H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

John McEnroe vs Russell Simpson H2H: 3-0

John McEnroe holds a 3–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John McEnroe leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, John McEnroe won the 1982 Cincinnati third round 6-1 6-3.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Aug 19, 1982* Cincinnati Masters 1000 R32 Hard John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-3 Russell Simpson #68 Match data
May 5, 1982* Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 R32 Clay John McEnroe #1 6-1 6-2 Russell Simpson #79 Match data
Apr 20, 1978* San Jose ATP 250 R32 Carpet John McEnroe #14 7-6 6-2 Russell Simpson #109 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
John McEnroe #1,219 #1 1,506 2,496 833 189 81.5% 7 3 3 0 63 76
Russell Simpson #1,013 #47 0 1,765 131 195 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 McEnroe Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,498 0 0
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,539 0 0
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,491 0 0
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,490 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1977 6–15 28.6% #126 1,451 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,572 0 0
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,695 0 0
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,644 0 0
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,545 0 0
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,536 0 0
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,546 0 0
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —