H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Syd Ball vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 0-4

Ken Rosewall holds a 4–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ken Rosewall leads 3–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1978 Brisbane fourth round 6-2 7-6.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main draw meetings
Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 13, 1978* Brisbane ATP 250 R16 Grass Ken Rosewall #24 6-2 7-6 Syd Ball #244 Match data
Jan 5, 1977* Australian Open Grand Slam R64 Grass Ken Rosewall #13 6-2 6-3 7-5 Syd Ball #97 Match data
Jan 4, 1976* Australian Open Grand Slam R16 Grass Ken Rosewall #6 3-6 7-6 6-0 6-4 Syd Ball #116 Match data
Oct 17, 1974* Tokyo ATP 250 R16 Hard Ken Rosewall #7 3-6 6-4 6-2 Syd Ball #82 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Syd Ball #748 #63 0 1,725 126 181 41.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,231 541 195 73.5% 4 1 0 0 35 40

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 Ken Rosewall
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,467 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,460 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,512 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,647 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1975 14–27 34.1% #116 1,596 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #207 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,558 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 1981 8–12 40.0% #146 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 1982 1–4 20.0% #168 1,511 0 0 — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,856 1 5
34 — — — — — — — 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,941 1 8
35 — — — — — — — 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,083 2 14
36 — — — — — — — 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,154 3 22
37 — — — — — — — 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,107 4 29
38 — — — — — — — 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,102 4 34
39 — — — — — — — 1974 28–8 77.8% #9 2,106 4 34
40 — — — — — — — 1975 41–12 77.4% #6 1,994 4 37
41 — — — — — — — 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,974 4 39
42 — — — — — — — 1977 39–20 66.1% #12 1,975 4 40
43 — — — — — — — 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,808 4 40
44 — — — — — — — 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,746 4 40
45 — — — — — — — 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,746 4 40