H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Roscoe Tanner vs Jeff Simpson H2H: 1-0

Roscoe Tanner holds a 1–0 lead over Jeff Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Roscoe Tanner leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Roscoe Tanner won the 1974 Christchurch round of 16 7-6 6-4.

USA Age 74 Left-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
1 0
1 main draw meetings
NZL Age 75 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Roscoe Tanner 7-6 6-4 Jeff Simpson Match data Oct 31, 1974* R16 Christchurch 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
Roscoe Tanner #789 #4 0 2,162 592 294 66.8% 1 0 0 0 16 17
Jeff Simpson #735 #66 0 1,587 47 94 33.3% 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 Roscoe Tanner Jeff Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1969 0–2 0.0% 1,479 0 0 1968 0–1 0.0% 1,474 0 0
18 1970 0–9 0.0% 1,416 0 0 1969 0–3 0.0% 1,418 0 0
19 1971 16–10 61.5% 1,706 0 0 1970 1–1 50.0% 1,439 0 0
20 1972 29–14 67.4% 1,910 0 0 1971 0–4 0.0% 1,389 0 0
21 1973 45–30 60.0% #24 1,837 0 0 1972 8–16 33.3% 1,445 0 0
22 1974 65–27 70.7% #14 1,963 0 2 1973 18–21 46.2% #92 1,563 0 0
23 1975 65–23 73.9% #9 1,972 0 5 1974 12–30 28.6% #132 1,464 0 0
24 1976 70–28 71.4% #11 2,018 0 9 1975 3–2 60.0% #193 1,544 0 0
25 1977 52–30 63.4% #13 1,889 1 11 1976 1–2 33.3% 1,533 0 0
26 1978 57–22 72.2% #11 1,940 1 13
27 1979 61–19 76.2% #5 2,032 1 15
28 1980 42–16 72.4% #13 1,996 1 16
29 1981 51–22 69.9% #12 1,925 1 17 1980 0–1 0.0% #365 1,516 0 0
30 1982 20–17 54.1% #43 1,785 1 17 1981 1–2 33.3% 1,520 0 0
31 1983 16–13 55.2% #36 1,874 1 17 1982 1–8 11.1% #96 1,446 0 0
32 1984 3–11 21.4% #249 1,680 1 17 1983 2–3 40.0% #167 1,447 0 0
33 1985 0–1 0.0% #794 1,662 1 17

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 Roscoe Tanner Jeff 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 1969 0 2 2 0.0% 1968 0 1 1 0.0%
18 1970 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
19 1971 10 5 15 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1970 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1972 9 3 12 75.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 1971 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1973 12 8 20 60.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 15 9 24 62.5% 1972 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1974 30 11 41 73.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 17 3 20 85.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 1973 2 6 8 25.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 12 7 19 63.2% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1975 27 7 34 79.4% 16 8 24 66.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 13 6 19 68.4% 1974 1 8 9 11.1% 2 7 9 22.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 6 10 16 37.5%
24 1976 22 10 32 68.8% 22 6 28 78.6% 10 3 13 76.9% 16 9 25 64.0% 1975 3 1 4 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 16 9 25 64.0% 22 6 28 78.6% 6 9 15 40.0% 1976 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1978 19 8 27 70.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 7 2 9 77.8% 25 9 34 73.5%
27 1979 21 5 26 80.8% 5 2 7 71.4% 10 2 12 83.3% 25 10 35 71.4%
28 1980 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 16 7 23 69.6%
29 1981 19 8 27 70.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 21 8 29 72.4% 1980 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1982 10 8 18 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 7 13 46.2% 1981 1 2 3 33.3%
31 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 3 9 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1982 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
32 1984 1 8 9 11.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1983 2 1 3 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 1985 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 209 102 311 67.2% 99 59 158 62.7% 121 42 163 74.2% 163 91 254 64.2% 8 28 36 22.2% 9 26 35 25.7% 23 26 49 46.9% 7 14 21 33.3%

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 Roscoe Tanner Jeff 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 1969 1479 102.4 28.6% -1.14 0–1 -0.17 1968 1474 98.4 40.0% -1.20 0–1 +0.07
18 1970 1417 113.2 +103 +73 13.6% -1.45 0–2 1–2 (33%) -0.50 1969 1419 93.4 20.0% -2.10 0–1 +0.27
19 1971 1706 127.5 -2 -129 -172 56.9% +0.31 6–2 (75%) 5–4 (56%) -0.17 1970 1440 105.6 62.5% +0.50 0–1 +0.09
20 1972 1910 135.7 -21 -296 -167 59.5% +0.43 11–3 (79%) 14–8 (64%) -0.27 1971 1389 95.5 0.0% -2.43 +0.56
21 1973 1838 144.5 +53 -90 -106 56.7% +0.51 11–10 (52%) 15–15 (50%) -3.40 1972 1445 112.6 +10 +61 +55 33.3% -0.98 2–1 (67%) 0–2 +0.79
22 1974 1963 154.0 -10 -226 +137 65.9% +1.12 16–13 (55%) 15–17 (47%) -2.27 1973 1563 115.0 -105 -71 +76 46.8% -0.11 3–5 (38%) 1–2 (33%) +2.88
23 1975 1972 153.3 +62 -153 +164 67.7% +1.19 19–14 (58%) 17–14 (55%) -0.74 1974 1464 116.6 -45 -33 +135 33.3% -0.98 4–10 (29%) 4–10 (29%) +1.84
24 1976 2018 159.4 +24 -49 +104 66.7% +1.29 18–11 (62%) 18–20 (47%) -2.11 1975 1545 117.6 +136 64.3% +0.43 3–1 (75%) +0.35
25 1977 1890 153.2 -1 +22 +206 62.7% +0.94 13–18 (42%) 11–12 (48%) -0.49 1976 1534 96.6 -129 42.9% -1.57 0–1 1–0 +0.49
26 1978 1941 160.3 +36 -25 +162 67.2% +1.20 10–8 (56%) 23–10 (70%) -1.59
27 1979 2032 164.1 +32 -91 +131 71.3% +1.27 13–8 (62%) 22–14 (61%) -3.91
28 1980 1997 154.8 +23 +198 70.9% +1.29 6–10 (38%) 17–5 (77%) -1.79
29 1981 1926 156.1 +117 +82 66.0% +1.02 14–9 (61%) 19–13 (59%) -0.51 1980 1516 98.9 0.0% -1.50 0–1 +0.24
30 1982 1786 138.8 +4 +208 51.5% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 10–12 (45%) -2.07 1981 1520 108.6 -109 42.9% +0.14 0–1 0–1 +0.03
31 1983 1874 146.4 -44 +125 53.4% +0.14 7–5 (58%) 11–7 (61%) -4.29 1982 1446 93.8 +167 11.1% -2.11 1–0 1–3 (25%) +0.56
32 1984 1681 120.1 -28 25.8% -1.52 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) -0.69 1983 1448 99.1 -27 36.4% -0.82 1–0 0–2 +0.86
33 1985 1662 99.2 33.3% -1.00 0–1 1–0 +0.08
Career 2162 157.4 +30 -96 +112 63.1% +0.88 155–123 (56%) 200–155 (56%) 99.8 -2.84 1588 113.4 -56 -21 +98 37.2% -0.76 11–21 (34%) 10–22 (31%) 90.6 +6.45

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.