H2H data updated: 2026-07-14 14:15 UTC

T. Roche vs R. Ruffels H2H: 4-1

T. Roche leads R. Ruffels 4–1 in 5 ATP main-draw meetings. T. Roche's record is 2–1 on grass courts and 1–0 on clay courts. Their latest meeting was at Australian Open in 1976, where R. Ruffels won 7-6 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-4.

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T. Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
R. Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

Career Comparison

MetricT. RocheR. Ruffels
Peak Ranking #8 #27
Peak Points 0 0
Peak Elo 2,135 1,903
Singles W-L 360–191 246–207
Win % 65.3% 54.3%
Grand Slam titles 0 0
Masters 1000 titles 0 0
ATP Finals titles 0 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 21 5
Total titles 21 5
Age T. Roche R. Ruffels
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 — — — — — — — 1968 41–19 68.3% — 1,718 0 1
23 1968 53–35 60.2% — 1,839 0 5 1969 35–21 62.5% — 1,760 0 2
24 1969 86–30 74.1% — 1,970 0 12 1970 35–22 61.4% — 1,781 0 3
25 1970 55–17 76.4% — 2,060 0 16 1971 32–32 50.0% — 1,808 0 3
26 1971 17–16 51.5% — 1,850 0 16 1972 19–22 46.3% — 1,785 0 4
27 1972 19–15 55.9% — 1,906 0 17 1973 1–1 50.0% #141 1,773 0 4
28 1973 3–4 42.9% — 1,864 0 17 1974 17–19 47.2% #76 1,760 0 4
29 1974 33–16 67.3% #27 1,929 0 18 1975 16–23 41.0% #112 1,692 0 4
30 1975 31–13 70.5% #12 1,962 0 18 1976 34–20 63.0% #27 1,782 0 5
31 1976 17–11 60.7% #50 2,016 0 20 1977 12–17 41.4% #96 1,699 0 5
32 1977 21–16 56.8% #19 1,918 0 20 1978 3–6 33.3% #279 1,617 0 5
33 1978 16–12 57.1% #32 1,843 0 21 1979 0–4 0.0% #480 1,544 0 5
34 1979 6–4 60.0% #166 1,797 0 21 1980 1–1 50.0% #482 1,539 0 5
35 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,807 0 21 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 6, 1976* Australian Open Grand Slam QF Grass R. Ruffels #112 7-6 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-4 T. Roche #12 Match data
Oct 22, 1975* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 R32 Hard T. Roche #13 7-5 6-4 R. Ruffels #74 Match data
Jul 17, 1972* Washington Wct ATP 250 SF Clay T. Roche 6-3 2-6 6-3 R. Ruffels Match data
Jun 26, 1970* Wimbledon Grand Slam R64 Grass T. Roche 6-4 6-3 6-2 R. Ruffels Match data
Jun 30, 1968* Wimbledon Grand Slam R32 Grass T. Roche 6-4 6-1 6-3 R. Ruffels Match data