Ray Ruffels def. Brian Fairlie

6-3 6-3 7-6

Ray Ruffels defeated Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-3 7-6 in the 1970 Merion semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 22, 1970*
Tournament: Merion
Edition: 1970
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ray Ruffels	Brian Fairlie
Country	AUS	NZL
Birth date	Mar 23, 1946	Jun 13, 1948
Age	24	22
Height	—	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,818	1,789
Current career W-L	246–205	233–220

Pre-match H2H

Ray Ruffels 0 – 1 Brian Fairlie

Path

Ray Ruffels's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cliff Drysdale	6-2 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1970	QF
Onny Parun	6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 21, 1970	R16
Premjit Lall	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1970	R32
Fred Mcnair	7-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Aug 19, 1970	R64

Ray Ruffels's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jaime Fillol	6-2 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1970	F

Brian Fairlie's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Bill Bowrey	6-2 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1970	QF
Jim Osborne	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 21, 1970	R16
Mike Estep	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 1970	R32
Mike Kreiss	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1970	R64