H2H data updated: 2026-08-15 02:40 UTC

Nicola Spear vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 0-1

Ray Ruffels holds a 1–0 lead over Nicola Spear in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ray Ruffels leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1969 Queen's Club Championships round of 128 W/O.

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Nicola Spear
SRB Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

WinnerScoreLoserMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ray Ruffels (w/o) Nicola Spear Match data Jun 17, 1969* R128 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass

* 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
Nicola Spear #536 #68 0 1,709 109 170 39.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ray Ruffels #482 #27 0 1,906 246 207 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.

Nicola Spear Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1968 7–11 38.9% — 1,469 0 0 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,721 0 1
1969 11–14 44.0% — 1,562 0 0 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,757 0 2
1970 28–18 60.9% — 1,659 0 0 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,785 0 3
1971 10–20 33.3% — 1,487 0 0 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,825 0 3
1972 3–12 20.0% — 1,481 0 0 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4
1973 5–13 27.8% #124 1,470 0 0 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4
1974 3–14 17.6% #153 1,455 0 0 1974 17–19 47.2% #76 1,745 0 4
1975 20–25 44.4% #92 1,546 0 0 1975 16–23 41.0% #112 1,699 0 4
1976 5–15 25.0% #151 1,509 0 0 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,789 0 5
1977 15–19 44.1% #95 1,567 0 0 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,701 0 5
1978 1–4 20.0% #357 1,534 0 0 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,619 0 5
1979 1–3 25.0% #312 1,511 0 0 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,545 0 5
1980 0–2 0.0% #383 1,481 0 0 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,540 0 5

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Nicola Spear 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 %
1968 — — — — 4 8 12 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
1969 3 3 6 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
1970 5 3 8 62.5% 22 12 34 64.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 6 7 13 46.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
1971 6 9 15 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 8 9 17 47.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2%
1972 — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 5 7 12 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 3 10 13 23.1%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% 4 12 16 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1974 0 1 1 0.0% 2 9 11 18.2% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1974 4 6 10 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0%
1975 0 2 2 0.0% 20 20 40 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 3 9 12 25.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0%
1976 2 2 4 50.0% 3 11 14 21.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 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%
1977 3 2 5 60.0% 12 16 28 42.9% — — — — 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%
1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
1979 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
1980 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career 20 23 43 46.5% 79 117 196 40.3% 6 19 25 24.0% 4 11 15 26.7% Career 51 58 109 46.8% 61 49 110 55.5% 110 58 168 65.5% 24 42 66 36.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Nicola Spear Ray Ruffels
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Schedule
1968 1470 108.3 — — — — — -5 +33 46.2% -0.03 1–3 (25%) — +0.32 1968 1721 125.6 — — — — -214 -125 +149 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — +3.74
1969 1563 117.5 — — — — +76 -39 — 44.9% -0.26 4–2 (67%) — +0.06 1969 1758 128.5 — — — — -211 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — +3.31
1970 1660 126.9 — — — — -14 +20 — 57.0% +0.65 5–4 (56%) 1–0 +3.96 1970 1786 133.3 — — — — -188 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) -1.30
1971 1488 101.8 — — — — +56 +118 -22 39.5% -1.01 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) +3.82 1971 1826 146.6 — — — — -56 -13 +35 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) -7.84
1972 1481 123.8 — — — — — +99 -20 28.2% -1.13 2–3 (40%) — -1.10 1972 1797 142.0 — — — — -94 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) -4.30
1973 1471 115.9 — — — — — +46 — 38.6% -0.52 1–4 (20%) 2–0 +0.29 1973 1777 — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.02
1974 1455 115.7 — — — — — +4 -21 31.6% -0.71 3–6 (33%) 1–2 (33%) -0.59 1974 1746 137.5 — — — — -104 +59 +172 44.7% -0.13 8–3 (73%) 8–5 (62%) -1.54
1975 1547 127.6 — — — — -75 +37 — 43.6% -0.37 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) +2.46 1975 1699 142.4 — — — — -45 -7 +173 49.5% +0.27 3–11 (21%) 9–12 (43%) -1.18
1976 1510 118.8 — — — — -11 -20 — 33.3% -1.10 0–5 (0%) 2–2 (50%) +0.68 1976 1790 139.3 — — — — +70 -169 +105 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) +5.67
1977 1567 132.0 — — — — -31 -14 — 47.4% 0.00 4–7 (36%) 3–1 (75%) +1.66 1977 1702 119.9 — — — — -10 -70 +87 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) +1.43
1978 1535 109.2 — — — — — -11 — 30.8% -0.85 0–1 — +0.31 1978 1619 105.7 — — — — — +21 +88 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — +0.99
1979 1512 102.4 — — — — — -24 — 36.4% -0.91 0–2 0–2 +0.37 1979 1545 95.2 — — — — — — +74 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 +0.63
1980 1482 91.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — +0.34 1980 1540 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 +0.41
Career 1709 125.4 — — — — +23 +18 -3 42.8% -0.37 27–51 (35%) 17–16 (52%) +4.71 Career 1906 139.6 — — — — -66 -69 +136 55.1% +0.40 62–69 (47%) 58–51 (53%) +0.01

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.