# John Newcombe vs Ray Ruffels — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/john-newcombe-vs-ray-ruffels?player1_id=4575861&player2_id=4580292
Tour: ATP

## Overall
- John Newcombe: 7 wins
- Ray Ruffels: 1 wins
- Total meetings: 8

## By surface
- Hard: John Newcombe 3 - 1 Ray Ruffels
- Carpet: John Newcombe 2 - 0 Ray Ruffels
- Clay: John Newcombe 1 - 0 Ray Ruffels
- Grass: John Newcombe 1 - 0 Ray Ruffels

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: John Newcombe 6 - 1 Ray Ruffels
- Grand Slam: John Newcombe 1 - 0 Ray Ruffels

## Meeting history (last 20)
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1976-10-20 | Sydney Indoor | R64 | Hard | Ray Ruffels | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 1976-01-08 | Australian Open | SF | Grass | John Newcombe | 6-4 6-4 7-6 |
| 1975-10-31 | Manila | R16 | Hard | John Newcombe | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
| 1974-10-23 | Sydney Indoor | R32 | Hard | John Newcombe | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1972-07-04 | St. Louis Wct | R32 | Carpet | John Newcombe | 6-2 7-6 |
| 1972-02-10 | Richmond Wct | R16 | Carpet | John Newcombe | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1971-10-22 | Barcelona Wct | R16 | Clay | John Newcombe | 4-6 6-4 6-0 |
| 1969-09-23 | Los Angeles | R32 | Hard | John Newcombe | 6-1 6-1 |

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Data source: TennisDB (tennis-db.com)