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

Syd Ball vs Tony Roche H2H: 0-4

Tony Roche holds a 4–0 lead over Syd Ball in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 3–0 on grass and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Tony Roche won the 1977 Brisbane International round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Syd Ball
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 4
4 main draw meetings
Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Tony Roche #21 6-4 6-2 Syd Ball Match data Oct 13, 1977* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass
Tony Roche #14 9-8 9-8 6-4 Syd Ball #89 Match data Jun 23, 1976* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tony Roche 7-5 6-1 6-1 Syd Ball Match data Dec 16, 1974 SF Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Tony Roche 6-4 7-5 Syd Ball Match data Oct 23, 1974* R32 Sydney Indoor 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
Tony Roche #166 #12 0 2,138 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 20 20

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 Tony Roche
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 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,837 0 4
24 1974 34–35 49.3% #104 1,649 0 0 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,962 0 11
25 1975 13–27 32.5% #116 1,593 0 0 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,064 0 15
26 1976 8–19 29.6% #89 1,547 0 0 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,887 0 15
27 1977 3–10 23.1% #168 1,511 0 0 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,939 0 16
28 1978 2–5 28.6% #294 1,492 0 0 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,888 0 16
29 1979 3–5 37.5% #368 1,518 0 0 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,938 0 17
30 1980 12–13 48.0% #146 1,560 0 0 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,975 0 17
31 1981 8–12 40.0% — 1,547 0 0 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,025 0 19
32 1982 1–4 20.0% — 1,512 0 0 1977 21–16 56.8% #15 1,924 0 19
33 — — — — — — — 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,848 0 20
34 — — — — — — — 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,800 0 20
35 — — — — — — — 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,812 0 20

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 Tony Roche
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% — — — — 1968 16 7 23 69.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 20 20 40 50.0%
24 1974 4 9 13 30.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 23 11 34 67.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 1969 14 11 25 56.0% 23 4 27 85.2% 29 4 33 87.9% 20 11 31 64.5%
25 1975 3 5 8 37.5% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1970 14 5 19 73.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 25 4 29 86.2% 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1976 4 4 8 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 8 9 11.1% 1971 7 3 10 70.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
27 1977 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — 5 7 12 41.7%
28 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 5 3 8 62.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 4 14 71.4% 13 7 20 65.0%
30 1980 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1975 4 4 8 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 5 3 8 62.5%
31 1981 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 11 2 13 84.6% 6 7 13 46.2%
32 1982 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1977 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 8 7 15 53.3%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 4 15 73.3% 3 6 9 33.3%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
Career — 18 36 54 33.3% 11 33 44 25.0% 83 81 164 50.6% 13 31 44 29.5% — 75 48 123 61.0% 64 25 89 71.9% 133 39 172 77.3% 88 79 167 52.7%

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 Tony Roche
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%) — +1.84 1968 1838 119.8 — — — — -6 -224 -91 62.4% +0.53 7–9 (44%) — — -1.46
24 1974 1649 131.7 — — — — -143 -127 +153 50.3% +0.21 11–13 (46%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.66 1969 1963 145.5 — — — — -69 +94 +182 70.1% +1.32 19–5 (79%) — — -3.25
25 1975 1593 119.5 — — — — -42 -76 +115 37.3% -0.92 7–6 (54%) 4–4 (50%) — +0.67 1970 2064 155.4 — — — — -42 -27 +170 70.2% +1.38 14–6 (70%) 6–3 (67%) — -2.52
26 1976 1548 129.8 — — — — -19 -48 +143 36.9% -0.57 0–7 (0%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.86 1971 1887 145.0 — — — — +25 +124 +180 51.2% +0.50 7–3 (70%) 5–6 (45%) — -2.07
27 1977 1511 113.6 — — — — -24 — +92 36.1% -0.95 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.29 1972 1940 149.5 — — — — -55 +101 — 55.1% +0.33 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) — -4.39
28 1978 1493 105.4 — — — — — — +139 26.7% -1.47 1–0 1–1 — +0.87 1973 1889 120.6 — — — — -19 — — 52.6% +0.16 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.53
29 1979 1518 105.7 — — — — — — +121 40.0% -0.85 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.88 1974 1938 144.4 — — — — -62 +37 +133 63.0% +1.08 10–5 (67%) 10–10 (50%) — -0.53
30 1980 1561 118.5 — — — — -80 -98 +126 50.0% +0.02 3–6 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +3.76 1975 1976 155.7 — — — — -118 -17 +179 67.9% +1.21 5–5 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -2.87
31 1981 1547 113.1 — — — — -107 — +156 46.3% -0.44 2–7 (22%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.73 1976 2026 153.8 — — — — -147 — +160 63.3% +0.82 3–6 (33%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.68
32 1982 1512 93.4 — — — — — — +73 29.4% -1.41 1–1 0–1 — +0.29 1977 1924 156.9 — — — — 0 — +133 57.3% +0.38 5–4 (56%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.97
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1848 140.5 — — — — -18 +18 +151 55.7% +0.51 5–2 (71%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.51
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1801 119.1 — — — — — — +161 67.9% +0.64 0–4 (0%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.98
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1812 125.2 — — — — — — +164 63.6% +0.09 0–1 1–0 — -0.44
Career — 1727 122.5 — — — — -73 -75 +91 44.5% -0.31 34–61 (36%) 36–32 (53%) 95.2 +6.98 — 2139 152.2 — — — — -42 +26 +143 64.1% +0.93 83–59 (58%) 51–47 (52%) 101.3 -4.32

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.