Syd Ball

Syd Ball

Country (sports)	Australia
Born	24 January 1950 Sydney, Australia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Plays	Right-handed [1]
Singles
Career record	96–161
Highest ranking	No. 63 (3 June 1974)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	3R (1974, 1976, 1979)
French Open	1R (1978)
Wimbledon	2R (1972, 1973)
US Open	4R (1974)
Doubles
Career record	240–202
Highest ranking	No. 22 (30 August 1977)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	F (1974)
French Open	3R (1971)
Wimbledon	QF (1976, 1977)
US Open	SF (1974, 1976)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open	SF (1969)

Syd Ball (born 24 January 1950), is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Ball enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 7 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 14 times. Partnering Bob Giltinan, Ball finished runner-up at the 1974 Australian Open. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 22 in 1977.

Syd is the father of current tour professional Carsten Ball.

On 30 August 2000, Ball was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for his strong commitment to tennis.^[2]

Career finals

Doubles (7 titles, 14 runner-ups)

Outcome	No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	1974	Australian Open, Melbourne	Grass	Bob Giltinan	Ross Case Geoff Masters	7–6, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	1974	San Francisco, U.S.	Carpet	John Alexander	Robert Lutz Stan Smith	4–6, 6–7
Runner-up	3.	1974	Christchurch, New Zealand		Ray Ruffels	Ismail El Shafei Roscoe Tanner	W/O
Winner	1.	1974	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Ross Case	Mike Estep Marcello Lara	6–3, 7–6, 9–7
Runner-up	4.	1975	Bournemouth, England	Clay	Dick Crealy	Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes	6–8, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	1975	Manila, Philippines	Hard	Kim Warwick	Ross Case Geoff Masters	1–6, 2–6
Winner	2.	1976	Little Rock, U.S.	Carpet	Ray Ruffels	Giuliano Pecci Haroon Rahim	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Winner	3.	1976	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Kim Warwick	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–4, 6–4
Runner-up	6.	1976	Sydney Indoor, Australia	Hard	Kim Warwick	Ismail El Shafei Brian Fairlie	6–4, 4–6, 6–7
Winner	4.	1976	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Kim Warwick	Mark Edmondson John Marks	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	7.	1977	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Kim Warwick	Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton	3–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up	8.	1977	Denver, U.S.	Carpet	Kim Warwick	Colin Dibley Geoff Masters	2–6, 3–6
Winner	5.	1977	Hong Kong	Hard	Kim Warwick	Marty Riessen Roscoe Tanner	7–6, 6–3
Winner	6.	1977	Adelaide, Australia	Grass	Kim Warwick	John Alexander Phil Dent	3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up	9.	1978	Brisbane, Australia	Grass	Allan Stone	John Alexander Phil Dent	3–6, 6–7
Runner-up	10.	1978	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Bob Carmichael	Hank Pfister Sherwood Stewart	4–6, 4–6
Winner	7.	1980	Perth, Australia	Hard	Cliff Letcher	Dale Collings Dick Crealy	6–3, 6–4
Runner-up	11.	1981	Cleveland, U.S.	Grass	Ross Case	Erik Van Dillen Van Winitsky	4–6, 7–5, 5–7
Runner-up	12.	1982	Richmond WCT, U.S.	Carpet	Rolf Gehring	Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	13.	1982	Newport, U.S.	Grass	Rod Frawley	John Andrews John Sadri	6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Runner-up	14.	1982	Melbourne Indoor, Australia	Grass	Rod Frawley	Francisco González Matt Mitchell	6–7, 6–7

References

1. Emery, David, ed. (1983). Who's Who in International Tennis. London: Sphere. pp. 12,13. ISBN 9780722133200.
2. "Syd Ball". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 6 January 2012.

External links

• Syd Ball at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Syd Ball at the International Tennis Federation