Ray Moore
This page provides a comprehensive overview of Ray Moore’s Grand Slam career. It combines key background information and career-level statistics with a complete, filterable list of his tournament results, showing how far he progressed in each Grand Slam event across his career.
Insights
Peak Slam runs came in two different seasons
Moore’s best Grand Slam results were two quarterfinals, and they came in 1977 at the US Open and in 1968 at Wimbledon. Those are his only appearances beyond the round of 16 in the supplied data.
His busiest Slam years were 1971, 1976, and 1979
He played four Grand Slams in each of those seasons, more than any other year shown. In 1971 he reached the round of 16 twice, while 1976 and 1979 each produced one round-of-16-or-better result.
Most of his career sat in the middle rounds
Across 92 matches, his record was 50-42, and his best-results line shows 8 round-of-32 finishes, 5 round-of-16 finishes, and 2 quarterfinals. That distribution means the round of 32 was his most common stopping point among the deeper runs listed.
His strongest stretch was 1971 to 1977
From 1971 through 1977, he reached at least the round of 64 in every season shown, and he peaked with the 1977 US Open quarterfinal. Within that span, he also made the round of 16 at the 1971 US Open, 1972 French Open, 1974 US Open, and 1976 Australian Open.
He remained competitive into his mid-30s
Moore’s final two listed results came in 1981 at age 34, with a round of 64 at the French Open and a round of 128 at Wimbledon. His 1980 results were also at age 33 and 34, showing Grand Slam appearances continued late into the career window given.
Basics
| Born | 24 August 1946 |
| Gender | Male |
| Nation | South Africa |
| Era | Open Era |
| Grand Slam careerCareer | 1968-1981 |
Grand Slam statistics
| Tournaments | 42 |
| Best results | 2 x quarterfinalist 5 x R16 8 x R32 |
| Total matches | 92 |
| W/L-record | 50-42 (54% won) |
Compared with other men
| In the Open Era | #254 of 2311 |
| With overlapping career | #93 of 715 |
| From South Africa | #5 of 71 |
| Born in 1946 | #7 of 25 |
| Year | Tournament | Result | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Wimbledon | R128 | 34 |
| 1981 | French Open | R64 | 34 |
| 1980 | US Open | R128 | 34 |
| 1980 | Wimbledon | R128 | 33 |
| 1980 | French Open | R128 | 33 |
| 1979 | Australian Open | R32 | 33 |
| 1979 | US Open | R32 | 33 |
| 1979 | Wimbledon | R128 | 32 |
| 1979 | French Open | R32 | 32 |
| 1978 | Australian Open | R32 | 32 |
| 1978 | US Open | R64 | 32 |
| 1978 | Wimbledon | R128 | 31 |
| 1977 | US Open | Q | 31 |
| 1977 | Wimbledon | R32 | 30 |
| 1977 | French Open | R128 | 30 |
| 1976 | US Open | R32 | 30 |
| 1976 | Wimbledon | R128 | 29 |
| 1976 | French Open | R64 | 29 |
| 1976 | Australian Open | R16 | 29 |
| 1975 | US Open | R128 | 29 |
| 1975 | Wimbledon | R64 | 28 |
| 1975 | French Open | R32 | 28 |
| 1974 | US Open | R16 | 28 |
| 1974 | Wimbledon | R128 | 27 |
| 1973 | US Open | R64 | 27 |
| 1973 | French Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1972 | US Open | R128 | 26 |
| 1972 | Wimbledon | R64 | 25 |
| 1972 | French Open | R16 | 25 |
| 1971 | US Open | R16 | 25 |
| 1971 | Wimbledon | R64 | 24 |
| 1971 | French Open | R128 | 24 |
| 1971 | Australian Open | R32 | 24 |
| 1970 | US Open | R64 | 24 |
| 1970 | Wimbledon | R128 | 23 |
| 1969 | US Open | R64 | 23 |
| 1969 | Wimbledon | R128 | 22 |
| 1969 | French Open | R128 | 22 |
| 1969 | Australian Open | R16 | 22 |
| 1968 | US Open | R64 | 22 |
| 1968 | Wimbledon | Q | 21 |
| 1968 | French Open | R64 | 21 |
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