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Stan Smith def. Ray Ruffels

6-4 3-6 9-7 6-4

Match Information

Date May 26, 1971*
Tournament Brussels
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Stan Smith
Score6-4 3-6 9-7 6-4
Loser Ray Ruffels

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldStan SmithRay Ruffels
Country USA AUS
Birth dateDec 14, 1946Mar 23, 1946
Age2425
Height
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)2,1011,779
Career W-L246–207
Career earnings$1,774,811
Pre-match H2H
Stan Smith 4 0 Ray Ruffels

Path

Stan Smith's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Stan Smith's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 27, 1971QF Cliff Drysdale 6-4 6-3 7-5LMatch data

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 25, 1971R32 Andre Thielemans 6-3 6-1WMatch data