H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Cliff Drysdale vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 4-1

Cliff Drysdale holds a 4–1 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1971 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 32 6-1 7-6.

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Cliff Drysdale

RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H

4 – 1

5 main draw meetings

Ray Ruffels

AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Cliff Drysdale	6-1 7-6	Ray Ruffels	Match data	Aug 11, 1971*	R32	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Hard
Cliff Drysdale	6-2 6-2	Ray Ruffels	Match data	Aug 6, 1971*	QF	Quebec Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Cliff Drysdale	6-3 6-3	Ray Ruffels	Match data	Jul 29, 1971*	SF	Louisville Wct	ATP 250	Clay
Cliff Drysdale	7-6 1-6 6-4 1-6 6-3	Ray Ruffels	Match data	Apr 9, 1971*	R16	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Ray Ruffels	6-2 5-7 6-4	Cliff Drysdale	Match data	Aug 22, 1970*	QF	Merion	ATP 250	Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player	Current	Peak	Pts	Elo	W	L	Win %	GS	1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	Finals	500 including documented historical predecessor categories	250 including documented historical predecessor categories	Titles
Cliff Drysdale	#423	#13	0	2,135	397	251	61.3%	0	0	0	0	6	6
Ray Ruffels	#482	#27	0	1,905	246	205	54.5%	0	0	0	0	5	5

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age	Cliff Drysdale							Ray Ruffels
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	41–19	68.3%	—	1,721	0	1
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	35–21	62.5%	—	1,757	0	2
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	35–22	61.4%	—	1,785	0	3
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	32–32	50.0%	—	1,826	0	3
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	19–22	46.3%	—	1,797	0	4
27	1968	53–37	58.9%	—	1,674	0	1	1973	1–1	50.0%	#141	1,777	0	4
28	1969	33–20	62.3%	—	1,782	0	1	1974	17–18	48.6%	#76	1,756	0	4
29	1970	45–25	64.3%	—	1,911	0	1	1975	16–22	42.1%	#112	1,713	0	4
30	1971	76–29	72.4%	—	1,992	0	4	1976	34–20	63.0%	#27	1,791	0	5
31	1972	51–29	63.8%	—	1,937	0	4	1977	12–17	41.4%	#79	1,702	0	5
32	1973	31–23	57.4%	#23	1,882	0	4	1978	3–6	33.3%	#279	1,620	0	5
33	1974	24–12	66.7%	#18	1,900	0	5	1979	0–4	0.0%	#480	1,546	0	5
34	1975	30–19	61.2%	#36	1,816	0	5	1980	1–1	50.0%	#482	1,541	0	5
35	1976	17–13	56.7%	#25	1,831	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1977	17–17	50.0%	#27	1,880	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1978	14–13	51.9%	#47	1,869	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1979	5–12	29.4%	#217	1,715	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1980	1–2	33.3%	#423	1,712	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age	Cliff Drysdale																	Ray Ruffels
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	3	3	6	50.0%	17	9	26	65.4%	21	6	27	77.8%	0	1	1	0.0%
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	3	4	7	42.9%	6	5	11	54.5%	25	10	35	71.4%	1	2	3	33.3%
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	6	7	13	46.2%	9	6	15	60.0%	20	7	27	74.1%	0	2	2	0.0%
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	8	9	17	47.1%	14	11	25	56.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	6	7	13	46.2%
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	5	7	12	41.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	7	1	8	87.5%	3	10	13	23.1%
27	1968	6	10	16	37.5%	12	4	16	75.0%	13	6	19	68.4%	22	17	39	56.4%	1973	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1969	8	3	11	72.7%	19	9	28	67.9%	6	4	10	60.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1974	4	5	9	44.4%	3	2	5	60.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	3	7	10	30.0%
29	1970	16	8	24	66.7%	8	4	12	66.7%	14	7	21	66.7%	7	6	13	53.8%	1975	3	8	11	27.3%	1	5	6	16.7%	7	4	11	63.6%	5	5	10	50.0%
30	1971	25	8	33	75.8%	20	7	27	74.1%	11	3	14	78.6%	20	11	31	64.5%	1976	16	6	22	72.7%	3	4	7	42.9%	9	5	14	64.3%	6	5	11	54.5%
31	1972	18	8	26	69.2%	9	5	14	64.3%	3	1	4	75.0%	21	15	36	58.3%	1977	2	5	7	28.6%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
32	1973	9	7	16	56.3%	12	6	18	66.7%	4	3	7	57.1%	6	7	13	46.2%	1978	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—
33	1974	9	4	13	69.2%	2	1	3	66.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	11	6	17	64.7%	1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
34	1975	6	4	10	60.0%	11	7	18	61.1%	—	—	—	—	13	8	21	61.9%	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—
35	1976	5	3	8	62.5%	4	3	7	57.1%	1	1	2	50.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1977	5	5	10	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	10	10	20	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1978	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	10	23	56.5%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1979	3	5	8	37.5%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	111	68	179	62.0%	98	48	146	67.1%	58	30	88	65.9%	130	105	235	55.3%	—	51	56	107	47.7%	61	49	110	55.5%	110	58	168	65.5%	24	42	66	36.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age	Cliff Drysdale																Ray Ruffels
Age	Yr	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule	Yr	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1721	125.7	—	—	—	—	-212	-127	+147	64.1%	+1.22	7–5 (58%)	—	—	+3.54
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1969	1757	128.5	—	—	—	—	-210	-159	+156	58.9%	+0.65	3–5 (38%)	—	—	+3.43
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1785	133.3	—	—	—	—	-187	-80	+164	58.6%	+0.31	9–9 (50%)	8–3 (73%)	—	-1.28
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1826	146.5	—	—	—	—	-57	-12	+37	52.6%	+0.14	11–9 (55%)	12–9 (57%)	—	-7.83
26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1798	141.9	—	—	—	—	-97	+17	+138	52.0%	+0.14	7–5 (58%)	4–5 (44%)	—	-4.35
27	1968	1675	114.3	—	—	—	—	-176	+56	+81	58.1%	+0.92	13–19 (41%)	—	—	+0.91	1973	1778	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+0.03
28	1969	1782	128.9	—	—	—	—	-122	+107	-9	59.8%	+0.44	8–7 (53%)	—	—	-0.64	1974	1757	135.8	—	—	—	—	-100	+47	+162	45.8%	-0.10	8–3 (73%)	8–4 (67%)	—	-1.39
29	1970	1912	140.6	—	—	—	—	+41	-52	-103	60.3%	+0.51	10–8 (56%)	6–2 (75%)	—	-4.84	1975	1714	143.7	—	—	—	—	-30	-20	+159	50.5%	+0.31	3–11 (21%)	9–11 (45%)	—	-1.61
30	1971	1992	155.5	—	—	—	—	+24	+4	-33	65.8%	+0.98	23–14 (62%)	20–17 (54%)	—	-7.28	1976	1792	139.1	—	—	—	—	+77	-171	+107	61.3%	+0.85	12–9 (57%)	8–12 (40%)	—	+5.63
31	1972	1938	158.1	—	—	—	—	+12	+53	+26	60.4%	+0.73	9–7 (56%)	7–14 (33%)	—	-6.24	1977	1703	119.9	—	—	—	—	-6	-71	+90	49.4%	-0.08	2–9 (18%)	8–4 (67%)	—	+1.49
32	1973	1882	141.7	—	—	—	—	+19	+74	+25	58.7%	+0.63	6–2 (75%)	6–6 (50%)	—	-2.42	1978	1621	105.7	—	—	—	—	—	+20	+87	39.1%	-0.57	0–2	—	—	+0.98
33	1974	1900	147.0	—	—	—	—	+26	+50	+12	64.3%	+1.12	4–3 (57%)	0–1	—	-2.22	1979	1546	95.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+75	10.0%	-2.90	0–1	1–0	—	+0.63
34	1975	1817	135.6	—	—	—	—	+37	+49	—	57.9%	+0.41	11–8 (58%)	8–4 (67%)	—	+0.26	1980	1541	101.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+1.00	0–1	0–1	—	+0.41
35	1976	1832	148.0	—	—	—	—	+51	+32	—	52.2%	+0.36	5–2 (71%)	4–6 (40%)	—	-1.10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1977	1880	157.3	—	—	—	—	+19	—	+12	48.2%	-0.18	7–3 (70%)	7–3 (70%)	—	-4.71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1978	1869	151.0	—	—	—	—	-9	—	—	50.0%	+0.36	5–3 (63%)	1–7 (13%)	—	-2.21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1979	1715	125.5	—	—	—	—	+36	—	+122	32.4%	-0.73	0–2	2–4 (33%)	—	-1.22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1980	1712	110.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36.4%	-1.45	1–1	2–0	—	-0.40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2135	149.3	—	—	—	—	-8	+47	-5	58.6%	+0.60	102–79 (56%)	63–64 (50%)	100.2	-5.02	—	1906	139.6	—	—	—	—	-63	-70	+135	55.3%	+0.40	62–69 (47%)	58–49 (54%)	99.8	-0.07

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.

Cliff Drysdale's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Nikola Pilic	17	4	21	Mar 30, 1974	H2H
John Newcombe	5	14	19	Mar 26, 1976	H2H
Tony Roche	12	7	19	Mar 13, 1976	H2H
Tom Okker	7	11	18	Jan 16, 1977	H2H
Marty Riessen	10	8	18	Sep 30, 1976	H2H

Ray Ruffels's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
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