H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 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 International round of 16 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

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

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
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,233 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39

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% — 1,491 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 — — — — — — —
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 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 — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4
34 — — — — — — — 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7
35 — — — — — — — 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13
36 — — — — — — — 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21
37 — — — — — — — 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28
38 — — — — — — — 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33
39 — — — — — — — 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33
40 — — — — — — — 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36
41 — — — — — — — 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38
42 — — — — — — — 1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39
43 — — — — — — — 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39
44 — — — — — — — 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39
45 — — — — — — — 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Ken Rosewall
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — -3.59
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) — -5.10
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +62 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) — -2.93
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +119 +57 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — -2.08
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.13
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.64
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1978 156.6 — — — — +69 +134 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) — -0.11
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +50 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.33
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1809 142.6 — — — — +145 +61 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.68
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +136 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +115 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 2234 159.3 — — — — +43 +53 +84 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57

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.