H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Tom Gorman H2H: 0-3

Tom Gorman holds a 3–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Tom Gorman leads 2–0 on grass and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Tom Gorman won the 1975 Cincinnati Open round of 32 2-6 6-4 6-2.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
Tom Gorman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tom Gorman 2-6 6-4 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Aug 1, 1975* R32 Cincinnati Open ATP 250 Clay
Tom Gorman 6-3 6-4 Syd Ball Match data Jun 26, 1972* R64 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Tom Gorman 6-1 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Jan 23, 1970* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Tom Gorman #826 #10 0 2,006 415 291 58.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9

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 Tom Gorman
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 — — — — — — —
21 1971 8–13 38.1% — 1,455 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1972 7–9 43.8% — 1,510 0 0 1968 16–12 57.1% — 1,598 0 0
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 1969 18–17 51.4% — 1,612 0 0
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1970 49–31 61.2% — 1,793 0 1
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1971 44–27 62.0% — 1,828 0 2
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1972 44–28 61.1% — 1,958 0 2
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1973 52–28 65.0% #11 1,945 0 5
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1974 53–25 67.9% #21 1,836 0 5
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1975 28–28 50.0% #45 1,870 0 7
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1976 31–25 55.4% #46 1,766 0 9
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1977 28–22 56.0% #43 1,773 0 9
32 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 1978 15–10 60.0% #53 1,775 0 9
33 — — — — — — — 1979 31–25 55.4% #53 1,739 0 9
34 — — — — — — — 1980 6–13 31.6% #156 1,618 0 9

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 Tom Gorman
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1 1 2 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 1968 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 1969 0 3 3 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 14 8 22 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1970 19 10 29 65.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 17 8 25 68.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1971 19 12 31 61.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1972 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 14 8 22 63.6%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 12 5 17 70.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 21 12 33 63.6%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 20 7 27 74.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 15 9 24 62.5%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 15 9 24 62.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1976 6 7 13 46.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0%
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 9 6 15 60.0%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1978 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 20 10 30 66.7% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 9 10 19 47.4%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 149 96 245 60.8% 68 60 128 53.1% 93 60 153 60.8% 105 75 180 58.3%

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 Tom Gorman
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 — — — — — — +38 43.8% -0.47 0–3 (0%) — — +1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1971 1456 110.8 — — — — — +18 +55 41.4% -0.31 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — +2.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 1511 114.2 — — — — -4 — +40 47.6% -0.14 0–1 — — +0.82 1968 1598 107.8 — — — — +23 -54 -40 59.7% +0.34 3–2 (60%) — — +0.03
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.84 1969 1613 116.0 — — — — -36 -82 +81 50.5% +0.18 7–5 (58%) — — +0.76
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 1970 1793 129.4 — — — — +49 -282 +24 56.5% +0.33 15–9 (63%) 4–10 (29%) — +3.37
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 1971 1829 136.4 — — — — +47 -188 +105 59.9% +0.48 14–10 (58%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.31
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 1972 1958 142.1 — — — — -4 -325 +22 57.0% +0.35 19–10 (66%) 10–13 (43%) — -1.48
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 1973 1945 143.6 — — — — +27 -130 +3 58.7% +0.42 26–11 (70%) 16–9 (64%) — -3.17
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1974 1837 139.3 — — — — +106 -86 +95 63.4% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 16–15 (52%) — +2.50
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1975 1871 136.5 — — — — +69 -167 +21 50.4% +0.04 12–9 (57%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.06
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1976 1766 142.0 — — — — +127 -86 +99 53.3% -0.03 12–8 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.43
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 1977 1773 144.6 — — — — +90 — +21 52.5% +0.13 9–6 (60%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.59
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1978 1776 133.1 — — — — +42 -129 +92 54.5% +0.26 6–3 (67%) 3–6 (33%) — +2.15
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1739 133.5 — — — — +39 — +61 53.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) — +4.23
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1618 116.9 — — — — +58 — +100 37.2% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.80
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 2006 140.1 — — — — +55 -161 +51 56.0% +0.30 153–93 (62%) 106–100 (51%) 103.9 +0.85

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.