John Newcombe def. Ray Ruffels

6-4 6-4 7-6

John Newcombe defeated Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-4 7-6 in the 1976 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 8, 1976*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1976
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	John Newcombe	Ray Ruffels
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	May 23, 1944	Mar 23, 1946
Age	31	29
Height	183 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,051	1,793
Current career W-L	544–220	246–205
Current career earnings	$1,062,408	—

Pre-match H2H

John Newcombe 6 – 0 Ray Ruffels

Path

John Newcombe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ross Case	6-4 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1976	QF
Raymond Moore	7-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1976	R16
Jan Kukal	6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1976	R32
Rolf Gehring	7-6 6-1 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1975	R64

John Newcombe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Edmondson	7-6 3-6 6-7 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 1976	F

Ray Ruffels's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tony Roche	7-6 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1976	QF
Patrice Hagelauer	6-0 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1976	R16
Bob Giltinan	6-4 6-7 4-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 1, 1976	R32
Enzo Vattuone	6-1 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1975	R64