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Syd Ball vs Paolo Bertolucci H2H: 0-1

Paolo Bertolucci holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paolo Bertolucci leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paolo Bertolucci won the 1979 Houston round of 32 7-6 6-1.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Paolo Bertolucci
ITA Age 75 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paolo Bertolucci #51 7-6 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Apr 19, 1979* R32 Houston 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
Paolo Bertolucci #382 #12 0 1,934 194 145 57.2% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Paolo Bertolucci
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,459 0 0
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0 1971 4–1 80.0% — 1,518 0 0
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 1972 7–7 50.0% — 1,543 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1973 30–19 61.2% #20 1,794 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1974 14–6 70.0% #50 1,779 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1975 18–20 47.4% #57 1,676 0 1
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1976 33–17 66.0% #33 1,835 0 3
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1977 30–14 68.2% #29 1,813 0 6
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1978 24–17 58.5% #44 1,803 0 6
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1979 6–10 37.5% #158 1,716 0 6
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1980 16–13 55.2% #72 1,754 0 6
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1981 8–10 44.4% #93 1,687 0 6
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,656 0 6
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1983 1–3 25.0% #285 1,629 0 6
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 Paolo Bertolucci
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1971 — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 28 15 43 65.1% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1974 — — — — 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — 2 7 9 22.2%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 30 14 44 68.2% — — — — 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% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 30 12 42 71.4% — — — — 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% 1978 — — — — 24 15 39 61.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 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% 1982 — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
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 10 15 33.3% 177 112 289 61.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 18 27 33.3%

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 Paolo Bertolucci
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1475 98.5 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.05
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1459 97.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
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 1971 1518 114.4 — — — — — +43 — 75.0% +1.83 1–1 1–0 — +1.17
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1972 1543 115.6 — — — — — +52 +5 48.5% -0.76 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.09
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04 1973 1795 136.3 — — — — — +72 -287 53.3% +0.11 15–4 (79%) 4–5 (44%) — -1.42
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1974 1780 125.5 — — — — — +66 — 56.6% +0.40 9–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) — +2.65
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84 1975 1676 126.9 — — — — -135 +63 — 47.8% -0.28 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) — +0.43
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 1976 1836 147.2 — — — — -269 +46 — 57.6% +0.55 19–8 (70%) 11–11 (50%) — -0.71
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 1977 1813 140.9 — — — — — +76 — 62.8% +1.08 11–3 (79%) 2–4 (33%) — +3.71
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 1978 1804 143.5 — — — — — +48 — 57.3% +0.24 7–9 (44%) 5–5 (50%) — -0.53
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 1979 1716 128.8 — — — — -228 +91 — 38.9% -0.97 4–2 (67%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.45
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1980 1755 132.3 — — — — -161 -23 — 51.4% 0.00 6–3 (67%) 6–3 (67%) — +1.70
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1981 1687 132.0 — — — — -106 +26 — 42.9% -0.24 3–4 (43%) 1–0 — +0.70
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1982 1656 116.3 — — — — — +36 — 35.0% -1.60 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +0.08
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 1983 1629 106.2 — — — — — +23 — 25.0% -1.50 — — — 0.00
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 — 1935 142.5 — — — — -175 +53 -141 53.3% +0.15 86–45 (66%) 41–36 (53%) 108.0 +2.24

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.