Richard Russell
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Spear | 1 | 5 | 6 | Apr 25, 1973 | H2H |
| Cliff Richey | 0 | 5 | 5 | Jun 4, 1973 | H2H |
| Tom Gorman | 1 | 4 | 5 | Mar 27, 1972 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 5 | 5 | Mar 27, 1972 | H2H |
| Clark Graebner | 0 | 4 | 4 | Mar 27, 1972 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-10-19 00:00 UTC
Gerald Battrick holds a 1–0 lead over Richard Russell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Gerald Battrick leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Gerald Battrick won the 1971 Newport round of 16 8-6 8-6.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Battrick | 8-6 8-6 | Richard Russell | Match data | Jul 14, 1971* | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Russell | #373 | #140 | — | 1,581 | 56 | 100 | 35.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Battrick | #156 | #59 | 0 | 1,888 | 184 | 200 | 47.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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 | Richard Russell | Gerald Battrick | ||||||||||||
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| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 19–13 | 59.4% | — | 1,618 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1968 | 15–19 | 44.1% | — | 1,520 | 0 | 0 | 1969 | 15–16 | 48.4% | — | 1,588 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1969 | 12–18 | 40.0% | — | 1,565 | 0 | 0 | 1970 | 36–23 | 61.0% | — | 1,683 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 1970 | 6–20 | 23.1% | — | 1,466 | 0 | 0 | 1971 | 34–18 | 65.4% | — | 1,831 | 0 | 4 |
| 25 | 1971 | 12–24 | 33.3% | — | 1,486 | 0 | 0 | 1972 | 18–32 | 36.0% | — | 1,671 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | 1972 | 7–9 | 43.8% | — | 1,502 | 0 | 0 | 1973 | 30–37 | 44.8% | #66 | 1,708 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | 1973 | 3–7 | 30.0% | #191 | 1,473 | 0 | 0 | 1974 | 9–16 | 36.0% | #97 | 1,632 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | 1974 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #249 | 1,487 | 0 | 0 | 1975 | 9–21 | 30.0% | #112 | 1,558 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | 1975 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #373 | 1,480 | 0 | 0 | 1976 | 14–24 | 36.8% | #140 | 1,562 | 0 | 4 |
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 | Richard Russell | Gerald Battrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 60.0% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% |
| 22 | 1968 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 9 | 10 | 19 | 47.4% | — | — | — | — | 1969 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 23 | 1969 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1970 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 78.3% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 24 | 1970 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1971 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 11 | 3 | 14 | 78.6% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% |
| 25 | 1971 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36.8% | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1972 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 43.5% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25.0% |
| 26 | 1972 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1973 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 46.7% | 12 | 15 | 27 | 44.4% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 11 | 12 | 23 | 47.8% |
| 27 | 1973 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1974 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% |
| 28 | 1974 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1975 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 7 | 12 | 19 | 36.8% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% |
| 29 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1976 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 11 | 19 | 30 | 36.7% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Career | — | 25 | 37 | 62 | 40.3% | 6 | 22 | 28 | 21.4% | 22 | 31 | 53 | 41.5% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | — | 56 | 47 | 103 | 54.4% | 73 | 80 | 153 | 47.7% | 23 | 27 | 50 | 46.0% | 32 | 46 | 78 | 41.0% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 | Richard Russell | Gerald Battrick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1968 | 1619 | 118.0 | — | — | — | — | +89 | -73 | -115 | 55.7% | +0.45 | 3–3 (50%) | — | — | -0.43 |
| 22 | 1968 | 1520 | 108.4 | — | — | — | — | +28 | — | -30 | 44.4% | -0.11 | 0–3 (0%) | — | — | -0.21 | 1969 | 1589 | 112.0 | — | — | — | — | +131 | +31 | -115 | 48.8% | -0.02 | 6–5 (55%) | — | — | +1.32 |
| 23 | 1969 | 1566 | 115.6 | — | — | — | — | +17 | -97 | -27 | 43.8% | -0.41 | 4–6 (40%) | — | — | -0.49 | 1970 | 1684 | 128.2 | — | — | — | — | +166 | -3 | -134 | 57.2% | +0.47 | 8–6 (57%) | — | — | +5.42 |
| 24 | 1970 | 1466 | 112.2 | — | — | — | — | +79 | -46 | -40 | 24.1% | -1.53 | 1–5 (17%) | 2–4 (33%) | 94.7 | -0.29 | 1971 | 1831 | 130.1 | — | — | — | — | +11 | +2 | -154 | 61.7% | +0.87 | 11–7 (61%) | 4–4 (50%) | 101.6 | +5.05 |
| 25 | 1971 | 1486 | 114.0 | — | — | — | — | +66 | -118 | -34 | 35.3% | -0.75 | 6–5 (55%) | 2–4 (33%) | 101.4 | +1.58 | 1972 | 1671 | 124.9 | — | — | — | — | -3 | +79 | — | 37.3% | -0.89 | 7–6 (54%) | 3–4 (43%) | 98.6 | -0.87 |
| 26 | 1972 | 1503 | 108.3 | — | — | — | — | +70 | — | -59 | 41.9% | -0.49 | 6–3 (67%) | 3–2 (60%) | 104.9 | +1.86 | 1973 | 1709 | 137.8 | — | — | — | — | +60 | -24 | — | 47.6% | -0.27 | 11–15 (42%) | 11–8 (58%) | 100.3 | -2.06 |
| 27 | 1973 | 1473 | 95.6 | — | — | — | — | +81 | -81 | — | 22.2% | -1.83 | 2–0 | 0–3 (0%) | — | +0.91 | 1974 | 1633 | 116.5 | — | — | — | — | +60 | -16 | -27 | 40.0% | -0.53 | 2–3 (40%) | 0–6 (0%) | 93.2 | -0.45 |
| 28 | 1974 | 1487 | 99.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -0.80 | — | — | — | +0.18 | 1975 | 1559 | 125.7 | — | — | — | — | +87 | +18 | — | 36.6% | -0.90 | 2–6 (25%) | 1–2 (33%) | 96.6 | +0.17 |
| 29 | 1975 | 1480 | 101.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.75 | — | — | — | -0.13 | 1976 | 1562 | 123.3 | — | — | — | — | +54 | +2 | +24 | 40.7% | -0.96 | 4–6 (40%) | 6–6 (50%) | 98.3 | -0.29 |
| Career | — | 1582 | 112.9 | — | — | — | — | +57 | -88 | -34 | 36.9% | -0.74 | 19–22 (46%) | 7–13 (35%) | 96.8 | +2.32 | — | 1888 | 130.2 | — | — | — | — | +62 | -2 | -112 | 48.8% | -0.10 | 54–57 (49%) | 25–30 (45%) | 95.9 | +2.08 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Spear | 1 | 5 | 6 | Apr 25, 1973 | H2H |
| Cliff Richey | 0 | 5 | 5 | Jun 4, 1973 | H2H |
| Tom Gorman | 1 | 4 | 5 | Mar 27, 1972 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 0 | 5 | 5 | Mar 27, 1972 | H2H |
| Clark Graebner | 0 | 4 | 4 | Mar 27, 1972 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Stockton | 2 | 6 | 8 | Aug 29, 1975 | H2H |
| Jaime Fillol | 3 | 4 | 7 | Nov 5, 1976 | H2H |
| Cliff Richey | 1 | 6 | 7 | Jun 17, 1976 | H2H |
| Stan Smith | 1 | 5 | 6 | Nov 18, 1976 | H2H |
| Juan Gisbert | 2 | 4 | 6 | Apr 7, 1976 | H2H |