H2H data updated: 2026-09-04 00:00 UTC

Hank Pfister vs Russell Simpson H2H: 0-1

Russell Simpson holds a 1–0 lead over Hank Pfister in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1978 Newport round of 16 6-3 6-4.

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Hank Pfister
USA Age 72 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
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 6-3 6-4 Hank Pfister #35 Match data Jul 14, 1978* R16 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
Hank Pfister #982 #19 0 1,929 260 213 55.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Hank Pfister Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1975 0–4 0.0% #252 1,459 0 0 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1976 8–12 40.0% #101 1,546 0 0 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1977 37–27 57.8% #40 1,742 0 0 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1978 43–26 62.3% #29 1,841 0 0 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1979 33–27 55.0% #30 1,842 0 0 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1980 21–25 45.7% #62 1,729 0 0 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1981 37–21 63.8% #39 1,870 0 1 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1982 35–21 62.5% #24 1,832 0 2 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1983 19–17 52.8% #41 1,750 0 2 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1984 15–18 45.5% #86 1,723 0 2 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1985 12–10 54.5% #68 1,764 0 2 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 1987 0–4 0.0% #595 1,678 0 2 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0
34 1988 0–1 0.0% #980 1,655 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Hank Pfister 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1975 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1977 9 6 15 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 16 8 24 66.7% 2 5 7 28.6% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 14 8 22 63.6% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1979 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 15 11 26 57.7% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1980 6 7 13 46.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1981 22 9 31 71.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 4 5 20.0% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1982 10 9 19 52.6% 2 1 3 66.7% 20 7 27 74.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1983 9 6 15 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1984 8 6 14 57.1% — — — — 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1985 11 6 17 64.7% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 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 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
34 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 95 74 169 56.2% 22 30 52 42.3% 96 53 149 64.4% 47 56 103 45.6% — 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 Hank Pfister 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1975 1459 98.5 — — — — — +48 — 20.0% -2.00 0–2 1–0 — +0.30 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1976 1547 123.5 — — — — +11 -71 +47 45.7% -0.20 3–5 (38%) 2–6 (25%) — +1.09 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1977 1743 140.1 — — — — -58 -137 +17 54.4% +0.11 14–9 (61%) 8–9 (47%) — +0.19 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1978 1841 145.9 — — — — 0 -227 +11 61.6% +0.92 12–10 (55%) 11–10 (52%) — +2.99 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1979 1842 151.6 — — — — +8 — +56 53.5% +0.39 10–11 (48%) 8–9 (47%) — -3.48 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1980 1730 143.8 — — — — -6 -128 +175 46.7% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 8–10 (44%) — -3.62 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1981 1870 147.1 — — — — -15 -300 +93 61.2% +0.53 9–6 (60%) 14–6 (70%) — -1.71 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1982 1833 143.2 — — — — -50 -232 +127 59.2% +0.47 9–6 (60%) 14–7 (67%) — -3.17 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1983 1751 142.3 — — — — +74 — +118 50.5% -0.02 8–9 (47%) 6–6 (50%) — -3.26 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1984 1724 131.5 — — — — +56 — +53 45.8% -0.40 6–5 (55%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.93 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1985 1765 136.6 — — — — +34 — -33 53.6% +0.43 4–4 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — -1.13 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 1679 104.0 — — — — +22 — — 10.0% -2.10 0–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.12 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44
34 1988 1656 102.6 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1930 148.0 — — — — +4 -158 +75 53.9% +0.24 82–74 (53%) 81–73 (53%) 103.1 -2.69 — 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.