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Russell Simpson#85 def. Gilles Moretton#192

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

Match Information

Date Jun 26, 1981*
Tournament Wimbledon
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
RoundR64
Winner Russell Simpson
Score6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Loser Gilles Moretton

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldRussell SimpsonGilles Moretton
Country NZL FRA
Birth dateFeb 22, 1954Feb 10, 1958
Age2723
Height188190
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)85192
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)1,6871,630
Career W-L131–19559–89
Career earnings$326,467—
Pre-match H2H
Russell Simpson 0 – 0 Gilles Moretton

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Path

Russell Simpson's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 24, 1981R128 Steve Denton 7-6 6-3 7-6WH2HMatch data

Russell Simpson's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 28, 1981R32 Johan Kriek 7-6 3-6 6-2 7-5LH2HMatch data

Gilles Moretton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 24, 1981R128 Jaime Fillol 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data