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Ray Ruffels vs John Paish H2H: 1-0

Ray Ruffels holds a 1–0 lead over John Paish in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ray Ruffels leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1978 Wimbledon round of 128 6-3 6-4 6-2.

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Ray Ruffels

AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H

1 – 0

1 main-draw meetings

John Paish

GBR Age 86 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ray Ruffels #91	6-3 6-4 6-2	John Paish	Match data	Jun 28, 1978*	R128	Wimbledon	Grand Slam	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	1,904	245	204	54.6%	0	0	0	0	5	5
John Paish	#546	#80	0	1,689	43	68	38.7%	0	0	0	0	0	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							John Paish
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
22	1968	41–19	68.3%	—	1,721	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1969	35–21	62.5%	—	1,757	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1970	34–21	61.8%	—	1,781	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1971	32–32	50.0%	—	1,825	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	1968	5–6	45.5%	—	1,471	0	0
29	1975	16–22	42.1%	#112	1,713	0	4	1969	1–2	33.3%	—	1,461	0	0
30	1976	34–20	63.0%	#27	1,791	0	5	1970	3–4	42.9%	—	1,480	0	0
31	1977	12–17	41.4%	#79	1,702	0	5	1971	6–9	40.0%	—	1,522	0	0
32	1978	3–6	33.3%	#279	1,620	0	5	1972	17–16	51.5%	—	1,626	0	0
33	1979	0–4	0.0%	#480	1,546	0	5	1973	10–18	35.7%	#93	1,565	0	0
34	1980	1–1	50.0%	#482	1,541	0	5	1974	1–7	12.5%	#195	1,469	0	0
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	0–3	0.0%	#238	1,435	0	0
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	0–2	0.0%	#227	1,421	0	0
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	0–1	0.0%	—	1,404	0	0

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																	John Paish
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%	8	5	13	61.5%	20	7	27	74.1%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1971	8	9	17	47.1%	14	11	25	56.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	6	7	13	46.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1972	5	7	12	41.7%	4	4	8	50.0%	7	1	8	87.5%	3	10	13	23.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1973	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1974	4	5	9	44.4%	3	2	5	60.0%	7	4	11	63.6%	3	7	10	30.0%	1968	1	1	2	50.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%
29	1975	3	8	11	27.3%	1	5	6	16.7%	7	4	11	63.6%	5	5	10	50.0%	1969	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—
30	1976	16	6	22	72.7%	3	4	7	42.9%	9	5	14	64.3%	6	5	11	54.5%	1970	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	6	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
31	1977	2	5	7	28.6%	2	2	4	50.0%	8	8	16	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	1971	1	1	2	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	4	5	9	44.4%	1	1	2	50.0%
32	1978	0	1	1	0.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	4	5	20.0%	—	—	—	—	1972	—	—	—	—	4	8	12	33.3%	11	5	16	68.8%	2	3	5	40.0%
33	1979	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	3	3	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	1973	3	7	10	30.0%	2	4	6	33.3%	5	5	10	50.0%	0	2	2	0.0%
34	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1974	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
Career	—	51	56	107	47.7%	60	48	108	55.6%	110	58	168	65.5%	24	42	66	36.4%	—	5	10	15	33.3%	7	20	27	25.9%	26	28	54	48.1%	5	10	15	33.3%

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																John Paish
Age	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%)	—	—	+3.53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
23	1969	1757	128.5	—	—	—	—	-210	-159	+156	58.9%	+0.65	3–5 (38%)	—	—	+3.43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
24	1970	1782	132.8	—	—	—	—	-184	-80	+166	58.9%	+0.34	8–8 (50%)	8–3 (73%)	103.8	-0.74	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1971	1825	146.3	—	—	—	—	-56	-14	+37	52.6%	+0.14	11–9 (55%)	12–9 (57%)	103.3	-7.79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1972	1797	141.8	—	—	—	—	-96	+15	+138	52.0%	+0.14	7–5 (58%)	4–5 (44%)	101.2	-4.32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1973	1777	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+0.02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1974	1757	135.8	—	—	—	—	-100	+45	+161	45.8%	-0.10	8–3 (73%)	8–4 (67%)	109.2	-1.40	1968	1472	93.0	—	—	—	—	+6	+12	+76	32.0%	-1.48	3–0 (100%)	—	—	+0.13
29	1975	1714	143.7	—	—	—	—	-30	-21	+159	50.5%	+0.31	3–11 (21%)	9–11 (45%)	91.5	-1.61	1969	1461	100.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	+66	28.6%	-1.71	—	—	—	+0.21
30	1976	1792	139.0	—	—	—	—	+77	-173	+107	61.3%	+0.85	12–9 (57%)	8–12 (40%)	100.1	+5.63	1970	1480	112.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	+44	47.4%	-0.05	1–2 (33%)	0–1	—	+0.20
31	1977	1703	119.9	—	—	—	—	-6	-72	+89	49.4%	-0.08	2–9 (18%)	8–4 (67%)	92.4	+1.49	1971	1523	109.1	—	—	—	—	+11	—	+22	40.5%	-0.76	0–3 (0%)	—	—	+0.43
32	1978	1620	105.7	—	—	—	—	—	+20	+88	39.1%	-0.57	0–2	—	—	+0.98	1972	1626	125.5	—	—	—	—	-111	-166	+117	50.0%	+0.07	3–4 (43%)	2–1 (67%)	—	+0.20
33	1979	1546	95.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+75	10.0%	-2.90	0–1	1–0	—	+0.63	1973	1565	113.0	—	—	—	—	-68	-94	+128	42.9%	-0.76	2–9 (18%)	3–1 (75%)	94.9	+1.11
34	1980	1541	101.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60.0%	+1.00	0–1	0–1	—	+0.41	1974	1469	104.5	—	—	—	—	+5	—	+119	28.6%	-0.62	0–2	—	—	+1.02
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	1435	99.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30.0%	-1.20	0–2	—	—	+0.23
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1421	102.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.20	—	—	—	-0.06
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1980	1405	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-1.33	—	0–2	—	+0.17
Career	—	1905	139.5	—	—	—	—	-62	-71	+135	55.3%	+0.41	61–68 (47%)	58–49 (54%)	99.7	+0.06	—	1690	115.4	—	—	—	—	-44	-120	+89	40.8%	-0.62	9–22 (29%)	5–5 (50%)	91.5	+3.31

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.

Ray Ruffels's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arthur Ashe	1	11	12	Dec 26, 1978	H2H
Brian Fairlie	4	5	9	Jun 15, 1977	H2H
Allan Stone	6	3	9	Oct 16, 1976	H2H
Phil Dent	6	2	8	Dec 15, 1977	H2H
Cliff Richey	4	4	8	Apr 23, 1977	H2H

John Paish's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Richard Russell	2	1	3	Jun 5, 1974	H2H
Ray Keldie	1	2	3	Jan 2, 1974	H2H
Paul Gerken	0	3	3	Aug 9, 1973	H2H
Ilie Nastase	0	3	3	May 9, 1973	H2H
Ivan Molina	1	1	2	Sep 27, 1978	H2H