Australian Open 1978ATP · Grass · Second round
4-6 6-4 6-2 6-1Player
Ray Ruffels
AUSBorn: March 23, 1946right-handed
250–21154.2% wins in the database
Latest rankingNo. 482December 22, 1980
Best rankingNo. 27December 13, 1976
Record250–21154.2% wins
Titles59 finals · 0 Grand Slams
Prize Money—awaiting a verified source
Height—
Birthplace—
Turned pro—
Playsright-handed
The year in motion
Season 2026
ATPno matches recorded in 2026
Ray Ruffels has not played a match in the 2026 season.
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Career path
Ranking progression
- First archived ranking
- August 27, 1973
- Career peak
- No. 27 December 13, 1976
- Archived observations
- 80 80 documented weeks
- Top 100documented weeks
- Top 200documented weeks
- Top 5011documented weeks
- Top 10062documented weeks
Monthly snapshots · the higher the line, the better the ranking.
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Seasons
12 most recentRecent finals
5 career titlesFManila 1976ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Brian FairlieWPerth 1976ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Phil DentFChristchurch 1974ATP/WTA main tour Roscoe TannerFCleveland WCT 1972ATP/WTA main tour · Hard Mark CoxWAuckland 1971ATP/WTA main tour · Grass John AlexanderWHaverford 1970ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Jaime FillolWBrisbane 1969ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Allan StoneWHobart 1968ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Graham StilwellFPerth 1968ATP/WTA main tour · Grass Bill Bowrey
5ATP/WTA main tour
138best-of-five matches
29reached a fifth set
4comebacks from 0–2
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Performance by surface
Frequent opponents
Arthur AsheUSA14 matches1–13Allan StoneAUS9 matches6–3Brian FairlieNZL9 matches4–5Cliff RicheyUSA9 matches4–5John AlexanderAUS8 matches5–3John NewcombeAUS8 matches1–7Nikola PilicCRO8 matches4–4Phil DentAUS8 matches6–2Mark CoxGBR7 matches2–5Rod LaverAUS7 matches0–7Stan SmithUSA7 matches1–6Ken RosewallAUS6 matches2–4
Matches
9 foundSource dates represent the start of each tournament; daily filtering is consistent but does not claim the exact day of a round.
Sydney 1978ATP · Grass · Second round
6-3 6-4US Open 1978ATP · Hard · First round
6-2 6-2Wimbledon 1978ATP · Grass · Second round
7-5 7-5 9-8Wimbledon 1978ATP · Grass · First round
6-3 6-4 6-2Queen's Club 1978ATP · Grass · Second round
3-6 7-5 6-3Guadalajara 1978ATP · Clay · Quarterfinal
6-2 6-3Guadalajara 1978ATP · Clay · Round of 16
6-2 6-1Guadalajara 1978ATP · Clay · Third round
6-4 6-3