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Paul Mcnamee vs Russell Simpson H2H: 3-0

Paul Mcnamee holds a 3–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Paul Mcnamee leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Paul Mcnamee won the 1984 Sydney Indoor round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Mcnamee #30 6-4 7-6 Russell Simpson #95 Match data Oct 11, 1984* R32 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Paul Mcnamee #29 6-1 5-7 6-4 7-5 Russell Simpson #85 Match data Aug 30, 1984* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Paul Mcnamee #82 7-5 6-4 6-4 Russell Simpson #133 Match data Dec 30, 1979* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam 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 Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Mcnamee Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0
19 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0
33 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 0 2 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 Mcnamee 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 %
17 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4% — 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 Mcnamee 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
17 1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23
19 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76
32 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +1.31
33 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) — +0.44
Career — 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30 — 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.