H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Ian Fletcher H2H: 0-2

Ian Fletcher holds a 2–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ian Fletcher leads 1–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ian Fletcher won the 1971 Sydney International round of 16 6-4 6-2 6-3.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Ian Fletcher
AUS Age 77 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ian Fletcher 6-4 6-2 6-3 Syd Ball Match data Jan 22, 1971* R16 Sydney International ATP 250 Hard
Ian Fletcher 6-3 6-4 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Jan 23, 1968* R64 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
Ian Fletcher #826 #56 0 1,751 105 114 47.9% 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 Ian Fletcher
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 1968 3–5 37.5% — 1,475 0 0
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 1969 4–3 57.1% — 1,515 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1970 7–7 50.0% — 1,609 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1971 11–8 57.9% — 1,658 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1972 23–18 56.1% — 1,706 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1973 35–36 49.3% #87 1,682 0 0
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1974 20–21 48.8% #124 1,681 0 0
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1975 2–9 18.2% #184 1,573 0 0
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1976 0–2 0.0% — 1,543 0 0
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1978 0–2 0.0% #244 1,535 0 0
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,516 0 0
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1980 0–1 0.0% — 1,508 0 0
32 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 1981 0–1 0.0% — 1,505 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 Ian Fletcher
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% — — — — 1968 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1970 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1971 6 3 9 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1972 4 3 7 57.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 4 3 7 57.1%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1973 14 12 26 53.8% 11 16 27 40.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1974 4 4 8 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 11 9 20 55.0%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2 7 9 22.2%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1979 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% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 29 29 58 50.0% 22 32 54 40.7% 34 29 63 54.0% 20 24 44 45.5%

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 Ian Fletcher
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 1968 1475 108.4 — — — — — — -13 45.8% +0.29 0–2 — — -0.01
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1969 1516 107.0 — — — — — — +14 47.1% -0.23 — — — +0.20
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04 1970 1610 114.7 — — — — — -102 +32 53.8% -0.02 2–1 (67%) — — +0.70
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1971 1658 122.7 — — — — -2 -155 +39 56.3% +0.50 2–4 (33%) 2–0 — +2.19
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.84 1972 1707 123.2 — — — — -16 -117 +1 52.9% +0.36 7–4 (64%) 6–3 (67%) 105.6 +1.97
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66 1973 1682 123.6 — — — — +12 -110 +58 49.4% -0.04 14–14 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 100.9 +3.27
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1974 1681 126.7 — — — — +29 — +37 53.8% +0.26 2–6 (25%) 8–9 (47%) 93.1 +3.74
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1975 1573 106.1 — — — — +10 — — 21.7% -1.30 0–1 0–3 (0%) — +1.10
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1976 1544 97.4 — — — — — — — 20.0% -1.00 0–1 0–2 — +0.30
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1978 1536 117.5 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.50 0–2 — — -0.29
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 1979 1516 98.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — +0.29
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 +1.73 1980 1508 104.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 — — -0.04
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1981 1505 105.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.20
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 1752 125.8 — — — — +11 -114 +27 49.6% +0.06 27–36 (43%) 24–24 (50%) 95.6 +6.27

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.