H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Syd Ball vs Tom Gullikson H2H: 0-1

Tom Gullikson holds a 1–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Tom Gullikson leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tom Gullikson won the 1981 Maui round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Tom Gullikson
USA Age 74 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tom Gullikson 6-4 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Oct 2, 1981* R32 Maui 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
Tom Gullikson — — — 1,826 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 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 Tom Gullikson
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 — — — — — — —
23 1973 14–13 51.9% #155 1,595 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 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 Tom Gullikson
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1 2 3 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 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% 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1977 3 7 10 30.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 6 14 57.1%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1978 13 7 20 65.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 4 13 69.2% 8 7 15 53.3%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 7 10 17 41.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 8 11 27.3%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 5 11 54.5%
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 15 10 25 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 12 10 22 54.5% — — — — 10 6 16 62.5% 2 5 7 28.6%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1984 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 8 5 13 61.5% 5 7 12 41.7%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 7 8 15 46.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% 1 3 4 25.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 78 81 159 49.1% 20 24 44 45.5% 49 40 89 55.1% 45 59 104 43.3%

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 Gullikson
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1596 110.6 — — — — -85 -49 -17 56.1% +0.32 4–7 (36%) 5–3 (63%) 100.0 +1.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) 101.2 +3.66 1976 1496 107.3 — — — — +59 +42 — 45.5% -0.30 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 95.6 +2.32
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) 103.4 +0.67 1977 1642 135.7 — — — — +20 -32 -131 44.0% -0.73 4–7 (36%) 9–6 (60%) 103.1 -0.47
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) 92.0 +1.86 1978 1817 146.1 — — — — +23 -219 -132 57.9% +0.54 9–7 (56%) 6–7 (46%) 103.2 -0.21
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 92.7 +0.29 1979 1715 150.4 — — — — +5 -74 -3 45.0% +0.19 3–8 (27%) 4–11 (27%) 92.0 -3.00
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1980 1712 135.7 — — — — +29 -86 -79 45.1% -0.35 6–7 (46%) 8–8 (50%) 98.1 -1.36
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1981 1775 142.4 — — — — +5 — -157 52.7% +0.14 5–5 (50%) 9–9 (50%) 100.2 -1.24
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 99.8 +3.76 1982 1779 139.9 — — — — +6 — -161 49.4% +0.04 3–5 (38%) 5–12 (29%) 92.6 -0.80
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) 95.0 +1.73 1983 1730 125.9 — — — — -34 — -16 51.6% +0.21 14–9 (61%) 7–10 (41%) 101.0 +1.09
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1984 1700 136.7 — — — — -25 — +44 51.6% +0.22 4–8 (33%) 11–18 (38%) 95.1 +0.24
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1722 129.9 — — — — -60 — +143 49.4% -0.07 10–3 (77%) 9–8 (53%) 106.2 -1.17
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1707 122.6 — — — — -53 — +96 36.5% -0.87 4–3 (57%) 6–6 (50%) 102.6 -1.61
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1677 99.7 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.80 0–1 — — +0.07
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 1826 143.4 — — — — -1 -74 -16 49.1% -0.01 64–66 (49%) 75–98 (43%) 96.9 -1.55

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.