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Syd Ball vs Jim Delaney H2H: 0-1

Jim Delaney holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jim Delaney leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jim Delaney won the 1976 Salisbury round of 64 6-2 6-2.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jim Delaney
USA Age 73 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Delaney 6-2 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Feb 16, 1976* R64 Salisbury 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
Jim Delaney #262 #64 0 1,678 78 131 37.3% 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 Jim Delaney
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 1972 1–5 16.7% — 1,453 0 0
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 1973 4–5 44.4% #159 1,534 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,454 0 0 1974 9–7 56.2% #109 1,589 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1975 10–14 41.7% #73 1,647 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1976 20–29 40.8% #64 1,633 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1977 16–27 37.2% #74 1,624 0 0
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1978 0–2 0.0% #418 1,602 0 0
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1979 2–9 18.2% #276 1,521 0 0
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1980 2–5 28.6% #269 1,512 0 0
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1981 11–21 34.4% — 1,514 0 0
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0 1982 3–7 30.0% — 1,513 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 Jim Delaney
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% — — — — 1972 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7%
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1976 12 9 21 57.1% 4 12 16 25.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1977 4 8 12 33.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 8 14 42.9%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1979 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 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% 1981 2 7 9 22.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 4 5 9 44.4% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 0 1 1 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 23 39 62 37.1% 23 47 70 32.9% 16 20 36 44.4% 16 25 41 39.0%

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 Jim Delaney
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 1972 1453 97.8 — — — — +87 — — 31.3% -1.13 0–2 3–1 (75%) — +0.33
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +37 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1973 1535 115.2 — — — — — +28 — 43.5% -0.04 1–1 1–3 (25%) — -0.92
21 1971 1455 111.0 — — — — — +18 +56 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.05 1974 1589 115.9 — — — — +4 -46 -43 51.2% +0.15 4–3 (57%) 4–3 (57%) 103.1 +1.56
22 1972 1510 114.2 — — — — -3 — +41 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1975 1648 129.9 — — — — -59 -16 — 40.7% -0.72 4–4 (50%) 5–2 (71%) 105.7 -1.22
23 1973 1595 110.3 — — — — -84 -50 -16 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 99.9 +1.83 1976 1633 124.0 — — — — +10 -64 -67 40.3% -0.51 9–7 (56%) 5–11 (31%) 101.2 +2.58
24 1974 1649 131.6 — — — — -143 -129 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.64 1977 1625 131.3 — — — — +11 -88 -50 41.1% -0.61 9–11 (45%) 3–5 (38%) 99.2 -0.92
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1978 1602 98.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.03
26 1976 1547 129.7 — — — — -18 -47 +144 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1979 1521 100.2 — — — — +39 -40 +50 25.9% -1.41 1–3 (25%) 0–2 — +0.72
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -25 — +91 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1980 1513 116.6 — — — — +44 — — 35.3% -0.65 1–2 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 99.0 +0.37
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1981 1514 115.6 — — — — -18 -33 +92 42.4% -0.82 3–10 (23%) 10–4 (71%) 100.0 +1.04
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1982 1514 105.2 — — — — — -11 — 31.8% -1.50 1–1 2–2 (50%) — 0.00
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -99 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1678 125.2 — — — — +4 -38 +3 40.0% -0.67 33–44 (43%) 36–37 (49%) 102.3 +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.