John Newcombe def. Ray Ruffels

6-4 6-4

John Newcombe defeated Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4 in the 1974 Sydney Indoor round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 23, 1974*
Tournament: Sydney Indoor
Edition: 1974
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Ray Ruffels
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Mar 23, 1946
Age	30	28
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,189	1,698
Current career W-L	544–220	246–205
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 4 – 0 Ray Ruffels

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