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Syd Ball vs Marcello Lara H2H: 0-2

Marcello Lara holds a 2–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Marcello Lara leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Marcello Lara won the 1978 Mexico City Wct round of 32 6-3 6-3.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Marcello Lara
MEX Age 79 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marcello Lara #72 6-3 6-3 Syd Ball Match data Feb 2, 1978* R32 Mexico City Wct ATP 250 Hard
Marcello Lara 6-7(5) 7-6(2) 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Mar 14, 1976* QF Mexico City Wct 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
Marcello Lara #267 #59 0 1,672 59 109 35.1% 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 Marcello Lara
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 1968 7–6 53.8% — 1,550 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,454 0 0 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,529 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1971 3–3 50.0% — 1,557 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1972 1–3 25.0% — 1,554 0 0
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1973 18–22 45.0% #102 1,591 0 0
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1974 12–16 42.9% #60 1,629 0 0
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1975 4–20 16.7% #167 1,465 0 0
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1976 2–6 25.0% #169 1,471 0 0
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,517 0 0 1977 3–8 27.3% #72 1,464 0 0
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1978 6–17 26.1% #163 1,461 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 Marcello Lara
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% — — — — 1968 0 2 2 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1969 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1971 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1972 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1973 5 5 10 50.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1974 1 5 6 16.7% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 — — — — 3 16 19 15.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% 1976 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1978 4 6 10 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 6 6 0.0%
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% — 13 28 41 31.7% 36 50 86 41.9% 8 19 27 29.6% 2 12 14 14.3%

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 Marcello Lara
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 — — — — — — +37 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1968 1551 101.0 — — — — — +46 -3 48.8% +0.07 1–0 — — +0.48
21 1971 1455 111.0 — — — — — +18 +56 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.05 1969 1530 104.9 — — — — -21 — — 25.0% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.25
22 1972 1510 114.2 — — — — -3 — +41 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1970 1521 111.1 — — — — — — -11 35.7% -0.64 — 0–1 — -0.39
23 1973 1595 110.3 — — — — -84 -50 -16 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 99.9 +1.83 1971 1558 120.0 — — — — — +120 — 50.0% +0.25 1–0 — — -0.25
24 1974 1649 131.6 — — — — -143 -129 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.64 1972 1554 105.8 — — — — -61 — — 33.3% -0.78 0–1 0–1 — -0.07
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1973 1591 120.6 — — — — -51 +61 -68 48.9% -0.07 3–4 (43%) 5–5 (50%) 98.9 +2.57
26 1976 1547 129.7 — — — — -18 -47 +144 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1974 1630 124.3 — — — — -130 +100 — 47.5% -0.48 5–4 (56%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.55
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -25 — +91 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1975 1466 106.9 — — — — +28 +37 — 22.8% -1.86 3–4 (43%) 1–1 — +0.97
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1976 1472 113.0 — — — — -24 +50 — 27.8% -1.33 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.07
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1977 1465 104.6 — — — — -2 +28 — 34.8% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 98.0 +1.03
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -99 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 1978 1462 107.0 — — — — -1 +19 — 32.7% -1.36 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 99.0 +1.56
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 — 1673 118.1 — — — — -31 +61 -35 39.3% -0.73 17–24 (41%) 15–17 (47%) 99.5 +4.46

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.