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Ray Ruffels

Ray Ruffels
Full name Raymond Owen Ruffels
Country (sports)  Australia
Born (1946-03-23) 23 March 1946 (age 70)
Sydney, Australia
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.



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