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

Roy Emerson vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 4-0

Roy Emerson holds a 4–0 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 3–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1972 Montreal Wct round of 32 3-6 6-3 6-2.

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Roy Emerson
AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roy Emerson 3-6 6-3 6-2 Ray Ruffels Match data Sep 20, 1972* R32 Montreal Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-3 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data Apr 1, 1972* R16 Macon ATP 250 Carpet
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data Nov 11, 1971* R32 Paris Masters ATP 250 Clay
Roy Emerson 6-2 6-4 Ray Ruffels Match data Nov 12, 1970* R32 Paris Masters 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.

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
Roy Emerson #744 #12 0 2,007 275 174 61.2% 0 0 0 0 5 5
Ray Ruffels #482 #27 0 1,905 246 205 54.5% 0 0 0 0 5 5

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 Roy Emerson Ray Ruffels
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 1968 44–26 62.9% — 1,788 0 1 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5
32 1969 62–31 66.7% — 1,862 0 4 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,620 0 5
33 1970 41–25 62.1% — 1,939 0 4 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,546 0 5
34 1971 46–30 60.5% — 1,919 0 4 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,541 0 5
35 1972 31–24 56.4% — 1,920 0 4 — — — — — — —
36 1973 35–18 66.0% #12 1,974 0 5 — — — — — — —
37 1974 7–5 58.3% #82 1,907 0 5 — — — — — — —
38 1975 3–8 27.3% #154 1,823 0 5 — — — — — — —
39 1976 0–2 0.0% #310 1,788 0 5 — — — — — — —
40 1977 6–4 60.0% #133 1,803 0 5 — — — — — — —
46 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,776 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 Roy Emerson Ray Ruffels
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%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 1968 7 10 17 41.2% 18 9 27 66.7% 13 4 17 76.5% 6 3 9 66.7% 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 1969 8 5 13 61.5% 26 7 33 78.8% 17 9 26 65.4% 11 10 21 52.4% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1970 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 7 19 63.2% 15 8 23 65.2% 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 1971 14 7 21 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 10 11 21 47.6% 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
35 1972 2 5 7 28.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 27 14 41 65.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 20 8 28 71.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 3 3 6 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1975 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 63 51 114 55.3% 69 38 107 64.5% 52 26 78 66.7% 91 59 150 60.7% — 51 56 107 47.7% 61 49 110 55.5% 110 58 168 65.5% 24 42 66 36.4%

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 Roy Emerson Ray Ruffels
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
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63
31 1968 1789 126.7 — — — — -182 +4 -53 64.6% +0.98 2–8 (20%) — — -3.02 1977 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.49
32 1969 1863 139.4 — — — — -65 +90 0 62.9% +0.95 14–10 (58%) — — -1.56 1978 1621 105.7 — — — — — +20 +87 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — — +0.98
33 1970 1939 147.2 — — — — +17 — -28 60.5% +0.64 10–10 (50%) 6–3 (67%) — -3.37 1979 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63
34 1971 1919 151.6 — — — — +31 -60 +53 59.1% +0.55 10–13 (43%) 15–12 (56%) — -6.39 1980 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41
35 1972 1920 148.9 — — — — +33 -65 — 53.9% +0.15 14–5 (74%) 15–9 (63%) — -2.90 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1973 1975 147.9 — — — — +12 -82 — 60.3% +0.93 17–5 (77%) 4–7 (36%) — -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1974 1907 130.6 — — — — +37 -8 — 51.7% +0.48 3–1 (75%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.52 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 1975 1824 125.5 — — — — +23 +31 — 33.3% -1.21 0–2 1–1 — -1.72 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
39 1976 1788 108.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
40 1977 1804 119.5 — — — — +33 — — 50.0% -0.30 2–0 2–0 — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
46 1983 1776 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2008 146.9 — — — — -7 +6 -9 59.4% +0.65 72–54 (57%) 44–36 (55%) 105.7 -4.65 — 1906 139.6 — — — — -63 -70 +135 55.3% +0.40 62–69 (47%) 58–49 (54%) 99.8 -0.07

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.