Ray Ruffels
all rivalries →| 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 |
| Cliff Richey | 4 | 5 | 9 | Apr 23, 1977 | H2H |
| Allan Stone | 6 | 3 | 9 | Oct 16, 1976 | H2H |
| Phil Dent | 6 | 2 | 8 | Dec 15, 1977 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-09 00:00 UTC
Ray Ruffels and Sherwood Stewart are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Sherwood Stewart leads 1–0 on carpet, while Ray Ruffels leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1976 Sydney International round of 64 6-1 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ruffels | 6-1 6-4 | Sherwood Stewart | Match data | Dec 28, 1976* | R64 | Sydney International | ATP 250 | Grass |
| Sherwood Stewart | (def.) | Ray Ruffels | Match data | Mar 14, 1974* | R32 | Washington Wct | ATP 250 | Carpet |
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.
| 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 |
| Sherwood Stewart | — | — | — | 1,737 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 | Sherwood Stewart | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Sherwood Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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% | 1968 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 1969 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 25 | 10 | 35 | 71.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1969 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | 1971 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1972 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | 1972 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
| 27 | 1973 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 28 | 1974 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 1974 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 43.8% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% |
| 29 | 1975 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 1975 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38.5% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% |
| 30 | 1976 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 72.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 1976 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% |
| 31 | 1977 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1977 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% |
| 32 | 1978 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | 1978 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% |
| 33 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1979 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 34 | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 1980 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 5 | 7 | 12 | 41.7% |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 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% | — | 35 | 53 | 88 | 39.8% | 35 | 55 | 90 | 38.9% | 30 | 37 | 67 | 44.8% | 34 | 58 | 92 | 37.0% |
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 | Sherwood Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | 1968 | 1462 | 101.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -22 | 33.3% | -1.00 | 2–3 (40%) | — | — | -0.46 |
| 23 | 1969 | 1757 | 128.5 | — | — | — | — | -210 | -159 | +156 | 58.9% | +0.65 | 3–5 (38%) | — | — | +3.43 | 1969 | 1458 | 98.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -4.50 | — | — | — | -0.18 |
| 24 | 1970 | 1785 | 133.3 | — | — | — | — | -187 | -80 | +164 | 58.6% | +0.31 | 9–9 (50%) | 8–3 (73%) | 104.0 | -1.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 1971 | 1826 | 146.5 | — | — | — | — | -56 | -12 | +37 | 52.6% | +0.14 | 11–9 (55%) | 12–9 (57%) | 103.2 | -7.83 | 1971 | 1426 | 95.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.5% | -2.63 | — | — | — | +0.10 |
| 26 | 1972 | 1798 | 141.9 | — | — | — | — | -96 | +17 | +138 | 52.0% | +0.14 | 7–5 (58%) | 4–5 (44%) | 101.2 | -4.35 | 1972 | 1472 | 107.7 | — | — | — | — | +91 | +31 | +4 | 39.3% | -0.93 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.61 |
| 27 | 1973 | 1778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +0.02 | 1973 | 1669 | 127.2 | — | — | — | — | +25 | -192 | -99 | 47.4% | -0.12 | 5–1 (83%) | 6–6 (50%) | 106.3 | +0.89 |
| 28 | 1974 | 1757 | 135.8 | — | — | — | — | -100 | +47 | +161 | 45.8% | -0.10 | 8–3 (73%) | 8–4 (67%) | 109.2 | -1.40 | 1974 | 1661 | 124.3 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -118 | — | 46.7% | -0.22 | 5–11 (31%) | 6–7 (46%) | 97.4 | +2.55 |
| 29 | 1975 | 1714 | 143.7 | — | — | — | — | -30 | -20 | +159 | 50.5% | +0.31 | 3–11 (21%) | 9–11 (45%) | 91.4 | -1.61 | 1975 | 1630 | 131.0 | — | — | — | — | -44 | -66 | -28 | 39.3% | -0.61 | 5–5 (50%) | 5–5 (50%) | 102.5 | -1.82 |
| 30 | 1976 | 1792 | 139.1 | — | — | — | — | +77 | -171 | +107 | 61.3% | +0.85 | 12–9 (57%) | 8–12 (40%) | 100.1 | +5.63 | 1976 | 1662 | 135.5 | — | — | — | — | +29 | -128 | -97 | 41.8% | -0.71 | 4–7 (36%) | 4–3 (57%) | 100.6 | -0.99 |
| 31 | 1977 | 1703 | 119.9 | — | — | — | — | -6 | -70 | +89 | 49.4% | -0.08 | 2–9 (18%) | 8–4 (67%) | 92.4 | +1.49 | 1977 | 1685 | 139.9 | — | — | — | — | -32 | -63 | -76 | 43.8% | -0.35 | 4–6 (40%) | 4–5 (44%) | 100.3 | -0.66 |
| 32 | 1978 | 1620 | 105.7 | — | — | — | — | — | +21 | +88 | 39.1% | -0.57 | 0–2 | — | — | +0.98 | 1978 | 1709 | 131.7 | — | — | — | — | -64 | -58 | +9 | 50.6% | +0.09 | 8–8 (50%) | 8–13 (38%) | 99.5 | +1.42 |
| 33 | 1979 | 1546 | 95.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +75 | 10.0% | -2.90 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.63 | 1979 | 1634 | 126.6 | — | — | — | — | +13 | -20 | +12 | 31.4% | -1.37 | 2–3 (40%) | 1–2 (33%) | 98.1 | -2.03 |
| 34 | 1980 | 1541 | 101.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60.0% | +1.00 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.41 | 1980 | 1665 | 130.9 | — | — | — | — | -19 | -65 | +37 | 40.3% | -0.69 | 7–5 (58%) | 4–5 (44%) | 103.6 | -0.32 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1981 | 1585 | 116.3 | — | — | — | — | -24 | — | — | 32.4% | -0.91 | 1–3 (25%) | 1–3 (25%) | 95.7 | +0.12 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1982 | 1596 | 101.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42.9% | -1.43 | — | 1–0 | — | +0.11 |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | 1594 | 106.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25.0% | -1.25 | — | 1–0 | — | -0.39 |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1585 | 103.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -0.67 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | -0.11 |
| Career | — | 1906 | 139.5 | — | — | — | — | -62 | -70 | +135 | 55.3% | +0.40 | 62–69 (47%) | 58–49 (54%) | 99.8 | -0.08 | — | 1737 | 134.1 | — | — | — | — | -4 | -84 | -36 | 41.7% | -0.56 | 44–54 (45%) | 43–50 (46%) | 101.6 | -0.35 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| 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 |
| Cliff Richey | 4 | 5 | 9 | Apr 23, 1977 | H2H |
| Allan Stone | 6 | 3 | 9 | Oct 16, 1976 | H2H |
| Phil Dent | 6 | 2 | 8 | Dec 15, 1977 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Dibbs | 0 | 8 | 8 | Mar 6, 1980 | — |
| Phil Dent | 3 | 4 | 7 | Oct 22, 1981 | — |
| Victor Amaya | 2 | 5 | 7 | Dec 28, 1979 | — |
| Arthur Ashe | 1 | 6 | 7 | Mar 25, 1976 | — |
| Bernie Mitton | 2 | 4 | 6 | Mar 1, 1980 | — |