Carsten Ball

Carsten Ball

Carsten Ball at the 2012 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur
Country	Australia
Residence	Newport Beach, California, US
Born	(1987-06-20) 20 June 1987 Newport Beach, California, US
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2005
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$652,363
Singles
Career record	11–15 (Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 108 (26 July 2010)
Current ranking	No. 913 (25 November 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2009, 2010, 2011)
French Open	2R (2010)
Wimbledon	1R (2010)
US Open	2R (2009, 2010)
Doubles
Career record	30–27 (Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup)
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 54 (26 October 2009)
Current ranking	No. 224 (25 November 2013)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2008, 2009, 2011)
French Open	1R (2010)
Wimbledon	3R (2010, 2011)
US Open	QF (2009)
Last updated on: 30 November 2013.

Carsten Thomas Ball^[1] (born 20 June 1987) is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the United States, Carsten has represented Australia on tour.

Tennis career

Carsten Ball was born in Newport Beach, California. His father Syd Ball was also a tour tennis player. As a junior tennis player he reached a career high of number 9 in the world. He continues to be based in Newport Beach, with his father as his coach.

Ball currently has five Futures titles to his credit. His best singles results previously consisted of three runner up appearances in American Challengers in 2008 and 2009. In August 2009, Ball reached the final of the LA Tennis Open. He lost to sixth-seeded Sam Querrey. Later in August he qualified for the US Open, where he reached the second round, losing to Novak Djokovic in straight sets.

Ball has enjoyed considerable success as a doubles player, often partnering with fellow Australian Chris Guccione. Ball and Guccione won back-to-back doubles titles in the 2011 Sacramento Challenger and Tiburon ATP Challenger Tour events, both $100,000 tournaments.

Equipment

Ball currently uses a Babolat AeroPro Drive GT Racquet strung with Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour. He is sponsored by Fila.

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	2 August 2009	LA Tennis Open, Los Angeles, United States	Hard	Sam Querrey	4–6, 6–3, 1–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	11 July 2010	Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, United States	Grass	Chris Guccione	Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier	6–3, 6–4

Singles performance timeline

Key

Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current as far as the 2012 US Open (tennis).

Doubles performance timeline

Key

Won tournament; or reached Final; Semifinal; Quarter-final; Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage; lost in Qualification Round; absent from tournament event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics; a downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament (Not a Masters Series); or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current as far as the 2012 US Open (tennis).

References

External links

• Carsten Ball at the Association of Tennis Professionals