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Syd Ball vs Jairo Velasco H2H: 0-1

Jairo Velasco holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jairo Velasco leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jairo Velasco won the 1975 Indianapolis round of 64 6-7 6-4 6-1.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jairo Velasco
ESP

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jairo Velasco 6-7 6-4 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Aug 6, 1975* R64 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay

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
Jairo Velasco — — — 1,701 — — — 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.

Syd Ball Jairo Velasco
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0 — — — — — — —
1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 — — — — — — —
1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 — — — — — — —
1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 — — — — — — —
1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 — — — — — — —
1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —
1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 — — — — — — —
1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 — — — — — — —
1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 — — — — — — —
1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —
1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Syd Ball Jairo Velasco
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 %
1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1969 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1971 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1973 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1974 0 3 3 0.0% 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1975 — — — — 16 20 36 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1976 1 2 3 33.3% 15 23 38 39.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 — — — — 3 12 15 20.0% — — — — — — — —
1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 — — — — 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — — — — —
1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 — — — — 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — — — — —
1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1982 — — — — 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% 11 15 26 42.3% — — — — 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% Career 1 11 12 8.3% 99 133 232 42.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 9 12 25.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Syd Ball Jairo Velasco
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
1968 1491 101.0 — — — — — — +18 33.3% -0.89 — — — 0.00 1968 1487 97.7 — — — — — +8 — 37.5% -0.88 — — — +0.08
1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21 1969 1434 101.0 — — — — — -2 — 22.7% -2.05 0–2 — — +0.20
1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1970 1470 105.1 — — — — — +26 — 46.7% -0.27 — — — +0.67
1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.03 1971 1473 104.2 — — — — — +25 — 44.4% -0.78 — — — +0.23
1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1972 1527 109.1 — — — — — +48 — 43.8% -0.78 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — -0.23
1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -50 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.82 1973 1527 98.4 — — — — — +39 — 33.3% -1.50 — — — -0.14
1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -128 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66 1974 1586 130.5 — — — — -91 +40 — 45.6% -0.49 5–9 (36%) 5–4 (56%) 97.4 +0.69
1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1975 1638 124.0 — — — — — +29 — 42.1% -0.63 8–5 (62%) 3–4 (43%) 103.9 +1.65
1976 1547 129.8 — — — — -18 -47 +144 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1976 1602 131.7 — — — — -127 +31 — 40.2% -0.57 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) 99.1 +1.17
1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -26 — +91 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1977 1547 130.9 — — — — — +15 — 33.3% -1.00 1–6 (14%) 2–1 (67%) 97.0 -0.56
1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1978 1606 128.1 — — — — — +22 — 44.0% -0.60 4–3 (57%) — — -0.33
1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1979 1647 128.1 — — — — — +28 — 44.2% -0.54 5–1 (83%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.99
1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 1980 1641 126.1 — — — — — +17 — 43.6% -0.60 7–4 (64%) 1–2 (33%) 102.2 +0.07
1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 +1.73 1981 1609 118.1 — — — — — +40 — 35.7% -1.07 1–3 (25%) 1–0 — -0.22
1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1982 1621 121.6 — — — — — +59 — 41.7% -0.63 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) 102.2 +0.28
— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1620 127.0 — — — — — +33 — 42.6% -0.43 2–5 (29%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.24
Career 1726 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.97 Career 1701 132.7 — — — — -101 +29 — 41.4% -0.67 41–51 (45%) 27–22 (55%) 102.2 +1.68

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.