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Syd Ball vs Phil Dent H2H: 0-3

Phil Dent holds a 3–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Phil Dent leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1980 Sydney International round of 32 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Phil Dent 4-6 6-3 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Dec 18, 1980* R32 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Phil Dent #19 6-3 7-6 Syd Ball Match data Oct 20, 1977* R32 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Phil Dent 6-7 6-2 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Oct 14, 1976* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass

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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,958 414 344 54.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Phil Dent
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,588 0 0
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,578 0 0
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,652 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,673 0 1
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,610 0 1
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,763 0 1
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1974 29–19 60.4% #41 1,829 0 1
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1975 41–26 61.2% #33 1,862 0 1
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,852 0 1
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1977 59–29 67.0% #20 1,851 0 1
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1978 24–24 50.0% #87 1,744 0 1
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1979 27–22 55.1% #50 1,854 0 3
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1980 28–19 59.6% #34 1,846 0 3
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,753 0 3
32 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,727 0 3
33 — — — — — — — 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,639 0 3

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 Phil Dent
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 — — — — 11 9 20 55.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — —
19 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1971 15 10 25 60.0% 2 10 12 16.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0%
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1972 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 12 15 20.0%
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1973 10 8 18 55.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 8 17 52.9%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1974 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 7 16 56.3%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 8 20 60.0%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1976 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 8 11 19 42.1%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 30 10 40 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 3 5 8 37.5%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1982 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 83 77 160 51.9% 115 96 211 54.5% 155 85 240 64.6% 61 86 147 41.5%

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 Phil Dent
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 1588 114.0 — — — — — -36 +44 53.1% +0.25 4–1 (80%) — — +1.13
19 1969 1467 103.9 — — — — — — +73 48.0% -0.24 2–0 — — +1.21 1969 1579 111.6 — — — — +4 -23 +21 49.2% -0.10 9–4 (69%) — — +2.41
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1970 1652 119.5 — — — — -10 -72 +3 53.8% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.49
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04 1971 1674 131.4 — — — — +49 -176 +55 47.3% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 11–12 (48%) — -2.30
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1972 1611 141.4 — — — — +3 -91 +77 29.7% -1.05 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) — -3.31
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84 1973 1763 138.9 — — — — +15 -134 -89 54.9% +0.38 9–13 (41%) 10–9 (53%) — -0.93
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 1974 1829 137.7 — — — — -83 -196 +77 60.2% +0.58 8–9 (47%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.62
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 1975 1862 142.9 — — — — -95 -69 +80 56.9% +0.26 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) — -3.62
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 1976 1853 153.9 — — — — -3 -77 +101 56.3% +0.27 9–8 (53%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.73
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 1977 1852 146.1 — — — — -65 +78 +46 62.0% +0.61 18–9 (67%) 18–8 (69%) — -0.26
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1978 1745 138.5 — — — — -25 +116 +104 48.4% -0.31 12–9 (57%) 11–5 (69%) — -1.73
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1979 1855 142.1 — — — — -193 -68 +147 55.3% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.69
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1980 1847 138.9 — — — — -172 -94 +168 55.5% +0.29 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) — +1.00
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 1981 1753 130.9 — — — — -82 — +160 54.2% +0.21 9–11 (45%) 13–10 (57%) — +2.03
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1982 1728 146.8 — — — — -77 +60 +164 48.2% +0.09 3–8 (27%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.25
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1639 101.1 — — — — -58 — — 15.4% -2.54 0–2 — — +0.07
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 1958 142.7 — — — — -47 -32 +79 53.4% +0.14 120–110 (52%) 115–90 (56%) 105.2 -1.08

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.