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Ray Ruffels

AUS Age 80 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1980

Ray Ruffels represented Australia on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 27. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 246–205 and 5 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
27 (Dec 13, 1976)
Elo peak
1906 (83rd percentile)
Singles record
246–205 (54.5%)
Singles titles
5

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Ray Ruffels's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Wayne Pascoe 6-7 6-2 8-10 L H2H Match data Jan 10, 1980* R32 Perth ATP 250 Grass
Harry Fritz 6-4 6-4 W H2H Match data Jan 9, 1980* R64 Perth ATP 250 Grass
John James #91 1-6 2-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
John Fitzgerald 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data Dec 19, 1979* R64 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Bill Scanlon 3-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Mar 29, 1979* R32 Dayton ATP 250 Carpet

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Ray Ruffels's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Arthur Ashe 1 11 12 Dec 26, 1978 H2H
Brian Fairlie 4 5 9 Jun 15, 1977 H2H
Cliff Richey 4 5 9 Apr 23, 1977 H2H
Allan Stone 6 3 9 Oct 16, 1976 H2H
Phil Dent 6 2 8 Dec 15, 1977 H2H

Singles Titles (5)

Ray Ruffels singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
196822 1 — — — 1 — Hobart
196923 1 — — — 1 — Adelaide International
197024 1 — — — 1 — Merion
197226 1 — — — 1 — ASB Classic
197630 1 — — — 1 — Perth
Total 5 — — — 5 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Ray Ruffels career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
19682241196068.3%——
19692335215662.5%——
19702435225761.4%——
19712532326450.0%——
19722619224146.3%——
19732711250.0%139141
19742817183548.6%15776
19752916223842.1%75112
19763034205463.0%6127
19773112172941.4%2979
19783236933.3%96279
1979330440.0%480480
19803411250.0%482482
Career24620545154.5%——

Career Results by Surface

Ray Ruffels career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196822 33650.0%1792665.4%2162777.8%0110.0% 41196068.3%
196923 34742.9%651154.5%25103571.4%12333.3% 35215662.5%
197024 671346.2%961560.0%2072774.1%0220.0% 35225761.4%
197125 891747.1%14112556.0%45944.4%671346.2% 32326450.0%
197226 571241.7%44850.0%71887.5%3101323.1% 19224146.3%
197327 11250.0%———————————— 11250.0%
197428 45944.4%32560.0%741163.6%371030.0% 17183548.6%
197529 381127.3%15616.7%741163.6%551050.0% 16223842.1%
197630 1662272.7%34742.9%951464.3%651154.5% 34205463.0%
197731 25728.6%22450.0%881650.0%0220.0% 12172941.4%
197832 0110.0%21366.7%14520.0%———— 36933.3%
197933 ————————0330.0%0110.0% 0440.0%
198034 ————————11250.0%———— 11250.0%
Career—515610747.7%614911055.5%1105816865.5%24426636.4%24620545154.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Ray Ruffels career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197428 0110.0%12333.3%202100.0%101100.0% 43757.1%
197529 101100.0%23540.0%34742.9%21366.7% 881650.0%
197630 00——00——0220.0%101100.0% 12333.3%
197731 00——11250.0%5101533.3%00—— 6111735.3%
197832 00——00——0330.0%00—— 0330.0%
197933 00——00——0110.0%0110.0% 0220.0%
Career 11250.0%461040.0%10203033.3%42666.7% 19294839.6%

Opponent ranking data available for 48/451 (10.6%) of Ray Ruffels's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Ray Ruffels advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1968 22 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.53
1969 23 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43
1970 24 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 104.0 -1.29
1971 25 1826 146.5 — — — — -56 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) 103.2 -7.83
1972 26 1798 141.9 — — — — -96 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 101.2 -4.35
1973 27 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03
1974 28 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) 109.2 -1.40
1975 29 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) 91.4 -1.61
1976 30 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) 100.1 +5.63
1977 31 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) 92.4 +1.49
1978 32 1621 105.7 — — — — — +19 +87 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — — +0.98
1979 33 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63
1980 34 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41
Career 1906 139.5 — — — — -62 -70 +135 55.3% +0.40 62–69 (47%) 58–49 (54%) 99.8 -0.08

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Ray Ruffels Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSOAO W-L
Win %
196822 —R16R32—SF 9–3 (75%)
196923 SFR128R128R64— 5–4 (56%)
197024 QFR32R64R32— 7–4 (64%)
197125 R32R32R64R128— 4–4 (50%)
197226 ———R32— 2–1 (67%)
197428 ———R128— 0–1 (0%)
197529 R32—R64—— 2–2 (50%)
197630 SF—R64R64— 6–3 (67%)
197731 QF—R64—— 4–2 (67%)
197832 R64—R64R128— 1–3 (25%)
197933 R64———— 0–1 (0%)
W-L 15–8
(65%)
7–4
(64%)
8–8
(50%)
6–7
(46%)
4–1
(80%)
40–28
(59%)

ATP 500

Ray Ruffels ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CIN W-L
Win %
197024 R16 2–1 (67%)
W-L 2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)

ATP 250

Ray Ruffels ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEASBSWEBARBRIBUEDALHAMHKGHOUMCMELMIAMUNNAPPARQUEITAROTSPBSTOTKYWASALABALBANBARBECBERBERBOLBOSBREBRIBRUCALCARCARCEDCHACHACHICHRCLECOLCOLCURDAYDAYDENDUBFORGUAHAVHOBJOHLALALASLITQUELONLOSLOULUGMACMANMAUMERMONCANMONNEWNEWEASORLIWPERPHIPHOQUERICRICSANSANSANSAOSOUST.ST.SYDSYDTAMTEHTORU.SVANVIRWEM W-L
Win %
196822 SF——R16SF——R32—QF———————R16————————QF—————————QF—————————R16———————W—————R64———R16————QF———R32———F———————R32——————QF—————— 32–16 (67%)
196923 —R16——W—QFR32—R32—SF—SF——R64——QF————————R32——QF——————————————SF———QF——SFQF———————R32—————————R32————————————R32————————————— 30–17 (64%)
197024 —SF———QF—————R16——R32R32R32———R16—R64————SFR16—————R16——————————QF————————————————R64—————W——————————R16———————————————QF——R32 25–16 (61%)
197125 —R16SFR16——R16——R16——R32——R32R16R64——R64—R32—————R16—R16——R32R16——————QF——R32——————R32——————————R32SF——————R16———————R32—QF——————R16—————R32—R32R32—QF 28–28 (50%)
197226 —W———————R32——R32—————————SFR32————————R16———————R32R16—F—————R32—R16——————R32———R64R32—R16—————R32——————R32—R32R16———————R32————R32R32——— 17–21 (45%)
197327 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R16————————————————————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
197428 —R16————————R16—R16R32————R16——R32R32———————————————QF———F————————————R32———————————QF——————————R128———R16R64——————R32R16——R16———— 17–17 (50%)
197529 —QF——————R32——R32———————R32—R32——QF——————————R32—R16—R32————————R16R16———————R16————————R16————————R32—R32R32———————QF—R16—R32SF——————— 14–20 (41%)
197630 —SF——QF———R64—————SF——————————R32———R16—————————————————QF————————QF——SF——R64———F———————R64—R64WR64———————————R16R16———R32——— 28–17 (62%)
197731 R32———R16———————————R64————R32R32—————————————————————————————————R64—————R32—————————————R32R16——————R32—————R32R32—————QF— 7–13 (35%)
197832 ————————————————R64———————————————————————————————————QF——————————————————————————————————————R64——————— 2–3 (40%)
197933 ———————————————————————————————————————————————R32——————R32————————————————————————————————————R64——————— 0–3 (0%)
198034 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————R32————————————————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 4–2
(67%)
15–6
(71%)
3–1
(75%)
3–2
(60%)
12–3
(80%)
2–1
(67%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
0–2
(0%)
3–4
(43%)
1–1
(50%)
3–3
(50%)
1–3
(25%)
3–2
(60%)
3–2
(60%)
0–2
(0%)
4–5
(44%)
3–2
(60%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
2–3
(40%)
5–5
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
4–3
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
4–1
(80%)
4–1
(80%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–2
(60%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
1–2
(33%)
2–1
(67%)
4–1
(80%)
7–2
(78%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
2–6
(25%)
3–2
(60%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
6–2
(75%)
2–1
(67%)
6–0
(100%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
11–4
(73%)
1–5
(17%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
2–1
(67%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–4
(33%)
8–6
(57%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
3–4
(43%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
202–173
(54%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
27
Career-high date
Dec 13, 1976
First Top 100
Sep 30, 1974
First Top 50
Dec 13, 1976
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Ray Ruffels ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197327———————139148127141141
197428——15718810219911611799—9476
19752975—76676771—————112
197630—————61—————27
1977313248485254585960498179—
197832989595908891959692——279
197933———————————480
198034———————————482

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Ray Ruffels's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Fred Stolle AUS #30 1,922 344 177 167 51.5% $328 6 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Ross Case AUS #24 1,962 567 293 274 51.7% — 4 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Jiri Hrebec CZE #25 1,912 341 171 170 50.1% $29,559 4 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Colin Dibley AUS #33 1,877 651 341 310 52.4% — 5 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Thomaz Koch BRA #24 1,880 356 199 157 55.9% $2,532 6 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Brian Fairlie NZL #24 1,903 453 233 220 51.4% — 3 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Jurgen Fassbender GER #31 1,888 350 183 167 52.3% — 3 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Zeljko Franulovic CRO #30 2,016 717 410 307 57.2% $6,000 13 0 0 1968–1983 Rivalries Match log
Patrick Proisy FRA #23 1,876 417 222 195 53.2% — 1 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Hans Jurgen Pohmann GER #30 1,828 253 125 128 49.4% — 2 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log
Dick Crealy AUS #33 1,903 655 338 317 51.6% — 2 0 0 1968–1981 Rivalries Match log
Charlie Pasarell USA #35 1,936 573 300 273 52.4% — 4 0 0 1968–1979 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ray Ruffels?
Ray Ruffels is 80 years old, born on March 23, 1946.
Which country does Ray Ruffels represent?
Ray Ruffels represents Australia in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Ray Ruffels left-handed or right-handed?
Ray Ruffels plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Ray Ruffels won?
Ray Ruffels has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Ray Ruffels won?
TennisDB does not group any of Ray Ruffels's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Ray Ruffels won?
Ray Ruffels has won 5 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Perth in 1976.
What is Ray Ruffels' highest ATP ranking?
Ray Ruffels' career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 27, first achieved on December 13, 1976.
What is Ray Ruffels' career win-loss record?
Ray Ruffels has a career ATP singles record of 246 wins and 205 losses (54.5%).
Which seasons of Ray Ruffels's career appear in TennisDB?
Ray Ruffels appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1980.
On which surface does Ray Ruffels have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Ray Ruffels's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 65.5% (110–58).
Who has Ray Ruffels faced most often?
Ray Ruffels' most frequent opponent is Arthur Ashe, with a head-to-head record of 1–11 across 12 meetings.