Full name | Raymond Owen Ruffels |
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Country (sports) | Australia |
Born |
Sydney, Australia |
23 March 1946
Turned pro | 1968 (amateur tour from 1964) |
Retired | 1980 |
Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 164–167 (Open era) |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (12 December 1976) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1968, 1969, 1975) |
French Open | 4R (1968) |
Wimbledon | QF (1967) |
US Open | 4R (1966) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 219–137 |
Career titles | 16 |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | F (1978) |
US Open | F (1978) |
Raymond Owen "Ray" Ruffels (born 23 March 1946) is an Australian former professional tennis player.
Ruffels was an Australian Open semi-finalist in 1968, 1969 and 1975, and a quarter-finalist in 1970 and 1977.
In 1978, partnering with Billie Jean King in mixed doubles competition, Ruffels reached the final at Wimbledon and the US Open. He is currently living in Australia, where he was born and raised. After, he moved to California. In California Ray met Anna-Maria Fernandez. They started a family and had two children, Ryan and Gabriela. Ryan is an up-and-coming amateur Australian golfer.