H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Ray Ruffels vs Arthur Ashe H2H: 1-11

Arthur Ashe holds an 11–1 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 12 main-draw meetings, Arthur Ashe leads 5–0 on grass and 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Arthur Ashe won the 1978 Sydney International round of 64 6-3 6-4.

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Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 11
12 main draw meetings
Arthur Ashe
USA Age 83 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data Dec 26, 1978* R64 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-1 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data Jan 17, 1976* SF Indianapolis Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data Aug 24, 1972* R16 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Ray Ruffels 6-3 3-6 7-6 Arthur Ashe Match data Aug 13, 1971* R32 Canadian Open ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-0 6-1 Ray Ruffels Match data May 5, 1971* R16 Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data May 3, 1971* QF Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Arthur Ashe 6-4 6-1 6-7 0-6 7-5 Ray Ruffels Match data Mar 13, 1971* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 3-6 6-3 6-1 Ray Ruffels Match data Oct 2, 1970* R16 Berkeley ATP 250 Hard
Arthur Ashe 6-8 6-3 6-4 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data Jan 30, 1970* QF Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
Arthur Ashe 6-3 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data Mar 22, 1969* QF St. Petersburg ATP 250 Clay
Arthur Ashe 6-2 6-4 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data Jan 11, 1969* SF Melbourne ATP 250 Grass
Arthur Ashe 8-6 6-4 6-8 8-6 Ray Ruffels Match data Dec 14, 1968* SF Brisbane ATP 250 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
Ray Ruffels #482 #27 0 1,905 246 205 54.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Arthur Ashe #99 #2 0 2,259 792 256 75.6% 3 0 0 0 41 44

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 Ray Ruffels Arthur Ashe
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,721 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,757 0 2 — — — — — — —
24 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,785 0 3 1968 73–12 85.9% — 1,949 1 6
25 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,826 0 3 1969 77–24 76.2% — 1,959 1 7
26 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4 1970 94–25 79.0% — 2,087 2 16
27 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4 1971 70–28 71.4% — 2,096 2 19
28 1974 17–18 48.6% #76 1,756 0 4 1972 65–26 71.4% — 2,139 2 23
29 1975 16–22 42.1% #112 1,713 0 4 1973 69–30 69.7% #10 1,964 2 25
30 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5 1974 79–26 75.2% #7 2,042 2 28
31 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5 1975 99–22 81.8% #4 2,138 3 36
32 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,620 0 5 1976 64–23 73.6% #12 1,960 3 41
33 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,546 0 5 1977 6–4 60.0% #77 1,890 3 41
34 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,541 0 5 1978 66–25 72.5% #13 1,980 3 44
35 — — — — — — — 1979 30–11 73.2% #7 1,947 3 44

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 Ray Ruffels Arthur Ashe
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 %
22 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 6 7 13 46.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1968 21 6 27 77.8% 8 3 11 72.7% 34 2 36 94.4% 10 1 11 90.9%
25 1971 8 9 17 47.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% 1969 21 5 26 80.8% 29 10 39 74.4% 22 6 28 78.6% 5 3 8 62.5%
26 1972 5 7 12 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 3 10 13 23.1% 1970 42 9 51 82.4% 17 4 21 81.0% 15 4 19 78.9% 20 8 28 71.4%
27 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 19 5 24 79.2% 17 8 25 68.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 20 12 32 62.5%
28 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0% 1972 14 7 21 66.7% 9 4 13 69.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 36 14 50 72.0%
29 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1973 17 6 23 73.9% 24 9 33 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 25 13 38 65.8%
30 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1974 25 8 33 75.8% 15 8 23 65.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 32 7 39 82.1%
31 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1975 20 6 26 76.9% 23 8 31 74.2% 10 1 11 90.9% 46 7 53 86.8%
32 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1976 14 5 19 73.7% 17 10 27 63.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
33 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
34 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1978 10 5 15 66.7% 18 5 23 78.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 26 9 35 74.3%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 21 5 26 80.8%
Career — 51 56 107 47.7% 61 49 110 55.5% 110 58 168 65.5% 24 42 66 36.4% — 203 63 266 76.3% 185 74 259 71.4% 133 35 168 79.2% 271 84 355 76.3%

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 Ray Ruffels Arthur Ashe
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
22 1968 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1969 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1970 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.28 1968 1950 130.8 — — — — -71 -329 +219 76.8% +1.63 15–3 (83%) — — +0.94
25 1971 1826 146.5 — — — — -57 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) — -7.83 1969 1959 138.0 — — — — +71 -129 +145 67.3% +1.17 15–13 (54%) — — +2.48
26 1972 1798 141.9 — — — — -97 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) — -4.35 1970 2088 149.9 — — — — +108 -157 +45 73.4% +1.50 16–7 (70%) 9–6 (60%) — +2.44
27 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03 1971 2097 160.4 — — — — +69 -109 +41 66.5% +1.07 14–11 (56%) 21–15 (58%) — -6.37
28 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.39 1972 2140 159.8 — — — — +30 -127 +45 65.4% +0.93 19–12 (61%) 23–16 (59%) — -6.37
29 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.61 1973 1965 150.0 — — — — +80 +1 +154 64.3% +0.72 22–16 (58%) 23–9 (72%) — -3.02
30 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63 1974 2042 153.2 — — — — +95 -122 +32 69.2% +1.18 17–10 (63%) 23–12 (66%) — -2.59
31 1977 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.49 1975 2138 164.1 — — — — +44 -104 +56 73.5% +1.53 22–9 (71%) 17–10 (63%) — -6.11
32 1978 1621 105.7 — — — — — +20 +87 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — — +0.98 1976 1960 161.5 — — — — +205 -5 +137 66.7% +0.98 19–8 (70%) 13–6 (68%) — -1.81
33 1979 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63 1977 1891 120.8 — — — — — +15 +149 62.1% +0.72 1–2 (33%) 4–2 (67%) — +0.42
34 1980 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41 1978 1980 156.5 — — — — +115 +16 -17 65.7% +1.06 24–10 (71%) 18–9 (67%) — +0.43
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1947 156.2 — — — — +219 -19 -12 63.6% +0.75 12–4 (75%) 10–4 (71%) — -0.71
Career — 1906 139.6 — — — — -63 -70 +135 55.3% +0.40 62–69 (47%) 58–49 (54%) 99.8 -0.07 — 2260 157.1 — — — — +84 -86 +99 68.7% +1.16 196–105 (65%) 161–89 (64%) 107.2 -1.95

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.