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Jimmy Connors #1 def. Ray Ruffels #68

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 21, 1976*
Tournament La Costa
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Jimmy Connors
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Ray Ruffels

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJimmy ConnorsRay Ruffels
Country USA AUS
Birth dateSep 2, 1952Mar 23, 1946
Age2329
Height177
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)168
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,2841,810
Career W-L1,262–294246–207
Career earnings$8,641,040
Pre-match H2H
Jimmy Connors 1 0 Ray Ruffels

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1976R16 Ion Tiriac 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jimmy Connors's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 21, 1976SF Roscoe Tanner 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 20, 1976R16 Victor Pecci 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data