H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Ray Ruffels vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 2-1

Ray Ruffels holds a 2–1 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Ray Ruffels leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1975 Caracas Wct round of 16 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3.

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Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ismail El Shafei 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3 Ray Ruffels #76 Match data Mar 21, 1975* R16 Caracas Wct ATP 250 Hard
Ray Ruffels 6-3 6-1 Ismail El Shafei Match data Aug 23, 1972* R32 Fort Worth Wct ATP 250 Hard
Ray Ruffels 7-5 5-7 7-5 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jul 29, 1971* QF Louisville Wct ATP 250 Clay

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
Ismail El Shafei — — — 1,907 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 0

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 Ismail El Shafei
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 — — — — — — —
25 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,826 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4 — — — — — — —
27 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4 — — — — — — —
28 1974 17–18 48.6% #76 1,756 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 1975 16–22 42.1% #112 1,713 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5 — — — — — — —
31 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5 — — — — — — —
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 Ismail El Shafei
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 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
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% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1971 8 9 17 47.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1972 5 7 12 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 3 10 13 23.1% 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 3 3 6 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1980 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1982 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 51 56 107 47.7% 61 49 110 55.5% 110 58 168 65.5% 24 42 66 36.4% — 51 55 106 48.1% 78 102 180 43.3% 29 40 69 42.0% 32 53 85 37.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Ismail El Shafei
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 1540 108.6 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 1968 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.54 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 1969 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.44
24 1970 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) 104.0 -1.28 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1971 1826 146.5 — — — — -57 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) 103.2 -7.83 1973 1728 136.4 — — — — +59 -100 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.77
26 1972 1798 141.9 — — — — -97 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 101.2 -4.35 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.55
27 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +70 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) 109.2 -1.39 1976 1640 135.7 — — — — +75 -11 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) 91.5 -1.61 1977 1669 125.0 — — — — +59 -76 +111 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) 100.1 +5.63 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +160 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 1977 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) 92.4 +1.49 1979 1559 115.8 — — — — +56 +25 — 41.9% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 95.5 +1.44
32 1978 1621 105.7 — — — — — +20 +87 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — — +0.98 1980 1522 112.0 — — — — — +26 — 38.1% -0.52 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +1.52
33 1979 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63 1981 1549 109.4 — — — — — +5 — 50.0% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.4 +0.91
34 1980 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41 1982 1543 104.5 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.13 1–1 — — +0.17
Career — 1906 139.6 — — — — -63 -70 +135 55.3% +0.40 62–69 (47%) 58–49 (54%) 99.8 -0.07 — 1908 141.9 — — — — +10 -35 -26 45.5% -0.28 55–84 (40%) 59–71 (45%) 94.3 -5.20

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.