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Ray Ruffels#72 def. John Newcombe#22

3-6 7-5 6-4

Match Information

Date Oct 20, 1976*
Tournament Sydney Indoor
Category ATP 250
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Ray Ruffels
Score3-6 7-5 6-4
Loser John Newcombe

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRay RuffelsJohn Newcombe
Country AUS AUS
Birth dateMar 23, 1946May 23, 1944
Age3032
Height—183
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)7222
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,7101,880
Career W-L246–207556–224
Career earnings—$1,062,408
Pre-match H2H
Ray Ruffels 0 – 7 John Newcombe

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