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Ray Ruffels def. John Alexander

6-4 6-4 7-6

Match Information

Date Dec 12, 1971*
Tournament Auckland
Category ATP 250
Surface Grass
RoundF
Winner Ray Ruffels
Score6-4 6-4 7-6
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
Age2520
Height—190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)——
Ranking points (entering)——
Elo (entering)1,8551,859
Career W-L246–207579–422
Career earnings—$1,214,079
Pre-match H2H
Ray Ruffels 2 – 0 John Alexander

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Path

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 11, 1971SF Allan Stone 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Dec 11, 1971QF Fred Stolle 6-4 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch data
Dec 10, 1971R16 Dave Simmonds 6-2 6-1 6-0W—Match data
Dec 9, 1971R32 Ian Baudinet 6-4 6-0 6-4W—Match data

Ray Ruffels's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

John Alexander's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Dec 11, 1971SF Onny Parun 7-5 5-7 4-6 7-6 7-6WH2HMatch data
Dec 11, 1971QF Bill Bowrey 6-7 6-2 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 10, 1971R16 Jeff Simpson 6-4 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Dec 9, 1971R32 Barry Smith 6-0 6-2 6-1W—Match data