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John Newcombe#2 def. Ray Ruffels#99

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 23, 1974*
Tournament Sydney Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner John Newcombe
Score6-4 6-4
Loser Ray Ruffels

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn NewcombeRay Ruffels
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMay 23, 1944Mar 23, 1946
Age3028
Height183—
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)299
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)2,1871,684
Career W-L556–224246–207
Career earnings$1,062,408—
Pre-match H2H
John Newcombe 4 – 0 Ray Ruffels

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