H2H data updated: 2026-10-23 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Fred Mcnair H2H: 0-1

Fred Mcnair holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Fred Mcnair leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Fred Mcnair won the 1975 Stockholm - Wct round of 16 6-0 6-4.

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Syd Ball

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

H2H

0 – 1

1 main-draw meetings

Fred Mcnair

USA Age 76 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Fred Mcnair	6-0 6-4	Syd Ball #99	Match data	Apr 25, 1975*	R16	Stockholm - Wct	ATP 250	Carpet

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
Fred Mcnair	—	—	—	1,745	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0

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							Fred Mcnair
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%	—	1,454	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1976	8–19	29.6%	#89	1,547	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1977	3–10	23.1%	#168	1,511	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1978	2–5	28.6%	#294	1,492	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1979	3–5	37.5%	#368	1,517	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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																	Fred Mcnair
	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%	—	—	—	—	1969	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
19	1969	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	3	8	62.5%	—	—	—	—	1970	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
20	1970	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—	—	—	1971	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
21	1971	1	1	2	50.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	7	8	15	46.7%	—	—	—	—	1972	0	1	1	0.0%	2	0	2	100.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
22	1972	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	5	7	12	41.7%	—	—	—	—	1973	1	5	6	16.7%	1	3	4	25.0%	4	4	8	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
23	1973	1	2	3	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	9	8	17	52.9%	—	—	—	—	1974	4	9	13	30.8%	3	7	10	30.0%	4	1	5	80.0%	2	2	4	50.0%
24	1974	4	9	13	30.8%	3	7	10	30.0%	23	11	34	67.6%	4	8	12	33.3%	1975	1	2	3	33.3%	2	12	14	14.3%	1	2	3	33.3%	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%	1976	1	2	3	33.3%	6	9	15	40.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	3	8	11	27.3%
26	1976	4	4	8	50.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	1	8	9	11.1%	1977	0	4	4	0.0%	1	7	8	12.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	8	7	15	53.3%
27	1977	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1978	0	1	1	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—
28	1978	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1979	0	3	3	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	3	3	0.0%	1	3	4	25.0%
29	1979	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1980	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%
30	1980	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	7	5	12	58.3%	2	3	5	40.0%	1981	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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%	—	8	33	41	19.5%	19	49	68	27.9%	13	18	31	41.9%	19	32	51	37.3%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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																Fred Mcnair
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	1969	1480	99.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	-0.20
19	1969	1467	103.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	+73	48.0%	-0.24	2–0	—	—	+1.21	1970	1468	99.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-1.63	—	0–1	—	+0.09
20	1970	1450	101.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	+37	43.8%	-0.47	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+1.37	1971	1456	102.5	—	—	—	—	+48	—	—	42.9%	-0.86	0–5 (0%)	2–0	—	+0.04
21	1971	1455	111.0	—	—	—	—	—	+18	+56	41.4%	-0.31	2–4 (33%)	1–1	—	+2.05	1972	1472	105.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44.4%	-0.22	—	0–2	—	+0.30
22	1972	1510	114.2	—	—	—	—	-3	—	+41	47.6%	-0.14	0–1	—	—	+0.82	1973	1509	110.5	—	—	—	—	-66	+36	+53	37.8%	-1.11	1–4 (20%)	6–2 (75%)	101.0	-0.32
23	1973	1595	110.3	—	—	—	—	-84	-50	-16	56.1%	+0.32	4–7 (36%)	5–3 (63%)	99.9	+1.83	1974	1585	120.4	—	—	—	—	-88	-69	+28	41.3%	-0.54	8–5 (62%)	4–7 (36%)	103.9	+1.09
24	1974	1649	131.6	—	—	—	—	-143	-129	+153	50.3%	+0.21	11–13 (46%)	9–7 (56%)	101.2	+3.64	1975	1536	120.1	—	—	—	—	-29	-62	+72	30.7%	-1.39	3–6 (33%)	2–3 (40%)	99.6	-0.18
25	1975	1593	119.5	—	—	—	—	-42	-76	+115	37.3%	-0.92	7–6 (54%)	4–4 (50%)	103.4	+0.67	1976	1668	146.0	—	—	—	—	-120	-76	—	39.7%	-0.62	2–5 (29%)	4–3 (57%)	101.0	-2.92
26	1976	1547	129.7	—	—	—	—	-18	-47	+144	36.9%	-0.57	0–7 (0%)	5–6 (45%)	92.0	+1.86	1977	1587	123.9	—	—	—	—	-23	-53	—	37.8%	-0.76	5–6 (45%)	5–8 (38%)	99.0	-0.11
27	1977	1511	113.6	—	—	—	—	-25	—	+91	36.1%	-0.95	1–6 (14%)	2–3 (40%)	92.7	+0.29	1978	1574	118.4	—	—	—	—	—	-55	+69	33.3%	-1.25	1–3 (25%)	2–2 (50%)	98.1	-0.58
28	1978	1493	105.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	+139	26.7%	-1.47	1–0	1–1	—	+0.87	1979	1477	107.3	—	—	—	—	+48	+27	+77	29.0%	-1.32	1–3 (25%)	2–3 (40%)	98.6	+1.85
29	1979	1518	105.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	+121	40.0%	-0.85	—	1–2 (33%)	—	+0.88	1980	1451	107.8	—	—	—	—	+48	—	—	23.8%	-2.05	1–2 (33%)	0–2	—	-0.06
30	1980	1561	118.5	—	—	—	—	-80	-99	+126	50.0%	+0.02	3–6 (33%)	5–2 (71%)	99.8	+3.76	1981	1467	104.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-1.50	—	1–0	—	+0.02
31	1981	1547	113.1	—	—	—	—	-107	—	+156	46.3%	-0.44	2–7 (22%)	3–2 (60%)	95.0	+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	+6.97	—	1746	127.0	—	—	—	—	-43	-52	+55	36.0%	-0.99	22–39 (36%)	28–33 (46%)	98.5	-0.51

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

Fred Mcnair's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	2	4	6	Jul 2, 1978	—
Brian Gottfried	0	5	5	Jan 18, 1979	—
Ilie Nastase	0	4	4	Aug 7, 1980	—
Brian Teacher	0	4	4	Mar 28, 1980	—
Tom Okker	0	3	3	Aug 22, 1979	—