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Ivan Lendl vs Russell Simpson H2H: 1-0

Ivan Lendl holds a 1–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ivan Lendl leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ivan Lendl won the 1980 Memphis round of 32 6-1 6-4.

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Lendl #24 6-1 6-4 Russell Simpson Match data Feb 28, 1980* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet

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
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94
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 Ivan Lendl Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94 — — — — — — —

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 Ivan Lendl 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 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
34 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1% — 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 Ivan Lendl 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 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.27 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23
19 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.51 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87
20 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) — -7.38 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) — -6.33 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) — -3.79 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) — -4.88 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) — -5.71 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) — -4.64 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1986 2356 173.1 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) — -2.06 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) — -1.78 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.43 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) — -2.21 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.34 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) — -1.66 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76
32 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) — -0.58 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.31
33 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) — +1.05 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44
34 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 — 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47 — 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.