Country (sports) Australia French Open 1R (1978) Height 1.88 m Role Tennis Player | Name Syd Ball Career record 96–161 Wimbledon 2R (1972, 1973) Children Carsten Ball | |
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Born 24 January 1950 (age 74)
Sydney, Australia ( 1950-01-24 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 63 (3 June 1974) Australian Open 3R (1974, 1976, 1979) | ||
Carsten and Syd Ball
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.
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