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Eddie Edwards vs Russell Simpson H2H: 0-1

Russell Simpson holds a 1–0 lead over Eddie Edwards in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1985 Newport round of 32 6-1 7-6.

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Eddie Edwards
RSA Age 70 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson #154 6-1 7-6 Eddie Edwards #133 Match data Jul 11, 1985* R32 Newport ATP 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Eddie Edwards #985 #42 18 1,742 87 133 39.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Russell Simpson #1,013 #47 0 1,767 131 195 40.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Eddie Edwards Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1975 0–1 0.0% #373 1,497 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 1977 0–1 0.0% — 1,485 0 0 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1979 2–3 40.0% #231 1,490 0 0 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1980 7–9 43.8% #98 1,542 0 0 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1981 10–19 34.5% #98 1,503 0 0 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1982 14–18 43.8% — 1,572 0 0 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1983 6–15 28.6% #171 1,559 0 0 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1984 12–13 48.0% #92 1,648 0 0 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1985 11–13 45.8% #130 1,649 0 1 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1986 15–17 46.9% #63 1,668 0 1 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1987 8–18 30.8% #249 1,552 0 1 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1988 2–6 25.0% #397 1,532 0 1 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Eddie Edwards Russell Simpson
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1975 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 1977 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1980 2 3 5 40.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1981 4 7 11 36.4% 0 4 4 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1982 2 5 7 28.6% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1983 2 6 8 25.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1984 3 6 9 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1985 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1986 7 10 17 41.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1987 3 8 11 27.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1988 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 26 56 82 31.7% 16 25 41 39.0% 40 41 81 49.4% 5 11 16 31.2% — 58 78 136 42.6% 12 30 42 28.6% 50 58 108 46.3% 11 29 40 27.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Eddie Edwards Russell Simpson
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 1975 1498 104.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.13 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87
20 1977 1485 98.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — +0.18 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1979 1491 109.4 — — — — — +57 — 46.2% -0.46 1–2 (33%) — — +0.42 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1980 1543 123.3 — — — — +6 +34 -31 45.2% -0.29 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.80 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1981 1504 118.2 — — — — +18 +24 +49 39.0% -0.77 4–6 (40%) 4–4 (50%) — +1.71 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1982 1572 127.4 — — — — -50 +26 -13 42.2% -0.45 8–5 (62%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.69 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1983 1560 135.7 — — — — +4 +2 — 37.0% -0.80 0–7 (0%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.12 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1984 1649 127.0 — — — — -86 -53 +21 50.0% 0.00 4–3 (57%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.37 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1985 1650 119.9 — — — — -123 — +63 46.7% +0.05 3–5 (38%) 3–10 (23%) — +0.74 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1986 1669 122.4 — — — — -93 -114 +124 44.4% -0.32 9–5 (64%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.75 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1987 1553 117.7 — — — — -27 — +123 40.3% -0.51 3–9 (25%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.54 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1988 1533 116.6 — — — — -4 — — 36.4% -0.50 0–1 1–5 (17%) — +0.45 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.31
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44
Career — 1742 130.0 — — — — -40 +8 +54 42.6% -0.42 35–48 (42%) 37–52 (42%) 95.6 +1.49 — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.