R16 Fort Worth Wct 1972

Arthur Ashe def. Ray Ruffels

6-2 6-2

Arthur Ashe defeated Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-2 in the 1972 Fort Worth Wct round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 24, 1972*
Tournament: Fort Worth Wct
Edition: 1972
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Arthur Ashe	Ray Ruffels
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Jul 10, 1943	Mar 23, 1946
Age	29	26
Height	185 cm	—
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	—	—
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,031	1,841
Current career W-L	788–255	245–204
Current career earnings	$1,584,909	—

Pre-match H2H

Arthur Ashe 8 – 1 Ray Ruffels

Path

Arthur Ashe's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fred Stolle	7-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 1972	R32

Arthur Ashe's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marty Riessen	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 1972	QF

Ray Ruffels's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ismail El Shafei	6-3 6-1	W	—	Match data	Aug 23, 1972	R32