Carsten Ball
Carsten Thomas Ball is a retired Australian professional 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 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 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. He is now serving as the coach of American tennis player, Tennys Sandgren
Equipment
Ball used a Babolat AeroPro Drive GT Racquet strung with Babolat Pro Hurricane Tour. He was also 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 |