H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Paul Gerken H2H: 0-2

Paul Gerken holds a 2–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paul Gerken leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Paul Gerken won the 1974 Louisville round of 64 7-5 6-4.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Paul Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Gerken #56 7-5 6-4 Syd Ball #65 Match data Aug 7, 1974* R64 Louisville ATP 250 Clay
Paul Gerken 3-6 7-6 11-9 Syd Ball Match data Nov 2, 1973* R16 Hong Kong Open 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
Paul Gerken #496 #35 0 1,836 122 127 49.0% 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 Paul Gerken
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,540 0 0
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,514 0 0
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 1970 3–7 30.0% — 1,513 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,558 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,651 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1973 50–33 60.2% #50 1,761 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1974 23–31 42.6% #65 1,649 0 0
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1975 14–19 42.4% #80 1,610 0 0
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1977 3–5 37.5% — 1,601 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 — — — — — — —

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 Paul Gerken
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% — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
19 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1969 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1971 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1973 20 11 31 64.5% 19 14 33 57.6% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1974 6 10 16 37.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 37 34 71 52.1% 40 47 87 46.0% 19 22 41 46.3% 26 24 50 52.0%

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 Paul Gerken
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 1968 1541 101.1 — — — — +35 — -12 42.1% +0.05 1–0 — — -0.33
19 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21 1969 1515 107.8 — — — — — -30 -14 43.8% -0.13 1–5 (17%) — — -0.40
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1970 1514 114.4 — — — — — -33 +11 37.5% -0.46 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04 1971 1559 109.6 — — — — -25 -50 — 47.6% +0.10 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.82
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1972 1652 124.6 — — — — -35 -63 -66 52.8% +0.39 7–6 (54%) 6–7 (46%) — +2.20
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84 1973 1761 139.8 — — — — +36 -27 -117 56.3% +0.65 19–11 (63%) 16–17 (48%) — +1.13
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 1974 1649 124.9 — — — — +35 -15 -16 46.9% -0.35 8–13 (38%) 13–9 (59%) — -0.35
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 1975 1611 129.1 — — — — +120 -74 +20 42.7% -0.56 7–7 (50%) 10–6 (63%) — -0.79
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 1977 1601 119.0 — — — — — -51 — 38.9% -0.39 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.38
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 1837 131.8 — — — — +41 -36 -39 49.2% +0.08 48–49 (49%) 49–46 (52%) 101.6 +1.03

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.