R32 Cincinnati Open 1981

Jimmy Connors #3 def. Russell Simpson #85

6-3 6-0

Jimmy Connors defeated Russell Simpson 6-3 6-0 in the 1981 Cincinnati Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 20, 1981*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 1981
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Jimmy Connors	Russell Simpson
Country	USA	NZL
Birth date	Sep 2, 1952	Feb 22, 1954
Age	28	27
Height	177 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	85
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	2,182	1,709
Current career W-L	1,266–298	131–195
Current career earnings	$8,641,040	$326,467

Pre-match H2H

Jimmy Connors #3 2 – 0 Russell Simpson #85

Path

Jimmy Connors's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Van Winitsky	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981	R64

Jimmy Connors's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vitas Gerulaitis #19	5-7 6-7	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 1981	R16

Russell Simpson's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominique Bedel	3-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 1981	R64