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Russell Simpson #109 def. Hank Pfister #35

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jul 14, 1978*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	R16
Winner	Russell Simpson
Score	6-3 6-4
Loser	Hank Pfister

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Russell Simpson	Hank Pfister
Country	NZL	USA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1954	Oct 9, 1953
Age	24	24
Height	188	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	109	35
Ranking points (entering)	0	—
Elo (entering)	1,474	1,820
Career W-L	131–195	260–213
Career earnings	$326,467	—

Pre-match H2H

Russell Simpson 0 – 0 Hank Pfister

Path

Russell Simpson's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1978	R32	Rick Fisher	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Russell Simpson's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 1978	QF	Bob Giltinan	4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Hank Pfister's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 1978	R32	Peter Pearson	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data