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

Ray Ruffels vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-7

Rod Laver holds a 7–0 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 4–0 on hard courts and 3–0 on carpet. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1975 Orlando Wct round of 32 3-6 6-3 6-3.

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Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed
H2H
0 – 7
7 main draw meetings
Rod Laver
AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Rod Laver 3-6 6-3 6-3 Ray Ruffels Match data Mar 27, 1975* R32 Orlando Wct ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-3 6-3 Ray Ruffels Match data Feb 21, 1975* R16 La Costa Wct ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-3 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data Mar 20, 1972* R16 Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 7-5 6-0 Ray Ruffels Match data Mar 8, 1972* R32 Miami Open ATP 250 Hard
Rod Laver 6-2 6-3 Ray Ruffels Match data Nov 18, 1971* R16 Bologna Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-0 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data Feb 12, 1971* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Rod Laver 6-1 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data Aug 14, 1970* QF U.S. Pro Tennis Championships 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
Rod Laver #662 #3 0 2,303 570 145 79.7% 5 0 0 0 64 69

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 Rod Laver
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 1968 73–19 79.3% — 1,879 1 10
30 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5 1969 97–14 87.4% — 2,162 5 26
31 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5 1970 89–15 85.6% — 2,216 5 39
32 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,620 0 5 1971 85–20 81.0% — 2,158 5 46
33 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,546 0 5 1972 50–16 75.8% — 2,018 5 51
34 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,541 0 5 1973 67–16 80.7% #8 2,103 5 58
35 — — — — — — — 1974 42–9 82.4% #4 2,124 5 64
36 — — — — — — — 1975 49–12 80.3% #10 2,100 5 69
37 — — — — — — — 1976 9–11 45.0% #73 2,006 5 69
38 — — — — — — — 1977 5–9 35.7% #106 1,937 5 69
39 — — — — — — — 1978 4–3 57.1% #216 1,926 5 69
40 — — — — — — — 1979 0–1 0.0% #662 1,909 5 69

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 Rod Laver
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0% 1968 16 6 22 72.7% 31 9 40 77.5% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 2 11 81.8%
30 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 1969 21 4 25 84.0% 12 4 16 75.0% 34 3 37 91.9% 30 3 33 90.9%
31 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 33 3 36 91.7% 8 2 10 80.0% 21 4 25 84.0% 27 6 33 81.8%
32 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1971 27 4 31 87.1% 14 6 20 70.0% 10 3 13 76.9% 34 7 41 82.9%
33 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1972 8 6 14 57.1% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 1 4 75.0% 30 5 35 85.7%
34 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1973 18 3 21 85.7% 19 6 25 76.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 28 6 34 82.4%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 2 14 85.7% 15 0 15 100.0% — — — — 15 7 22 68.2%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 19 2 21 90.5% 21 7 28 75.0% — — — — 9 3 12 75.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 4 3 7 57.1% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 5 5 10 50.0%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4 3 7 57.1%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 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% — 160 36 196 81.6% 129 41 170 75.9% 88 16 104 84.6% 193 52 245 78.8%

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 Rod Laver
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1971 1826 146.5 — — — — -57 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) — -7.83 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1972 1798 141.9 — — — — -97 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) — -4.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.61 1968 1880 130.3 — — — — +4 -6 +3 74.4% +1.65 15–6 (71%) — — -0.21
30 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63 1969 2162 149.8 — — — — +114 -174 +143 76.7% +1.93 22–7 (76%) — — -1.40
31 1977 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.49 1970 2216 155.8 — — — — +205 -202 +12 76.8% +1.87 21–6 (78%) 6–2 (75%) — -1.22
32 1978 1621 105.7 — — — — — +20 +87 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — — +0.98 1971 2158 162.7 — — — — +163 -164 0 71.8% +1.59 26–7 (79%) 11–14 (44%) — -5.72
33 1979 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63 1972 2019 162.7 — — — — +114 -24 +111 69.6% +1.41 13–11 (54%) 7–10 (41%) — -3.85
34 1980 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41 1973 2104 156.6 — — — — +129 -106 -11 73.5% +1.55 18–7 (72%) 17–10 (63%) — -2.12
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2124 154.6 — — — — +39 +3 — 73.2% +1.66 12–3 (80%) 6–3 (67%) — -0.96
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2100 163.1 — — — — +102 -5 — 71.6% +1.53 16–7 (70%) 14–11 (56%) — -2.95
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2006 156.1 — — — — +89 +19 — 46.0% -0.38 2–3 (40%) 6–2 (75%) — -2.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1937 147.8 — — — — +74 — +86 44.4% -0.42 1–4 (20%) — — -2.94
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1926 125.9 — — — — +46 — — 50.0% 0.00 2–0 1–1 — -0.22
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1910 103.6 — — — — — — — 33.3% -2.33 0–1 1–0 — -0.31
Career — 1906 139.6 — — — — -63 -70 +135 55.3% +0.40 62–69 (47%) 58–49 (54%) 99.8 -0.07 — 2304 159.0 — — — — +120 -67 +61 72.3% +1.57 148–62 (70%) 69–53 (57%) 102.7 -3.39

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.