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Syd Ball vs Rick Fisher H2H: 0-1

Rick Fisher holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rick Fisher leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rick Fisher won the 1980 Hobart quarterfinal 6-4 6-4.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Rick Fisher
USA Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rick Fisher #202 6-4 6-4 Syd Ball #368 Match data Jan 5, 1980* QF Hobart 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
Rick Fisher #571 #113 0 1,589 49 104 32.0% 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 Rick Fisher
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1968 5–2 71.4% — 1,547 0 0
18 1968 1–3 25.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 5–5 50.0% — 1,466 0 0 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,542 0 0
20 1970 6–8 42.9% — 1,450 0 0 1971 1–2 33.3% — 1,536 0 0
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 1972 3–5 37.5% — 1,569 0 0
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1973 4–4 50.0% — 1,558 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1974 6–13 31.6% #122 1,515 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1975 5–16 23.8% #157 1,455 0 0
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1976 2–9 18.2% #193 1,411 0 0
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1977 3–13 18.8% #185 1,399 0 0
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1978 8–14 36.4% #174 1,472 0 0
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1979 6–12 33.3% #202 1,486 0 0
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1980 6–11 35.3% #215 1,455 0 0
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1981 0–2 0.0% — 1,441 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 Rick Fisher
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 3 1 4 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
18 1968 — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — 1971 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1972 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0%
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1974 2 4 6 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% 1976 0 4 4 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1977 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 4 3 7 57.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1981 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 18 35 53 34.0% 11 31 42 26.2% 9 16 25 36.0% 11 22 33 33.3%

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 Rick Fisher
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1547 100.8 — — — — +37 -1 — 63.2% +0.53 1–0 — — +0.33
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 1970 1542 96.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.24
20 1970 1450 101.5 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 1971 1536 101.1 — — — — +25 — — 42.9% -0.14 0–1 1–1 — +0.05
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.03 1972 1570 111.4 — — — — +24 — — 40.0% -0.33 1–0 1–1 — -0.13
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1973 1558 107.7 — — — — +40 — — 40.0% -1.20 0–1 1–0 — +0.68
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -50 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.82 1974 1515 111.6 — — — — +36 +10 +22 31.7% -1.22 2–1 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 100.2 +0.98
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -128 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66 1975 1455 117.1 — — — — +89 +8 — 30.4% -1.39 1–3 (25%) 2–4 (33%) 97.6 +1.57
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1976 1412 99.8 — — — — +66 +27 — 24.0% -1.60 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 98.4 +0.99
26 1976 1547 129.8 — — — — -18 -47 +144 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1977 1400 112.4 — — — — +49 — +93 22.9% -1.71 0–2 1–2 (33%) — +0.69
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -26 — +91 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1978 1472 111.5 — — — — +55 -65 +28 39.6% -0.64 2–4 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 100.7 +2.15
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1979 1486 113.7 — — — — +30 — -2 40.0% -0.76 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 100.8 +2.01
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1980 1455 113.9 — — — — +44 — +49 41.0% -0.72 0–3 (0%) 2–6 (25%) 93.4 +2.53
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 1981 1441 100.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.25 — — — -0.05
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 — 1726 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.97 — 1590 115.4 — — — — +44 -3 +34 35.6% -0.99 11–22 (33%) 17–25 (40%) 94.4 +7.71

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.