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Harold Solomon def. Ray Ruffels

6-2 1-6 7-6

Match Information

Date	Apr 24, 1971*
Tournament	Houston
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Harold Solomon
Score	6-2 1-6 7-6
Loser	Ray Ruffels

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Harold Solomon	Ray Ruffels
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 17, 1952	Mar 23, 1946
Age	18	25
Height	168	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,500	1,758
Career W-L	578–334	246–207
Career earnings	$1,802,769	—

Pre-match H2H

Harold Solomon 0 – 0 Ray Ruffels

Path

Harold Solomon's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 23, 1971	R32	Nicola Spear	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Harold Solomon's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 25, 1971	QF	Cliff Richey	6-1 7-6	L	H2H	Match data

Ray Ruffels's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Apr 23, 1971	R32	Joaquin Loyo Mayo	6-1 7-6	W	—	Match data