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

John Newcombe vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 7-1

John Newcombe holds a 7–1 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, John Newcombe leads 3–1 on hard courts and 2–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1976 Sydney Indoor second round 3-6 7-5 6-4.

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John Newcombe
AUS Age 82 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
7 – 1
8 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Oct 20, 1976* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 R64 Hard Ray Ruffels #72 3-6 7-5 6-4 John Newcombe #22 Match data
Jan 8, 1976* Australian Open Grand Slam SF Grass John Newcombe #20 6-4 6-4 7-6 Ray Ruffels #112 Match data
Oct 31, 1975* Manila ATP 250 R16 Hard John Newcombe #8 7-6 4-6 6-4 Ray Ruffels #74 Match data
Oct 23, 1974* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 R32 Hard John Newcombe #2 6-4 6-4 Ray Ruffels #99 Match data
Jul 4, 1972* St. Louis Wct ATP 250 R32 Carpet John Newcombe 6-2 7-6 Ray Ruffels Match data
Feb 10, 1972* Richmond Wct ATP 250 R16 Carpet John Newcombe 6-4 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data
Oct 22, 1971* Barcelona Wct ATP 250 R16 Clay John Newcombe 4-6 6-4 6-0 Ray Ruffels Match data
Sep 23, 1969* Los Angeles ATP 250 R32 Hard John Newcombe 6-1 6-1 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
John Newcombe #826 #1 0 2,201 556 224 71.3% 5 2 0 0 34 41
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 John Newcombe Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,718 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,760 0 2
24 1968 70–37 65.4% — 1,819 0 8 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,781 0 3
25 1969 64–26 71.1% — 1,887 0 10 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,808 0 3
26 1970 65–23 73.9% — 2,031 1 14 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,785 0 4
27 1971 61–18 77.2% — 2,082 2 20 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,773 0 4
28 1972 69–22 75.8% — 2,129 2 27 1974 17–19 47.2% #76 1,760 0 4
29 1973 59–19 75.6% #2 2,052 4 31 1975 16–23 41.0% #112 1,692 0 4
30 1974 87–16 84.5% #2 2,115 4 40 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,782 0 5
31 1975 21–9 70.0% #20 2,004 5 41 1977 12–17 41.4% #96 1,699 0 5
32 1976 21–17 55.3% #21 1,827 5 41 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,617 0 5
33 1977 5–6 45.5% #119 1,833 5 41 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,544 0 5
34 1978 30–25 54.5% #24 1,815 5 41 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,539 0 5
35 1979 4–3 57.1% #226 1,831 5 41 — — — — — — —
36 1980 0–2 0.0% — 1,799 5 41 — — — — — — —
37 1981 0–1 0.0% #594 1,792 5 41 — — — — — — —