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Ray Ruffels def. Adriano Panatta

8-10 6-4 6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date May 8, 1968*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR64
Winner Ray Ruffels
Score8-10 6-4 6-2 6-1
Loser Adriano Panatta

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRay RuffelsAdriano Panatta
Country AUS ITA
Birth dateMar 23, 1946Jul 9, 1950
Age2217
Height—183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,5801,524
Career W-L246–207379–226
Career earnings—$776,187
Pre-match H2H
Ray Ruffels 0 – 0 Adriano Panatta

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Path

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Tadeusz Nowicki (w/o)WH2HMatch data

Ray Ruffels's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1968R32 Herb Fitzgibbon 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Adriano Panatta's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Al Pena 6-1 6-3 6-3W—Match data