H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Julian Ganzabal H2H: 0-1

Julian Ganzabal holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Julian Ganzabal leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Julian Ganzabal won the 1976 South Orange round of 32 3-6 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
Julian Ganzabal
ARG Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Julian Ganzabal 3-6 6-4 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Aug 26, 1976* R32 South Orange 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
Julian Ganzabal #266 #73 0 1,729 53 69 43.4% 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 Julian Ganzabal
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 — — — — — — —
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1968 1–1 50.0% — 1,512 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1969 2–3 40.0% — 1,519 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,533 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,546 0 0
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1972 3–3 50.0% — 1,570 0 0
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1973 8–8 50.0% #150 1,613 0 0
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1974 14–14 50.0% #79 1,626 0 0
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1975 10–16 38.5% #125 1,654 0 0
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1976 12–16 42.9% #94 1,609 0 0
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1977 1–6 14.3% #165 1,565 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 Julian Ganzabal
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1969 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1970 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1972 — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — —
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 8 11 19 42.1% 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% 1976 3 2 5 60.0% 8 12 20 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — —
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% — 5 7 12 41.7% 43 54 97 44.3% 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 Julian Ganzabal
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04 1968 1513 102.5 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 — — — -0.13
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1969 1520 106.4 — — — — — +25 — 42.9% -0.36 1–1 — — +0.04
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.84 1970 1534 105.4 — — — — — — — 57.1% +0.72 — — — +0.09
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66 1971 1547 108.7 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.17 — — — +0.15
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1972 1571 101.5 — — — — — +39 — 48.0% -0.32 2–1 (67%) 2–3 (40%) 101.0 +1.16
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1973 1613 126.6 — — — — — +26 — 48.8% +0.15 2–4 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 98.6 -0.21
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1974 1626 124.7 — — — — — +30 -79 50.0% +0.02 3–3 (50%) 3–0 (100%) 103.2 +1.83
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1975 1655 130.5 — — — — -116 +14 -66 42.2% -0.47 4–6 (40%) 3–2 (60%) 100.4 -1.21
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1976 1609 118.6 — — — — -43 -2 — 42.9% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) 101.0 +1.86
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 1977 1566 99.3 — — — — — +14 — 21.1% -2.58 1–0 1–1 — +0.36
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 +6.98 — 1730 126.3 — — — — -65 +18 -73 44.6% -0.35 17–19 (47%) 17–14 (55%) 103.7 +3.26

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.