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Brian Fairlie def. Ray Ruffels

4-6 6-7 6-2 6-0 7-5

Match Information

Date Sep 8, 1970*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Brian Fairlie
Score4-6 6-7 6-2 6-0 7-5
Loser Ray Ruffels

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldBrian FairlieRay Ruffels
Country NZL AUS
Birth dateJun 13, 1948Mar 23, 1946
Age2224
Height173
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8001,881
Career W-L233–220246–207
Pre-match H2H
Brian Fairlie 1 1 Ray Ruffels

Path

Brian Fairlie's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Cliff Drysdale 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1970R128 Ron Holmberg 6-4 6-2 6-3WMatch data

Brian Fairlie's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 11, 1970R16 Tito Vazquez 6-4 6-2 6-1WMatch data

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 6, 1970R64 Terry Addison 6-1 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1970R128 Jean Loup Rouyer 6-7 6-3 2-6 7-5 7-6WH2HMatch data