0 0 1972 18–14 56.2% — 1,718 0 1
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,491 0 0 1973 31–33 48.4% #51 1,625 0 1
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0 1974 41–40 50.6% #71 1,709 0 1
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,558 0 0 1975 41–37 52.6% #56 1,734 0 2
31 1981 8–12 40.0% #146 1,546 0 0 1976 46–34 57.5% #38 1,779 0 2
32 1982 1–4 20.0% #168 1,511 0 0 1977 31–30 50.8% #68 1,670 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1978 19–33 36.5% #131 1,565 0 2
34 — — — — — — — 1979 1–10 9.1% #274 1,497 0 2
35 — — — — — — — 1980 3–2 60.0% #309 1,509 0 2
36 — — — — — — — 1981 1–1 50.0% #309 1,507 0 2