Russell Simpson #85 def. Gilles Moretton #192

6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3

Russell Simpson defeated Gilles Moretton 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the 1981 Wimbledon round of 64 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 26, 1981*
Tournament: Wimbledon
Edition: 1981
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R64

Match Statistics

Detailed match statistics are not available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Russell Simpson	Gilles Moretton
Country	NZL	FRA
Birth date	Feb 22, 1954	Feb 10, 1958
Age	27	23
Height	188	190
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	85	192
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,687	1,630
Career W-L	131–195	59–89
Career earnings	$326,467	—

Pre-match H2H

Russell Simpson #85 0 – 0 Gilles Moretton #192

Path

Russell Simpson's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steve Denton #403	7-6 6-3 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1981	R128

Russell Simpson's next match

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Johan Kriek #18	6-7 6-3 2-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 28, 1981	R32

Gilles Moretton's path

Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jaime Fillol #100	4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 24, 1981	R128