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Ray Ruffels def. John Alexander

6-2 10-8 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 26, 1969*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR32
Winner Ray Ruffels
Score6-2 10-8 6-4
Loser John Alexander

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldRay RuffelsJohn Alexander
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMar 23, 1946Jul 4, 1951
Age2217
Height190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,7581,660
Career W-L246–207579–422
Career earnings$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Ray Ruffels 0 0 John Alexander

Path

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1969R64 Sutarjo Sugiarto 6-1 6-0 6-2WMatch data

Ray Ruffels's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 29, 1969R16 Thomas Lejus 6-2 6-1 6-3WMatch data

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 1969R64 Alvin Gardiner 6-4 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data