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

John James vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 1-0

John James holds a 1–0 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, John James leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John James won the 1979 Australian Open round of 64 6-1 6-2 6-3.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
John James #91 6-1 6-2 6-3 Ray Ruffels #480 Match data Dec 28, 1979* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
John James #808 #81 28 1,682 98 144 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 John James Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,721 0 1
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,757 0 2
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,785 0 3
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,826 0 3
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 1974 17–18 48.6% #76 1,756 0 4
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 1975 16–22 42.1% #112 1,713 0 4
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 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 John James 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 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1970 6 7 13 46.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 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 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1972 5 7 12 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 3 10 13 23.1%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0%
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0%
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 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 — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 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 John James 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 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1968 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.54
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1969 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1970 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.28
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1971 1826 146.5 — — — — -57 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) — -7.83
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1972 1798 141.9 — — — — -97 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) — -4.35
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.39
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.61
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 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 — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 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.