To evaluate quantitatively the damage caused by rolling fatigue in deep groove ball bearings, we used a method in which the wave velocity of a leaky surface acoustic wave (SAW) propagating on the race surface of bearings was measured. The wave velocity was directly measured from the change in the propagation time by defocusing a focusing ultrasonic transducer. A new focusing ultrasonic transducer was developed by molding a piezoelectric copolymer into a concave-shaped film. To fabricate ultrasonic transducers with a lower frequency characteristic, the films were stacked and composite backings made from epoxy resin and tungsten were used. The electrode of the transducer was divided into three areas to receive direct reflection waves and leaky SAW independently without any interference. Two of these electrodes were used for the excitation and reception of leaky SAW, and the shape of the electrodes was designed so that leaky SAW might propagate only on the raceway surface of the inner ring of the bearings. Moreover, in order to suppress the effects caused by edge waves, the shape of the electrodes for leaky SAW was considered. The availability of this method was evaluated by measuring the leaky SAW velocity in the bearings whose worked hours differed. As a result, a small difference in leaky SAW velocity was detected according to the worked hours of the bearings, and it was demonstrated that this method would be useful for non-destructive soundness evaluation of bearings.