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

Ray Ruffels vs Brian Fairlie H2H: 4-5

Brian Fairlie holds a 5–4 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 9 main-draw meetings, they are tied 2–2 on grass, while Brian Fairlie leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Brian Fairlie won the 1977 Queen's Club Championships round of 64 6-3 4-6 6-4.

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Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
4 – 5
9 main draw meetings
Brian Fairlie
NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brian Fairlie #37 6-3 4-6 6-4 Ray Ruffels #55 Match data Jun 15, 1977* R64 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Brian Fairlie 7-5 6-7 7-6 Ray Ruffels Match data Nov 21, 1976* F Manila ATP 250 Hard
Brian Fairlie 5-7 7-6 6-4 6-1 Ray Ruffels Match data Jan 5, 1976* SF ASB Classic ATP 250 Hard
Ray Ruffels (w/o) Brian Fairlie Match data Oct 31, 1974* R16 Christchurch ATP 250 Grass
Ray Ruffels 6-2 6-2 Brian Fairlie Match data Nov 17, 1971* R32 Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ray Ruffels 7-5 6-2 Brian Fairlie Match data Jul 19, 1971* R64 Washington Open ATP 250 Clay
Brian Fairlie 4-6 6-7 6-2 6-0 7-5 Ray Ruffels Match data Sep 8, 1970* R32 US Open Grand Slam Grass
Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-3 7-6 Brian Fairlie Match data Aug 22, 1970* SF Merion ATP 250 Grass
Brian Fairlie 6-3 6-1 Ray Ruffels Match data Apr 3, 1969* R32 San Juan ATP 250 Hard

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
Brian Fairlie #332 #24 0 1,903 233 220 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Brian Fairlie
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 8–9 47.1% — 1,530 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1969 13–14 48.1% — 1,619 0 0
22 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,721 0 1 1970 36–20 64.3% — 1,814 0 0
23 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,757 0 2 1971 20–29 40.8% — 1,667 0 0
24 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,785 0 3 1972 13–27 32.5% — 1,721 0 1
25 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,826 0 3 1973 33–21 61.1% #25 1,769 0 2
26 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4 1974 11–12 47.8% #58 1,790 0 2
27 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4 1975 21–16 56.8% #66 1,807 0 2
28 1974 17–18 48.6% #76 1,756 0 4 1976 41–29 58.6% #36 1,831 0 3
29 1975 16–22 42.1% #112 1,713 0 4 1977 26–25 51.0% #86 1,665 0 3
30 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5 1978 9–13 40.9% #123 1,649 0 3
31 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5 1979 2–5 28.6% #332 1,607 0 3
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 Ray Ruffels Brian Fairlie
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 7 8 15 46.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
24 1970 6 7 13 46.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 14 16 12.5%
25 1971 8 9 17 47.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% 1973 5 0 5 100.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2%
26 1972 5 7 12 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 3 10 13 23.1% 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
28 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 19 16 35 54.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3%
30 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
31 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
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 — 51 56 107 47.7% 61 49 110 55.5% 110 58 168 65.5% 24 42 66 36.4% — 56 51 107 52.3% 86 80 166 51.8% 51 40 91 56.0% 40 49 89 44.9%

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 Brian Fairlie
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1531 109.4 — — — — +57 -40 — 53.2% +0.57 2–1 (67%) — — -0.19
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1619 120.9 — — — — -9 -103 +38 54.4% +0.56 3–6 (33%) — — -0.19
22 1968 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.54 1970 1814 134.8 — — — — -161 -88 +23 64.2% +1.14 7–8 (47%) 2–4 (33%) — +2.58
23 1969 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43 1971 1668 134.3 — — — — -55 -9 +121 47.5% -0.13 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) — -3.36
24 1970 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.28 1972 1722 140.7 — — — — -54 -40 — 37.6% -0.58 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -3.69
25 1971 1826 146.5 — — — — -57 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) — -7.83 1973 1770 145.7 — — — — +90 -80 -9 57.5% +0.66 12–9 (57%) 4–10 (29%) — -1.88
26 1972 1798 141.9 — — — — -97 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) — -4.35 1974 1791 136.9 — — — — +39 -92 — 54.0% +0.24 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — -2.08
27 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03 1975 1808 143.0 — — — — -2 -106 +39 56.0% +0.38 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.86
28 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.39 1976 1831 141.5 — — — — +35 -56 -24 54.4% +0.29 9–5 (64%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.53
29 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.61 1977 1665 132.6 — — — — +59 +102 +40 51.6% +0.21 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.62
30 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63 1978 1650 125.4 — — — — +61 +41 +69 44.6% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.03
31 1977 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.49 1979 1608 111.6 — — — — +51 +62 — 35.3% -0.41 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.35
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 — 1906 139.6 — — — — -63 -70 +135 55.3% +0.40 62–69 (47%) 58–49 (54%) 99.8 -0.07 — 1903 141.9 — — — — 0 -37 +43 52.7% +0.28 60–67 (47%) 58–60 (49%) 99.9 -1.84

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.