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

Syd Ball vs Geoff Masters H2H: 2-0

Syd Ball holds a 2–0 lead over Geoff Masters in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Syd Ball leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Syd Ball won the 1980 Taipei round of 32 6-1 6-0.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main draw meetings
Geoff Masters
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Syd Ball 6-1 6-0 Geoff Masters Match data Nov 13, 1980* R32 Taipei ATP 250 Carpet
Syd Ball 6-4 6-3 6-2 Geoff Masters Match data Jan 7, 1972* R16 Sydney International 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
Geoff Masters #826 #42 0 1,889 237 253 48.4% 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 Geoff Masters
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1968 2–2 50.0% — 1,511 0 0
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0 1969 7–6 53.8% — 1,542 0 0
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0 1970 10–7 58.8% — 1,581 0 0
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 1971 19–22 46.3% — 1,573 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1972 18–18 50.0% — 1,670 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1973 28–23 54.9% #52 1,756 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1974 23–21 52.3% #53 1,766 0 1
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1975 27–24 52.9% #44 1,812 0 1
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1976 27–31 46.6% #53 1,780 0 2
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1977 22–27 44.9% #83 1,662 0 2
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1978 20–20 50.0% #59 1,701 0 2
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1979 21–23 47.7% #62 1,728 0 2
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1980 13–28 31.7% #166 1,517 0 2
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,501 0 2
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 Geoff Masters
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
18 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1969 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
19 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1970 — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1971 3 9 12 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1972 11 5 16 68.8% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1973 8 4 12 66.7% 15 13 28 53.6% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1974 2 8 10 20.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1975 9 9 18 50.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1976 11 6 17 64.7% 6 9 15 40.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 11 18 38.9%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1977 15 11 26 57.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 6 9 15 40.0%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 2 4 6 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 6 15 60.0% 6 10 16 37.5%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 2 6 8 25.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 6 7 14.3% 8 9 17 47.1%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1981 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 70 67 137 51.1% 63 64 127 49.6% 67 67 134 50.0% 37 55 92 40.2%

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 Geoff Masters
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1511 104.2 — — — — — — +30 54.5% +0.45 — — — +0.07
18 1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00 1969 1542 108.7 — — — — — +20 -1 53.1% +0.47 2–1 (67%) — — +1.09
19 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21 1970 1581 113.8 — — — — — +4 +1 48.9% +0.09 2–0 0–1 — +2.04
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1971 1573 113.6 — — — — -110 +36 +80 44.4% -0.32 9–3 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — +2.45
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04 1972 1670 122.7 — — — — -2 -18 -123 48.0% +0.02 6–6 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — +1.43
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1973 1756 140.1 — — — — 0 -38 -146 52.2% +0.18 11–7 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — -1.32
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84 1974 1766 141.0 — — — — -125 +49 -11 52.2% +0.31 8–7 (53%) 3–6 (33%) — -2.52
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 1975 1812 148.9 — — — — -23 -36 +8 53.0% +0.27 10–12 (45%) 6–8 (43%) — -3.09
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 1976 1781 148.0 — — — — +86 -91 -12 48.5% +0.04 4–8 (33%) 9–4 (69%) — -2.30
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 1977 1662 120.4 — — — — +90 — -42 44.1% -0.40 8–10 (44%) 6–9 (40%) — +2.97
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 1978 1701 140.0 — — — — +47 -24 -35 51.0% +0.09 5–8 (38%) 5–5 (50%) — +1.79
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1979 1729 143.8 — — — — -31 -3 -1 48.1% -0.11 8–8 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -2.12
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1980 1518 124.9 — — — — +79 +146 +101 36.6% -0.87 4–8 (33%) 8–8 (50%) — -0.05
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1981 1501 94.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.19
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 — 1890 139.6 — — — — +20 -4 -11 48.2% -0.04 77–78 (50%) 57–64 (47%) 99.9 +0.13

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.