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Arthur Ashe def. Ray Ruffels

6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date Jan 30, 1970*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundQF
Winner Arthur Ashe
Score6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2
Loser Ray Ruffels

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldArthur AsheRay Ruffels
Country USA AUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1943Mar 23, 1946
Age2623
Height185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,9711,801
Career W-L800–258246–207
Career earnings$1,584,909
Pre-match H2H
Arthur Ashe 3 0 Ray Ruffels

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1970R16 Bill Bowrey 6-3 9-7 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1970R32 Geoff Masters 17-15 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Arthur Ashe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 1, 1970SF Dennis Ralston 6-3 8-10 6-3 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch data

Ray Ruffels's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 1970R16 Nikola Pilic 7-5 6-4 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1970R32 Barry Phillips Moore 8-6 6-4 1-6 7-5WMatch data