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Ray Ruffels def. Nikola Pilic

7-5 6-4 5-7 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 28, 1970*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR16
Winner Ray Ruffels
Score7-5 6-4 5-7 7-5
Loser Nikola Pilic

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRay RuffelsNikola Pilic
Country AUS CRO
Birth dateMar 23, 1946Aug 27, 1939
Age2330
Height—191
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,7671,771
Career W-L246–207301–248
Pre-match H2H
Ray Ruffels 0 – 1 Nikola Pilic

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Path

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1970R32 Barry Phillips Moore 8-6 6-4 1-6 7-5W—Match data

Ray Ruffels's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 30, 1970QF Arthur Ashe 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2LH2HMatch data

Nikola Pilic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1970R32 Tom Gorman 6-3 13-11 9-11 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch data