Carsten Ball
 Carsten Ball at the 2012 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur |
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| Country |  Australia |
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| Residence | Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Born | 20 June 1987 Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (180 lb) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$596,360 |
| 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. 302 (2 April 2012) |
| 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 | 29–22 (Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 54 (26 October 2009) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2008, 2009, 2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2010) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2010, 2011) |
| US Open | QF (2009) |
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Last updated on: January 9, 2012. |
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Carsten Thomas Ball[1] (born 20 June 1987) is a professional Australian tennis player. Although born and based in the United States, Carsten has continued to compete as an Australian player.
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Tennis career [edit]
Carsten Ball was born in Newport Beach, California, U.S. 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 [edit]
Ball currently uses a Babolat AeroPro Drive GT Racquet strung with Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour. He is sponsored by Fila.
ATP Career Finals [edit]
Singles: 1 (0-1) [edit]
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0-0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0-0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0-0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0-0) |
| ATP Tour (0-1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 2 August 2009 |  Los Angeles, United States |
Hard | Sam Querrey |
4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Doubles: 1 (1-0) [edit]
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0-0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0-0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0-0) |
| ATP Championship Series (0-0) |
| ATP Tour (1-0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | 11 July 2010 | Newport, United States |
Hard | Chris Guccione |
 Santiago González Travis Rettenmaier |
6–3, 6–4 |
Singles performance timeline [edit]
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | S | G | NMS | NH |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage or lost in Qualification Round 3, 2, Round 1; absent from a tournament or participated in a team 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, the former of which has, from 1908–1924 and 1996–present, been awarded to the winner of a play-off match between losing semifinalists. The last two are for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (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 (not during) a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Current as far as the 2012 US Open (tennis).
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L | |||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–3 | |||||||||||||
| French Open | 2R | 1–1 | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | 0–1 | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2–3 | |||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–8 | |||||||||||
Doubles performance timeline [edit]
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | S | G | NMS | NH |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage or lost in Qualification Round 3, 2, Round 1; absent from a tournament or participated in a team 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, the former of which has, from 1908–1924 and 1996–present, been awarded to the winner of a play-off match between losing semifinalists. The last two are for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (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 (not during) a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.
Current as far as the 2012 US Open (tennis).
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 10–7 | |||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 3R | 3R | 4–2 | ||||||||||||||
| US Open | QF | 1R | 3–2 | ||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 17–13 | |||||||||
