 Carsten Ball at the2012 Open de Nice Côte d’Azur | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Newport Beach, California,United States |
| Born | (1987-06-20)20 June 1987 (age 38) |
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Retired | 2016 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $671,061 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 108 (26 July 2010) |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| Last updated on: 6 February 2016. | |
Carsten Thomas Ball[1] (born 20 June 1987) is an American-Australian retired professionaltennis player. Although born and based in the United States, Carsten has represented Australia on tour.
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Carsten Ball was born inNewport 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 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 theLA Tennis Open. He lost to sixth-seededSam Querrey. Later in August he qualified for the US Open, where he reached the second round, losing toNovak Djokovic in straight sets.
Ball enjoyed considerable success as a doubles player, often partnering with fellow AustralianChris Guccione. Ball and Guccione won back-to-back doubles titles in the 2011 Sacramento Challenger and TiburonATP Challenger Tour events, both $100,000 tournaments. He is now serving as the coach of American tennis playerTennys Sandgren.
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2009 | Los Angeles, US | Hard |  Sam Querrey | 4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2010 | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | Grass | Chris Guccione |  Santiago GonzálezTravis Rettenmaier | 6–3, 6–4 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Current as far as the2012 US Open (tennis).
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 0–3 | |||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | 2R | Q1 | A | 1–1 | |||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0–1 | |||||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q2 | A | 2–3 | |||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–8 | |||||||||||
Current as far as the2012 US Open (tennis).
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 10–7 | |||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 0–2 | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | A | 4–2 | |||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | 3–2 | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 17–13 | |||||||||
