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Rafael Ruiz

ESP Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1977

Rafael Ruiz represented Spain on the ATP Tour and reached a career-high ranking of No. 237. In TennisDB's records, Rafael Ruiz finished with a career record of 4–11 and no singles titles.

Peak ranking

237 (Jun 14, 1976)

Elo peak

1501 (3rd percentile)

Career record

4–11 (26.7%)

Career titles

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 →

Rafael Ruiz's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Bjorn Borg #3	0-6 0-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 19, 1977*	R64	Barcelona Open	ATP 250	Clay
Jairo Velasco	3-6 2-6	L	—	Match data	Oct 7, 1976*	R32	Aviles	ATP 250	Clay
Mike Fishbach	2-6 7-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 9, 1975*	R16	Aviles	ATP 250	Clay
Gerald Battrick	3-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 8, 1975*	R32	Aviles	ATP 250	Clay
Jose Higueras	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 20, 1975*	R32	Barcelona Wct	ATP 250	Carpet

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Rafael Ruiz's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Bjorn Borg	0	1	1	Oct 19, 1977	H2H
Jairo Velasco	0	1	1	Oct 7, 1976	—
Mike Fishbach	0	1	1	Oct 9, 1975	H2H
Gerald Battrick	1	0	1	Oct 8, 1975	H2H
Jose Higueras	0	1	1	Feb 20, 1975	H2H

Career Results

Rafael Ruiz career results by season
Season	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1968	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1969	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1971	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—
1972	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—
1973	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1974	0	2	2	0.0%	270	274
1975	1	2	3	33.3%	281	252
1976	0	1	1	0.0%	237	264
1977	0	1	1	0.0%	366	366
Career	4	11	15	26.7%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Rafael Ruiz career results by season and surface
Season	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1968	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1969	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1971	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%
1972	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	3	66.7%
1973	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1974	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
1975	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%
1976	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	—	—	—	—	4	9	13	30.8%	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	4	11	15	26.7%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Rafael Ruiz career results by season and opponent rank
Season	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1973	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1977	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
Career	0	2	2	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 2/15 (13.3%) of Rafael Ruiz's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Rafael Ruiz advanced statistics by season
Season	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1968	1483	92.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.67	—	—	—	-0.12
1969	1459	98.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	40.0%	-1.20	0–1	—	—	+0.11
1971	1467	103.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	50.0%	-0.25	—	—	—	+0.21
1972	1497	100.4	—	—	—	—	—	+40	—	57.1%	-0.29	1–0	—	—	+0.30
1973	1495	107.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.50	—	—	—	-0.31
1974	1484	102.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	-0.20
1975	1478	96.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.38	1–1	1–0	—	+0.50
1976	1470	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.50	—	—	—	+0.03
1977	1470	108.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-6.00	—	—	—	-0.26
Career	1501	102.2	—	—	—	—	—	+40	—	29.7%	-2.14	2–2 (50%)	1–0	—	+1.73

Tournament Results by Category

ATP 250

Rafael Ruiz ATP 250 results by season
Season	BAR	MAD	AVI	W-L Win %
1968	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1969	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1971	—	R32	—	1–1 (50%)
1972	R16	—	—	2–1 (67%)
1973	—	R64	—	0–1 (0%)
1974	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	R32	—	R16	1–2 (33%)
1976	—	—	R32	0–1 (0%)
1977	R64	—	—	0–1 (0%)
W-L	2–6 (25%)	1–2 (33%)	1–2 (33%)	4–10 (29%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

237

Career-high date

Jun 14, 1976

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Rafael Ruiz ranking history by month and season
Season	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	270	274
1975	281	—	265	274	286	286	—	—	—	—	—	252
1976	—	—	—	—	—	237	—	—	—	—	—	264
1977	—	—	—	—	—	—	366	—	—	—	—	—
1978	397	—	—	—	—	—	429	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

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

Rafael Ruiz's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak Rank	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Years	Match Log
Tony Dawson	AUS	234	1,516	8	2	6	25.0%	1968–1975	Match log
Will Coghlan	AUS	244	1,526	13	4	9	30.8%	1968–1976	Match log
Jose Guerrero	ESP	241	1,516	37	12	25	32.4%	1968–1976	Match log
Bill Freer	RSA	237	1,540	32	10	22	31.3%	1969–1975	Match log
Peter Burwash	CAN	240	1,516	34	8	26	23.5%	1968–1974	Match log
Tony Parun	NZL	235	1,500	36	8	28	22.2%	1968–1980	Match log
Fernando Gentil	BRA	222	1,516	13	3	10	23.1%	1968–1976	Match log
Pierre Joly	FRA	244	1,500	15	3	12	20.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Pietro Marzano	ITA	252	1,516	36	9	27	25.0%	1968–1976	Match log
Pancho Walthall	USA	238	1,506	28	8	20	28.6%	1969–1979	Match log
John Clifton	GBR	243	1,504	50	15	35	30.0%	1968–1974	Match log
Trevor Little	AUS	254	1,504	8	2	6	25.0%	1973–1977	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

Which country does Rafael Ruiz represent?: Rafael Ruiz represents Spain in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Rafael Ruiz left-handed or right-handed?: Rafael Ruiz plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Rafael Ruiz won?: Rafael Ruiz has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Rafael Ruiz won?: TennisDB does not group any of Rafael Ruiz's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Rafael Ruiz's highest ATP ranking?: Rafael Ruiz's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 237, first achieved on June 14, 1976.
What is Rafael Ruiz's career win-loss record?: Rafael Ruiz has a career ATP singles record of 4 wins and 11 losses (26.7%).
Which seasons of Rafael Ruiz's career appear in TennisDB?: Rafael Ruiz appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1977.
Who has Rafael Ruiz faced most often?: Rafael Ruiz's most frequent opponent is Bjorn Borg, with a head-to-head record of 0–1 across 1 meeting.