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Russell Simpson vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 0-5

Ray Ruffels holds a 5–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Ray Ruffels leads 2–0 on grass and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1977 Japan Open round of 64 3-6 6-2 6-4.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 5
5 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ray Ruffels #81 3-6 6-2 6-4 Russell Simpson #96 Match data Nov 2, 1977* R64 Japan Open ATP 250 Clay
Ray Ruffels #54 7-5 6-3 Russell Simpson #93 Match data Oct 27, 1977* R32 Perth ATP 250 Hard
Ray Ruffels #47 7-6 6-3 Russell Simpson #88 Match data Oct 13, 1977* R32 Brisbane International ATP 250 Grass
Ray Ruffels 5-7 6-4 6-2 Russell Simpson Match data Jan 4, 1976* R16 ASB Classic ATP 250 Hard
Ray Ruffels 6-7 6-3 7-5 7-6 Russell Simpson Match data Jan 16, 1975* R16 ASB Classic ATP 250 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
Russell Simpson #1,013 #47 0 1,767 131 195 40.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Russell Simpson Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,721 0 1
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,757 0 2
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,785 0 3
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,826 0 3
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,797 0 4
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,777 0 4
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1974 17–18 48.6% #76 1,756 0 4
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1975 16–22 42.1% #112 1,713 0 4
30 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,791 0 5
31 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 1977 12–17 41.4% #79 1,702 0 5
32 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,620 0 5
33 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0 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 Russell Simpson 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 %
18 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1968 3 3 6 50.0% 17 9 26 65.4% 21 6 27 77.8% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1969 3 4 7 42.9% 6 5 11 54.5% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1970 6 7 13 46.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 20 7 27 74.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1971 8 9 17 47.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 7 13 46.2%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1972 5 7 12 41.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 7 1 8 87.5% 3 10 13 23.1%
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1974 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 7 10 30.0%
29 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 3 8 11 27.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 5 5 10 50.0%
30 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 5 11 54.5%
31 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1977 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — —
33 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1979 — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 58 78 136 42.6% 12 30 42 28.6% 50 58 108 46.3% 11 29 40 27.5% — 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 Russell Simpson 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
18 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37 1968 1721 125.7 — — — — -212 -127 +147 64.1% +1.22 7–5 (58%) — — +3.54
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 1969 1757 128.5 — — — — -210 -159 +156 58.9% +0.65 3–5 (38%) — — +3.43
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1970 1785 133.3 — — — — -187 -80 +164 58.6% +0.31 9–9 (50%) 8–3 (73%) — -1.28
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1971 1826 146.5 — — — — -57 -12 +37 52.6% +0.14 11–9 (55%) 12–9 (57%) — -7.83
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 1972 1798 141.9 — — — — -97 +17 +138 52.0% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) — -4.35
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 1973 1778 — — — — — — — — — — — — — +0.03
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 1974 1757 135.8 — — — — -100 +47 +162 45.8% -0.10 8–3 (73%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.39
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79 1975 1714 143.7 — — — — -30 -20 +159 50.5% +0.31 3–11 (21%) 9–11 (45%) — -1.61
30 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11 1976 1792 139.1 — — — — +77 -171 +107 61.3% +0.85 12–9 (57%) 8–12 (40%) — +5.63
31 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76 1977 1703 119.9 — — — — -6 -71 +90 49.4% -0.08 2–9 (18%) 8–4 (67%) — +1.49
32 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.31 1978 1621 105.7 — — — — — +20 +87 39.1% -0.57 0–2 — — +0.98
33 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44 1979 1546 95.1 — — — — — — +75 10.0% -2.90 0–1 1–0 — +0.63
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1541 101.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.00 0–1 0–1 — +0.41
Career — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71 — 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.