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Ray Ruffels def. John Alexander

3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Dec 6, 1969*
Tournament	Brisbane
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Ray Ruffels
Score	3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Loser	John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ray Ruffels	John Alexander
Country	AUS	AUS
Birth date	Mar 23, 1946	Jul 4, 1951
Age	23	18
Height	—	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,715	1,661
Career W-L	246–207	579–422
Career earnings	—	$1,214,079

Pre-match H2H

Ray Ruffels 1 – 0 John Alexander

Path

Ray Ruffels's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 6, 1969	QF	Bob Giltinan	6-1 3-6 8-10 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 5, 1969	R16	Ross Case	6-3 8-6	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 4, 1969	R32	Tom Kreiss	8-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 3, 1969	R64	Allen Monahan	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data

Ray Ruffels's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 7, 1969	F	Allan Stone	8-6 4-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

John Alexander's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 6, 1969	QF	Syd Ball	4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 5, 1969	R16	Karl Coombes	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 4, 1969	R32	Graeme Scott	6-1 6-1	W	—	Match data
Dec 3, 1969	R64	Laurie Weatherhog	6-3 6-4	W	—	Match data