H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Ilie Nastase vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 3-0

Ilie Nastase holds a 3–0 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Ilie Nastase leads 3–0 on clay. Most recently, Ilie Nastase won the 1974 Cedar Grove quarterfinal 6-3 6-4.

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Ilie Nastase
ROU Age 79 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Sep 20, 1974* Cedar Grove ATP 250 QF Clay Ilie Nastase #7 6-3 6-4 Ray Ruffels #121 Match data
Jul 15, 1971* Bastad ATP 250 SF Clay Ilie Nastase 7-6 6-3 1-6 6-3 Ray Ruffels Match data
May 27, 1971* Roland Garros Grand Slam R32 Clay Ilie Nastase 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Ilie Nastase #1,075 #1 0 2,260 859 331 72.2% 2 4 3 0 55 64
Ray Ruffels #482 #27 0 1,903 246 207 54.3% 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 Ilie Nastase Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1968 41–14 74.5% — 1,756 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1969 27–22 55.1% — 1,824 0 5 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,718 0 1
23 1970 60–20 75.0% — 1,970 0 7 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,760 0 2
24 1971 73–13 84.9% — 2,079 0 14 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,781 0 3
25 1972 106–20 84.1% — 2,157 1 25 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,808 0 3
26 1973 118–17 87.4% #1 2,208 2 41 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,785 0 4
27 1974 80–21 79.2% #10 2,153 2 48 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,773 0 4
28 1975 91–21 81.2% #7 2,170 2 54 1974 17–19 47.2% #76 1,760 0 4
29 1976 76–17 81.7% #3 2,179 2 59 1975 16–23 41.0% #112 1,692 0 4
30 1977 44–18 71.0% #9 2,092 2 62 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,782 0 5
31 1978 45–21 68.2% #16 2,059 2 64 1977 12–17 41.4% #96 1,699 0 5
32 1979 28–25 52.8% #49 1,795 2 64 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,617 0 5
33 1980 19–24 44.2% #77 1,740 2 64 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,544 0 5
34 1981 26–27 49.1% #74 1,730 2 64 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,539 0 5
35 1982 14–24 36.8% #86 1,633 2 64 — — — — — — —
36 1983 6–11 35.3% #118 1,595 2 64 — — — — — — —
37 1984 4–12 25.0% #202 1,574 2 64 — — — — — — —
38 1985 1–4 20.0% #431 1,535 2 64 — — — — — — —