John Alexander def. Ray Ruffels

7-6 6-4

John Alexander defeated Ray Ruffels 7-6 6-4 in the 1974 Sydney International round of 16 on grass courts on December 16, 1974.

Match Information

Date: Dec 16, 1974
Tournament: Sydney International
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Alexander	Ray Ruffels
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Jul 4, 1951	Mar 23, 1946
Age	23	28
Height	190 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,863	1,768
Current career W-L	567–419	246–205
Current career earnings	$1,214,079	—

Pre-match H2H

John Alexander 2 – 4 Ray Ruffels

Path

John Alexander's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Bowrey	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R32

John Alexander's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Syd Ball	4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	QF

Ray Ruffels's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kim Warwick	6-3 5-7 15-13	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R32
Keith Hancock	7-6 4-6 15-13	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1974	R64