# Ray Ruffels vs Earl Butch Buchholz — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/ray-ruffels-vs-earl-butch-buchholz?player1_id=4580292&player2_id=4590339
Tour: ATP

Ray Ruffels holds a 1–0 lead over Earl Butch Buchholz in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ray Ruffels leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1975 St. Louis round of 32 6-3 7-5.

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## Overall
- Ray Ruffels: 1 wins
- Earl Butch Buchholz: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Clay: Ray Ruffels 1 - 0 Earl Butch Buchholz

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Ray Ruffels 1 - 0 Earl Butch Buchholz

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Ray Ruffels | 1906 | 139.6 | - | - | - | - | -63 | -70 | 135 | 55.3% | 0.4 | 62-69 (47%) | 58-49 (54%) | 99.8 | -0.07 |
| Earl Butch Buchholz | 1943 | 124.4 | - | - | - | - | -37 | -157 | -48 | 53.8% | 0.5 | 35-16 (69%) | 2-3 (40%) | 112.8 | -2.93 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1975-04-10* | St. Louis | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | Ray Ruffels | 6-3 7-5 |

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