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Ion Tiriac def. Ray Ruffels

6-1 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date May 11, 1968*
Tournament Rome
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Ion Tiriac
Score6-1 6-3 6-4
Loser Ray Ruffels

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldIon TiriacRay Ruffels
Country ROU AUS
Birth dateMay 9, 1939Mar 23, 1946
Age2922
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,8051,624
Career W-L228–190246–207
Pre-match H2H
Ion Tiriac 0 0 Ray Ruffels

Path

Ion Tiriac's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1968R32 Dick Crealy 4-6 6-3 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1968R64 Frew Mcmillan 6-2 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data

Ion Tiriac's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 12, 1968QF Alex Metreveli 4-6 4-6 6-1 8-6 7-5LMatch data

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1968R32 Herb Fitzgibbon 4-6 6-4 0-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1968R64 Adriano Panatta 8-10 6-4 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data
May 7, 1968R128 Tadeusz Nowicki (w/o)WH2HMatch data