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John Fitzgerald vs Russell Simpson H2H: 1-1

John Fitzgerald and Russell Simpson are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on grass, while John Fitzgerald leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1985 Queen's Club Championships round of 16 6-4 7-6.

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John Fitzgerald
AUS Age 65 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson #127 6-4 7-6 John Fitzgerald #45 Match data Jun 14, 1985* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
John Fitzgerald #100 7-6 6-1 Russell Simpson #92 Match data Mar 19, 1981* R32 Nancy ATP 250 Hard

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
John Fitzgerald #765 #25 321 1,859 230 222 50.9% 0 0 0 0 6 6
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 John Fitzgerald Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1979 1–4 20.0% #305 1,471 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1980 4–8 33.3% #136 1,524 0 0 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 1981 26–24 52.0% #60 1,674 0 1 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1982 22–22 50.0% #78 1,697 0 2 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1983 32–19 62.7% #43 1,791 0 4 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1984 27–19 58.7% #37 1,787 0 5 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1985 16–21 43.2% #91 1,666 0 5 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1986 8–11 42.1% #102 1,654 0 5 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1987 18–18 50.0% #73 1,679 0 5 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1988 36–20 64.3% #25 1,767 0 6 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1989 15–18 45.5% #117 1,649 0 6 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1990 6–13 31.6% #188 1,587 0 6 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1991 5–7 41.7% #205 1,610 0 6 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1992 10–11 47.6% #166 1,619 0 6 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1993 4–5 44.4% #298 1,583 0 6 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 1994 0–1 0.0% #792 1,576 0 6 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0
34 1995 0–1 0.0% #765 1,571 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 John Fitzgerald 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 1979 — — — — — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1980 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 1981 8 9 17 47.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 0 5 5 0.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1983 13 7 20 65.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1984 7 5 12 58.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 16 6 22 72.7% 4 6 10 40.0% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1985 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1986 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 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 1987 10 10 20 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 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 1988 13 12 25 52.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 15 5 20 75.0% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1989 7 10 17 41.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1990 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1991 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1992 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1993 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1994 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
34 1995 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 92 97 189 48.7% 10 23 33 30.3% 87 64 151 57.6% 41 38 79 51.9% — 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 John Fitzgerald 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 1979 1471 103.0 — — — — — — +9 23.1% -1.46 — 1–2 (33%) — +0.26 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23
19 1980 1524 126.5 — — — — +8 — +37 38.2% -0.65 1–3 (25%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.18 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87
20 1981 1674 141.9 — — — — -72 -16 -14 50.8% +0.33 10–9 (53%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.46 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1982 1697 134.5 — — — — +13 -132 +11 52.3% +0.17 5–9 (36%) 9–6 (60%) — +1.60 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1983 1791 137.8 — — — — +37 -234 +1 59.1% +0.39 11–6 (65%) 17–9 (65%) — +0.37 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1984 1787 132.5 — — — — -28 — +73 53.8% +0.32 10–2 (83%) 9–13 (41%) — +1.73 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1985 1667 139.5 — — — — +50 — +110 47.6% +0.03 8–12 (40%) 5–10 (33%) — -2.02 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1986 1655 121.0 — — — — +23 -156 +127 41.5% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 10–3 (77%) — +0.24 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1987 1680 134.1 — — — — +18 — +72 51.6% +0.11 3–8 (27%) 7–4 (64%) — +0.81 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1988 1768 135.8 — — — — -4 — +39 56.9% +0.40 15–3 (83%) 12–5 (71%) — +2.51 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1989 1649 123.1 — — — — -39 — +186 47.8% -0.26 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) — +1.14 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1990 1587 122.0 — — — — +24 — +178 34.0% -1.00 5–4 (56%) 3–8 (27%) — -0.41 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1991 1610 118.4 — — — — -28 — +182 40.7% -0.74 1–1 0–2 — -0.77 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1992 1619 124.3 — — — — +19 — — 49.0% -0.18 2–2 (50%) 7–1 (88%) — +0.09 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76
32 1993 1583 106.1 — — — — +30 — — 42.3% -0.35 2–1 (67%) 2–0 — +0.97 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.31
33 1994 1577 99.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.67 — — — -0.23 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44
34 1995 1571 104.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1859 138.8 — — — — +2 -88 +60 50.0% +0.02 81–68 (54%) 101–82 (55%) 106.7 +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.