Full name Raymond Owen Ruffels Career record 164–167 (Open era) Australian Open SF (1968, 1969, 1975) Role Tennis Player Turned pro 1968 | Country (sports) Australia Career titles 6 Name Ray Ruffels Retired 1980 Highest ranking 27 | |
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Born 23 March 1946 (age 78)
Sydney, Australia ( 1946-03-23 ) Plays Left-handed (one-handed backhand) Similar People Ryan Ruffels, Mark Woodforde, Todd Woodbridge, Tony Roche | ||
Legendary coach returns to Australian tennis
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 AnnaMaria. They started a family and had two children, Ryan and Gabriela. Ryan is an up-and-coming amateur Australian golfer.
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