How old is R. Ruffels?

R. Ruffels is 80 years old, born on March 23, 1946.

How many Grand Slams has R. Ruffels won?

R. Ruffels has not won a Grand Slam title.

How many Masters 1000 titles has R. Ruffels won?

R. Ruffels has not won a Masters 1000 title.

How many ATP titles has R. Ruffels won?

R. Ruffels has won 5 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Perth in 1976.

What is R. Ruffels' highest ATP ranking?

R. Ruffels' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 27, first achieved on December 13, 1976.

What is R. Ruffels' career win-loss record?

R. Ruffels has a career ATP singles record of 246 wins and 207 losses (54.3%).

When did R. Ruffels play professional tennis?

R. Ruffels turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1980.

What is R. Ruffels' best surface?

R. Ruffels' best surface is grass court with a 65.5% win rate (110W-58L).

Who is R. Ruffels' biggest rival?

R. Ruffels' most frequent opponent is A. Ashe, with a head-to-head record of 1–12 across 13 meetings.

R. Ruffels

AUS Age 80 Plays: Right-Handed Pro 1968–1980

Peak ranking

27 (Dec 13, 1976)

Elo peak

1903 (82.9%ile)

Career record

246–207 (54.3%)

Career titles

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Date	Tournament	Category	Round	Surface	Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match
Jan 10, 1980*	Perth	ATP 250	R32	Grass	W. Pascoe #546	6-7 6-2 8-10	L	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 1980*	Perth	ATP 250	R64	Grass	H. Fritz	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 28, 1979*	Australian Open	Grand Slam	R64	Grass	J. James #91	1-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data
Dec 19, 1979*	Sydney Outdoor	ATP 250	R64	Grass	J. Fitzgerald	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data
Mar 29, 1979*	Dayton	ATP 250	R32	Carpet	B. Scanlon #74	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
A. Ashe	1	12	13	Dec 26, 1978	H2H
B. Fairlie	4	5	9	Jun 15, 1977	H2H
C. Richey	4	5	9	Apr 23, 1977	H2H
A. Stone	6	3	9	Oct 16, 1976	H2H
P. Dent	6	2	8	Dec 15, 1977	H2H

Titles (5)

Season	Age	Titles	GS	M1000	500	250	Finals	Tournaments
1968	22	1	—	—	—	1	—	Hobart
1969	23	1	—	—	—	1	—	Brisbane
1970	24	1	—	—	—	1	—	Merion
1972	26	1	—	—	—	1	—	Auckland
1976	30	1	—	—	—	1	—	Perth
Total		5	—	—	—	5	—

Career Results

Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	22	41	19	60	68.3%	—	—
1969	23	35	21	56	62.5%	—	—
1970	24	35	22	57	61.4%	—	—
1971	25	32	32	64	50.0%	—	—
1972	26	19	22	41	46.3%	—	—
1973	27	1	1	2	50.0%	139	141
1974	28	17	19	36	47.2%	157	76
1975	29	16	23	39	41.0%	75	112
1976	30	34	20	54	63.0%	66	27
1977	31	12	17	29	41.4%	29	96
1978	32	3	6	9	33.3%	96	279
1979	33	0	4	4	0.0%	480	480
1980	34	1	1	2	50.0%	482	482
Career		246	207	453	54.3%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	22	3	3	6	50.0%	17	9	26	65.4%	21	6	27	77.8%	0	1	1	0.0%	41	19	60	68.3%
1969	23	3	4	7	42.9%	6	5	11	54.5%	25	10	35	71.4%	1	2	3	33.3%	35	21	56	62.5%
1970	24	6	7	13	46.2%	9	6	15	60.0%	20	7	27	74.1%	0	2	2	0.0%	35	22	57	61.4%
1971	25	8	9	17	47.1%	14	11	25	56.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	6	7	13	46.2%	32	32	64	50.0%
1972	26	5	7	12	41.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	7	1	8	87.5%	3	10	13	23.1%	19	22	41	46.3%
1973	27	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1974	28	4	6	10	40.0%	3	2	5	60.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	3	7	10	30.0%	17	19	36	47.2%
1975	29	3	9	12	25.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	7	4	11	63.6%	5	5	10	50.0%	16	23	39	41.0%
1976	30	16	6	22	72.7%	3	4	7	42.9%	9	5	14	64.3%	6	5	11	54.5%	34	20	54	63.0%
1977	31	2	5	7	28.6%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	12	17	29	41.4%
1978	32	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
1979	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%
1980	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
Career	—	51	58	109	46.8%	61	49	110	55.5%	110	58	168	65.5%	24	42	66	36.4%	246	207	453	54.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1974	28	0	3	3	0.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	2	3	5	40.0%	13	16	29	44.8%
1975	29	1	3	4	25.0%	3	6	9	33.3%	4	8	12	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	13	22	35	37.1%
1976	30	0	2	2	0.0%	5	2	7	71.4%	13	12	25	52.0%	11	3	14	78.6%	29	19	48	60.4%
1977	31	0	2	2	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	5	10	15	33.3%	2	4	6	33.3%	9	17	26	34.6%
1978	32	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	3	6	9	33.3%
1979	33	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	3	3	0.0%
1980	34	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
Career		1	10	11	9.1%	14	16	30	46.7%	29	40	69	42.0%	23	18	41	56.1%	67	84	151	44.4%

Opponent ranking data available for 151/453 (33.3%) of R. Ruffels's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Season	Age	ELO	ELO %	Hard %	Clay %	Grass %	Set Win %	Set Margin	SoS %	Deep Run %	Dec. Set W%	TB W	TB L	TB W%
1968	22	1719	98	49	93	99	64.1%	+1.47	52	50	58	0	0	—
1969	23	1761	95	46	85	97	58.9%	+0.90	53	50	38	0	0	—
1970	24	1782	95	70	89	98	58.6%	+0.41	65	32	50	8	3	73
1971	25	1808	95	89	92	94	52.6%	+0.06	87	16	55	12	9	57
1972	26	1786	94	86	91	95	52.0%	-0.04	89	13	58	4	5	44
1973	27	1774	92	—	—	—	—	—	44	0	—	0	0	—
1974	28	1761	90	76	89	95	44.7%	-0.17	76	16	73	8	5	62
1975	29	1693	85	73	82	89	49.5%	+0.34	71	17	21	9	12	43
1976	30	1783	89	89	75	87	61.3%	+1.01	47	43	57	8	12	40
1977	31	1700	83	77	72	82	49.4%	-0.19	38	13	18	8	4	67
1978	32	1617	75	—	76	69	39.1%	-0.51	19	17	—	0	0	—
1979	33	1544	65	—	—	62	10.0%	-2.92	15	0	—	1	0	—
1980	34	1539	68	—	—	—	60.0%	+1.17	7	0	—	0	1	—
Career		1750	91	79	88	92	55.1%	+0.33	64	26	47	58	51	53

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

Season	Age	AO	RG	W	USO	AUS
1968	22	—	R16	R32	—	SF
1969	23	SF	R128	R128	R64	—
1970	24	QF	R32	R64	R32	—
1971	25	R32	R32	R64	R128	—
1972	26	—	—	—	R32	—
1974	28	—	—	—	R128	—
1975	29	R32	—	R64	—	—
1976	30	SF	—	R64	R64	—
1977	31	QF	—	R64	—	—
1978	32	R64	—	R64	R128	—
1979	33	R64	—	—	—	—

Masters 1000

Season	Age	CIN	ROM	MON
1968	22	—	R16	—
1970	24	R16	—	—
1971	25	—	R64	R16

ATP 250

Season	Age	ADE	AUC	BAD	BAR	BRI	BUE	DAL	HAM	HKG	HOU	MC	MEL	MIA	MUN	NAP	PAR	QUE	ROT	SPB	STO	TKY	WAS	ALA	BAL	BAN	BAR	BEC	BER	BER	BOL	BOS	BOS	BRE	BRI	BRU	CAL	CAR	CAR	CED	CHA	CHA	CHI	CHR	CLE	COL	COL	CUR	DAY	DAY	DEN	DUB	FOR	GUA	HAV	HOB	JOH	JOH	LA	LA	LAS	LIT	LON	LON	LOS	LOS	LOS	LOU	LUG	MAC	MAN	MAU	MER	MON	MON	NEW	NEW	NOT	ORL	PAL	PER	PHI	PHO	QUE	RIC	RIC	SAN	SAN	SAN	SAO	ST.	ST.	SYD	SYD	TAM	TEH	TOR	TUS	VAN	VIR	WEM
1968	22	SF	—	—	R16	SF	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969	23	—	R16	—	—	W	—	QF	R32	—	R32	—	SF	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970	24	—	SF	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R32	R32	—	—	R16	—	R64	—	—	—	—	SF	R16	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32
1971	25	—	R16	SF	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R64	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	QF
1972	26	—	W	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SF	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R64	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—
1973	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	28	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	R16	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	R16	R64	—	—	—
1975	29	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	R16	—	R32	SF	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—
1976	30	—	SF	—	—	QF	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	SF	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	F	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	R64	W	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R16	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	31	R32	—	—	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R16	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—
1978	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	QF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high

Career-high date

Dec 13, 1976

First top 100

Sep 30, 1974

First top 50

Dec 13, 1976

First top 20

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First top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1973	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	139	148	127	141	141
1974	28	—	—	157	188	102	199	116	117	99	—	94	76
1975	29	75	—	76	67	67	71	—	—	—	—	—	112
1976	30	—	—	—	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	27
1977	31	32	48	48	52	54	58	59	60	49	81	79	—
1978	32	98	95	95	90	88	91	95	96	92	—	—	279
1979	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	480
1980	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	482

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	Grand Slams	Titles	M	W	L	Win %	Active Years	Match Log
C. Dibley	AUS	33	1,875	0	5	648	338	310	52.2%	1968-1981	Match log
D. Crealy	AUS	33	1,904	0	2	652	335	317	51.4%	1968-1981	Match log
A. Stone	AUS	38	1,885	0	0	491	247	244	50.3%	1968-1979	Match log
Z. Franulovic	CRO	30	2,014	0	13	714	407	307	57.0%	1968-1983	Match log
R. Moore	RSA	32	1,892	0	1	733	357	376	48.7%	1968-1982	Match log
C. Graebner	USA	45	2,015	0	12	504	342	162	67.9%	1968-1976	Match log
C. Pasarell	USA	35	1,939	0	4	577	302	275	52.3%	1968-1979	Match log
B. Hewitt	RSA	34	2,005	0	11	463	285	178	61.6%	1968-1980	Match log
A. Gimeno	ESP	49	2,038	1	12	377	246	131	65.3%	1968-1973	Match log
T. Moor	USA	32	1,922	0	2	465	237	228	51.0%	1973-1987	Match log
B. Mitton	RSA	42	1,813	0	2	429	206	223	48.0%	1971-1984	Match log
F. McMillan	RSA	39	1,803	0	2	448	201	247	44.9%	1968-1981	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is R. Ruffels?: R. Ruffels is 80 years old, born on March 23, 1946.
Which country is R. Ruffels from?: R. Ruffels is from Australia.
Is R. Ruffels left-handed or right-handed?: R. Ruffels plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has R. Ruffels won?: R. Ruffels has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has R. Ruffels won?: R. Ruffels has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has R. Ruffels won?: R. Ruffels has won 5 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Perth in 1976.
What is R. Ruffels' highest ATP ranking?: R. Ruffels' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 27, first achieved on December 13, 1976.
What is R. Ruffels' career win-loss record?: R. Ruffels has a career ATP singles record of 246 wins and 207 losses (54.3%).
When did R. Ruffels play professional tennis?: R. Ruffels turned professional in 1968 and was active through 1980.
What is R. Ruffels' best surface?: R. Ruffels' best surface is grass court with a 65.5% win rate (110W-58L).
Who is R. Ruffels' biggest rival?: R. Ruffels' most frequent opponent is A. Ashe, with a head-to-head record of 1–12 across 13 meetings.