H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Hank Pfister vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 3-1

Hank Pfister holds a 3–1 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Hank Pfister leads 2–0 on grass, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Hank Pfister won the 1977 Perth round of 16 6-3 5-7 6-2.

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Hank Pfister
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Hank Pfister #44 6-3 5-7 6-2 Ray Ruffels #54 Match data Oct 28, 1977* R16 Perth ATP 250 Hard
Hank Pfister #76 6-4 4-6 6-4 Ray Ruffels #29 Match data Jan 12, 1977* R64 Adelaide ATP 250 Grass
Hank Pfister 4-6 7-6 7-5 Ray Ruffels Match data Dec 30, 1976* R16 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Ray Ruffels 6-4 6-3 Hank Pfister Match data Oct 28, 1976* R32 Perth 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
Hank Pfister #982 #19 0 1,929 260 213 55.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Hank Pfister Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1975 0–4 0.0% #252 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1976 8–12 40.0% #101 1,546 0 0 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,721 0 1
23 1977 37–27 57.8% #40 1,742 0 0 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,757 0 2
24 1978 43–26 62.3% #29 1,841 0 0 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,785 0 3
25 1979 33–27 55.0% #30 1,842 0 0 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,826 0 3
26 1980 21–25 45.7% #62 1,729 0 0 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4
27 1981 37–21 63.8% #39 1,870 0 1 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4
28 1982 35–21 62.5% #24 1,832 0 2 1974 17–18 48.6% #76 1,756 0 4
29 1983 19–17 52.8% #41 1,750 0 2 1975 16–22 42.1% #112 1,713 0 4
30 1984 15–18 45.5% #86 1,723 0 2 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5
31 1985 12–10 54.5% #68 1,764 0 2 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5
32 — — — — — — — 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,620 0 5
33 1987 0–4 0.0% #595 1,678 0 2 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,546 0 5
34 1988 0–1 0.0% #980 1,655 0 2 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 Hank Pfister 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 %
21 1975 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1977 9 6 15 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1970 6 7 13 46.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1979 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 15 11 26 57.7% 1971 8 9 17 47.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2%
26 1980 6 7 13 46.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1972 5 7 12 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 3 10 13 23.1%
27 1981 22 9 31 71.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1982 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0%
29 1983 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0%
30 1984 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 1987 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 95 74 169 56.2% 22 30 52 42.3% 96 53 149 64.4% 47 56 103 45.6% — 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 Hank Pfister 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
21 1975 1459 98.5 — — — — — +48 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 1547 123.5 — — — — +11 -71 +47 45.7% -0.20 3–5 (38%) 2–6 (25%) — +1.09 1968 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.54
23 1977 1743 140.1 — — — — -58 -137 +17 54.4% +0.11 14–9 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.19 1969 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43
24 1978 1841 145.9 — — — — 0 -227 +11 61.6% +0.92 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +2.99 1970 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.28
25 1979 1842 151.6 — — — — +8 — +56 53.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 8–9 (47%) — -3.48 1971 1826 146.5 — — — — -57 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) — -7.83
26 1980 1730 143.8 — — — — -6 -128 +175 46.7% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.62 1972 1798 141.9 — — — — -97 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) — -4.35
27 1981 1870 147.1 — — — — -15 -300 +93 61.2% +0.53 9–6 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.71 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03
28 1982 1833 143.2 — — — — -50 -232 +127 59.2% +0.47 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — -3.17 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.39
29 1983 1751 142.3 — — — — +74 — +118 50.5% -0.02 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.26 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.61
30 1984 1724 131.5 — — — — +56 — +53 45.8% -0.40 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.93 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63
31 1985 1765 136.6 — — — — +34 — -33 53.6% +0.43 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.13 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 1987 1679 104.0 — — — — +22 — — 10.0% -2.10 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.12 1979 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63
34 1988 1656 102.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.07 1980 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41
Career — 1930 148.0 — — — — +4 -158 +75 53.9% +0.24 82–74 (53%) 81–73 (53%) 103.1 -2.69 — 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.