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Colin Dowdeswell vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 1-0

Colin Dowdeswell holds a 1–0 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Colin Dowdeswell leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Colin Dowdeswell won the 1974 Johannesburg Wct round of 32 6-4 3-6 7-6.

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Colin Dowdeswell
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Colin Dowdeswell 6-4 3-6 7-6 Ray Ruffels Match data Apr 18, 1974* R32 Johannesburg Wct ATP 250 Hard

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
Colin Dowdeswell #901 #31 0 1,730 119 174 40.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1
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 Colin Dowdeswell Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,504 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 4–5 44.4% #148 1,522 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 4–4 50.0% #138 1,537 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1975 22–24 47.8% #85 1,611 0 1 — — — — — — —
21 1976 14–26 35.0% #122 1,626 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1977 9–13 40.9% #94 1,576 0 1 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,721 0 1
23 1978 20–22 47.6% #75 1,652 0 1 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,757 0 2
24 1979 12–16 42.9% #104 1,616 0 1 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,785 0 3
25 1980 1–13 7.1% #269 1,492 0 1 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,826 0 3
26 — — — — — — — 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4
27 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 1 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4
28 1983 17–10 63.0% #33 1,717 0 1 1974 17–18 48.6% #76 1,756 0 4
29 1984 10–24 29.4% #179 1,608 0 1 1975 16–22 42.1% #112 1,713 0 4
30 1985 2–11 15.4% #258 1,477 0 1 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5
31 1986 1–1 50.0% #414 1,511 0 1 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,620 0 5
33 — — — — — — — 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,546 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,541 0 5

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 Colin Dowdeswell Ray Ruffels
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1972 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 2 2 4 50.0% 20 19 39 51.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 10 16 26 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 9 14 23 39.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1979 5 9 14 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 6 7 13 46.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1980 1 2 3 33.3% 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 1982 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0%
29 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 2 9 11 18.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 5 5 0.0% 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0%
30 1985 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 1986 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 39 41 80 48.8% 65 94 159 40.9% 10 22 32 31.2% 5 17 22 22.7% — 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 Colin Dowdeswell Ray Ruffels
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
17 1972 1505 99.4 — — — — — — — 57.1% -0.57 — 3–0 (100%) — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1522 117.3 — — — — +87 +60 — 47.6% -0.19 0–1 — — +0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1538 103.5 — — — — +109 — — 50.0% -0.39 1–1 1–1 — +1.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1975 1612 121.7 — — — — -27 +57 — 45.4% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) — +4.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1627 127.0 — — — — -79 +48 -171 39.4% -0.75 5–9 (36%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1977 1577 118.3 — — — — -40 +40 — 43.9% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) — +1.17 1968 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.54
23 1978 1652 125.6 — — — — +16 -49 — 43.1% -0.41 13–5 (72%) 4–10 (29%) — +1.98 1969 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43
24 1979 1617 120.0 — — — — -46 +21 — 43.1% -0.64 5–5 (50%) 7–5 (58%) — -0.02 1970 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.28
25 1980 1493 109.7 — — — — +86 +4 — 17.6% -2.09 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.29 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 1982 1521 119.2 — — — — — — — 31.3% -0.94 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.28 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03
28 1983 1718 139.0 — — — — -9 -106 — 59.1% +0.92 6–4 (60%) 4–3 (57%) — +1.78 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.39
29 1984 1609 124.9 — — — — +55 -52 -92 31.7% -1.22 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.62 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.61
30 1985 1477 105.6 — — — — +122 — -48 26.7% -1.57 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.51 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63
31 1986 1511 104.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.71 — — — -0.18 1977 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.49
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1621 105.7 — — — — — +20 +87 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — — +0.98
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41
Career — 1730 128.5 — — — — +11 +10 -93 41.4% -0.57 43–48 (47%) 39–37 (51%) 103.8 +3.56 — 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.