H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Paul Annacone vs Russell Simpson H2H: 1-0

Paul Annacone holds a 1–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Paul Annacone leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Paul Annacone won the 1984 Newport round of 16 2-6 7-6 7-6.

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Paul Annacone
USA Age 63 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Annacone #88 2-6 7-6 7-6 Russell Simpson #91 Match data Jul 13, 1984* 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
Paul Annacone #1,209 #12 430 1,942 160 131 55.0% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Paul Annacone Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1982 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 1983 5–5 50.0% #389 1,533 0 0 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1984 8–9 47.1% #94 1,584 0 0 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1985 45–19 70.3% #13 1,883 0 2 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1986 18–16 52.9% #43 1,782 0 2 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1987 29–20 59.2% #32 1,824 0 2 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1988 25–18 58.1% #38 1,784 0 2 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1989 17–18 48.6% #65 1,732 0 3 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1990 10–17 37.0% #165 1,650 0 3 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1991 2–3 40.0% #433 1,641 0 3 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1992 1–4 20.0% #225 1,597 0 3 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1993 0–1 0.0% #813 1,584 0 3 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 — — — — — — — 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0

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 Paul Annacone 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 1982 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 1983 2 1 3 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1984 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 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 1985 18 7 25 72.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 20 7 27 74.1% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1986 4 7 11 36.4% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 10 7 17 58.8% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1987 12 10 22 54.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1988 12 10 22 54.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1989 3 10 13 23.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1990 5 10 15 33.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1992 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1993 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 59 65 124 47.6% 7 8 15 46.7% 39 24 63 61.9% 55 34 89 61.8% — 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 Paul Annacone 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 1982 1492 100.7 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.01 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87
20 1983 1534 110.6 — — — — +27 -19 +42 50.0% -0.04 2–2 (50%) 5–5 (50%) — +1.07 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1984 1584 121.3 — — — — -44 — +79 46.8% -0.23 2–1 (67%) 9–4 (69%) — +0.74 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1985 1883 150.0 — — — — +31 — -175 59.4% +0.45 18–5 (78%) 22–16 (58%) — +0.51 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1986 1783 144.2 — — — — +8 — -28 51.1% +0.27 7–7 (50%) 4–8 (33%) — -1.82 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1987 1824 150.8 — — — — +2 -239 -27 58.2% +0.46 8–9 (47%) 11–12 (48%) — -3.01 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1988 1785 136.2 — — — — -6 -161 +14 56.0% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.06 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1989 1732 134.3 — — — — -17 — +69 49.5% +0.32 6–7 (46%) 4–14 (22%) — -0.38 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1990 1651 127.7 — — — — +8 — +106 44.7% -0.20 3–9 (25%) 7–10 (41%) — -0.79 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1991 1641 101.3 -0.79 -2.06 0.687 45.5% — — — 40.0% -1.00 2–0 2–0 — +0.29 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1992 1598 102.6 -0.71 -1.39 0.874 47.9% +11 — — 40.0% -0.73 1–4 (20%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.03 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1993 1585 100.6 -3.42 +1.40 0.666 42.9% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — 0.00 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44
Career — 1942 144.9 -1.04 -1.30 0.788 46.6% +6 -164 -5 53.1% +0.22 55–51 (52%) 72–77 (48%) 97.0 -1.22 — 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.