ATP Player
Syd Ball
AUS · Born Jan 24, 1950 (age 76) · Right-handed · 188 cm
Career high
#63
Jun 3, 1974
Career W-L
126-182
40.9%
Titles
0
Tour-level
Last season
1982
1-4 W-L
Ranking history
Recent matches
All 309 matches- Lvs Guy Forget6-4 7-5 6-2Australian Open 1982 · R64
- Wvs Jonathan Smith4-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5Australian Open 1982 · R128
- Lvs Eric Fromm6-4 3-6 7-6 6-2
- Lvs Charlie Fancutt5-7 6-1 6-1Queen's Club 1982 · R64
| Date | Tournament | Round | W/L | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 1982 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Grass | R64 | L | 6-4 7-5 6-2 | |
| Dec 2, 1982 | Australian Open Grand Slam · Grass | R128 | W | 4-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 7-5 | |
| Jun 21, 1982 | Wimbledon Grand Slam · Grass | R128 | L | 6-4 3-6 7-6 6-2 | |
| Jun 7, 1982 | Queen's Club ATP Tour · Grass | R64 | L | 5-7 6-1 6-1 |
Results by tournament
- Won
- Final
- Semis
- Quarters
- Last 16 / RR
- Earlier
- A = did not play
| Event | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | Titles | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | ||||||||||||||||||
| AUS (Australian Chps.) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | R64 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| RG (Roland Garros) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | R128 | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| WIM (Wimbledon) | R128 | A | R128 | A | A | A | R128 | R128 | R128 | R64 | R64 | R128 | R128 | A | A | 0 / 9 | 2–9 | 18% |
| USO (US Open) | A | R128 | A | A | A | A | R128 | R32 | R16 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| AO (Australian Open) | R64 | R32 | R32 | R16 | A | R64 | · | R16 | R64 | R16 | R32 | R32 | R64 | R64 | · | 0 / 13 | 11–13 | 46% |
| AUS (Australian Open-2) | · | · | · | · | · | R64 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| W–L | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 29 | 18–29 | 38% | |
| Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CIN (Cincinnati) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | R32 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| CAN (Canada) | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | A | R64 | A | · | · | · | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| W–L | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||
| MAN (Manchester) | · | · | A | · | · | · | · | · | SF | R16 | R128 | QF | R16 | · | A | 0 / 5 | 12–5 | 71% |
| BEC (Beckenham) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | SF | R32 | R32 | R32 | R32 | A | A | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% |
| ADE (Adelaide) | A | SF | · | A | · | R64 | · | · | A | QF | A | · | R16 | · | R16 | 0 / 6 | 9–6 | 60% |
| HON (Hong Kong) | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | R16 | R32 | R16 | R16 | · | · | · | · | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Hobart (Hobart) | · | · | · | QF | · | · | · | · | · | · | A | A | · | · | R16 | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| SYD (Sydney Indoor) | A | R16 | A | A | A | R32 | R32 | R64 | R32 | A | · | · | · | · | · | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| BRI (Brisbane) | · | QF | R16 | R32 | R16 | R32 | R32 | · | · | · | A | R32 | R16 | QF | A | 0 / 9 | 8–9 | 47% |
| SYD (Sydney Outdoor) | A | R64 | R32 | A | R32 | R32 | R64 | R16 | SF | · | · | R16 | · | · | · | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| W–L | 6–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 11–5 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 7–4 | 5–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0 / 46 | 55–46 | 54% | |
Season by season
Full stats| Season | W-L | Titles | YE rankYear-end rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1-4 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 8-12 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 10-12 | 0 | 146 |
| 1979 | 5-6 | 0 | 368 |
| 1978 | 2-5 | 0 | 294 |
| 1977 | 3-10 | 0 | 168 |
| 1976 | 6-18 | 0 | 89 |
| 1975 | 16-28 | 0 | 116 |