# Dennis Ralston vs Terry Ryan — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/dennis-ralston-vs-terry-ryan?player1_id=4580558&player2_id=sackmann_atp:111136
Tour: ATP

Dennis Ralston holds a 1–0 lead over Terry Ryan in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Dennis Ralston leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Dennis Ralston won the 1969 South African Open round of 32 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-1.

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## Overall
- Dennis Ralston: 1 wins
- Terry Ryan: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Dennis Ralston 1 - 0 Terry Ryan

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Dennis Ralston 1 - 0 Terry Ryan

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Dennis Ralston | 1958 | 135.6 | - | - | - | - | -19 | -127 | 55 | 54.5% | 0.38 | 44-41 (52%) | 29-20 (59%) | 105.6 | -2.33 |
| Terry Ryan | 1500 | 96.4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22.4% | -1.99 | 3-5 (38%) | 4-3 (57%) | - | 5.5 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1969-04-07* | South African Open | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Dennis Ralston | 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-1 |

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