H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Kevin Curren vs Russell Simpson H2H: 3-1

Kevin Curren holds a 3–1 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while Kevin Curren leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1984 Queen's Club Championships round of 16 6-2 7-6.

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Kevin Curren
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson 6-2 7-6 Kevin Curren #9 Match data Jun 15, 1984* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Kevin Curren #32 6-4 6-1 Russell Simpson #69 Match data Oct 30, 1982* QF Cologne ATP 250 Hard
Kevin Curren #40 6-7 7-6 6-3 Russell Simpson #87 Match data Jun 11, 1981* R32 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Kevin Curren #97 6-2 6-2 Russell Simpson #98 Match data Nov 28, 1980* R32 South African Open 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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Kevin Curren 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 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0
34 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Kevin Curren 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 1978 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1980 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1988 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
34 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2% — 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 Kevin Curren 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 1978 1510 108.2 — — — — +45 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.02 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1979 1550 117.1 — — — — +10 — — 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) 100.2 +0.18 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.8 +0.75
22 1980 1770 143.7 — — — — -96 — 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 101.4 -0.62 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) 95.1 +2.37
23 1981 1768 137.7 — — — — -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) 101.3 -0.60 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) 93.5 +1.75
24 1982 1945 163.2 — — — — -10 — -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) 100.7 -5.36 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1983 1933 158.2 — — — — -9 -409 +67 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) 99.7 -3.15 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 97.1 +0.22
26 1984 1959 146.2 — — — — -46 — +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) 102.6 +0.12 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) 103.5 -0.24
27 1985 1918 150.2 — — — — -82 — +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) 92.3 -0.51 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 103.8 +0.98
28 1986 1893 151.4 — — — — +28 — +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) 98.3 -0.41 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) 106.5 -0.07
29 1987 1809 144.7 — — — — +41 — +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) 95.6 -1.25 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 +0.79
30 1988 1813 143.0 — — — — +19 — +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) 101.7 +0.26 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) 97.8 -0.11
31 1989 1831 149.5 — — — — +48 — +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) 98.4 +0.21 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) 101.8 +0.76
32 1990 1798 141.4 — — — — -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) 99.8 -1.04 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.1 +1.31
33 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 — +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) 95.6 -2.21 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.7 +0.44
34 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 — +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) 89.5 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 1638 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59 — 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.