H2H data updated: 2026-07-17 14:15 UTC

Tony Roche vs Ray Ruffels H2H: 4-1

Tony Roche holds a 4–1 lead over Ray Ruffels in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Tony Roche leads 2–1 on grass and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ray Ruffels won the 1976 Australian Open quarterfinal 7-6 2-6 6-7 7-6 6-4.

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Tony Roche
AUS Age 81 Left-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
4 – 1
5 main draw meetings
Ray Ruffels
AUS Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

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

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Tony Roche #166 #8 0 2,135 360 191 65.3% 0 0 0 0 21 21
Ray Ruffels #482 #27 0 1,903 246 207 54.3% 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 Tony Roche Ray Ruffels
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-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 — — — — — — —