H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Russell Simpson vs Bernie Mitton H2H: 2-2

Russell Simpson and Bernie Mitton are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Bernie Mitton leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Bernie Mitton won the 1983 Stuttgart Open round of 32 6-2 7-6.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main draw meetings
Bernie Mitton
RSA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bernie Mitton 6-2 7-6 Russell Simpson #77 Match data Jul 14, 1983* R32 Stuttgart Open ATP 250 Clay
Russell Simpson #49 4-6 6-4 6-3 Bernie Mitton Match data Feb 23, 1983* R64 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Russell Simpson #89 6-1 7-5 Bernie Mitton Match data Jun 17, 1982* R32 Bristol ATP 250 Grass
Bernie Mitton #49 7-6 4-6 6-1 Russell Simpson Match data Mar 27, 1980* R32 Dayton ATP 250 Carpet

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
Russell Simpson #1,013 #47 0 1,767 131 195 40.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bernie Mitton #766 #42 0 1,827 206 223 48.0% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Russell Simpson Bernie Mitton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,476 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,452 0 0
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1973 11–4 73.3% #179 1,620 0 0
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 1974 5–5 50.0% #161 1,618 0 0
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 1975 20–19 51.3% #51 1,769 0 0
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1976 16–21 43.2% #65 1,767 0 0
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1977 23–32 41.8% #76 1,690 0 0
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1978 36–31 53.7% #62 1,729 0 1
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1979 29–26 52.7% #58 1,754 0 2
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1980 28–29 49.1% #60 1,689 0 2
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1981 13–19 40.6% #94 1,618 0 2
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1982 8–11 42.1% — 1,592 0 2
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1983 13–16 44.8% #100 1,615 0 2
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1984 4–8 33.3% #243 1,615 0 2
30 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 Russell Simpson Bernie Mitton
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1973 3 1 4 75.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
19 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1974 2 1 3 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1975 10 6 16 62.5% 5 10 15 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0%
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 7 10 17 41.2%
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 7 11 18 38.9% 10 11 21 47.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1978 10 9 19 52.6% 1 7 8 12.5% 13 5 18 72.2% 12 10 22 54.5%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 16 9 25 64.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 2 10 12 16.7%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1980 11 12 23 47.8% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 11 9 20 55.0%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1981 11 10 21 52.4% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1982 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1983 4 7 11 36.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
29 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1984 1 2 3 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 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 — 58 78 136 42.6% 12 30 42 28.6% 50 58 108 46.3% 11 29 40 27.5% — 80 78 158 50.6% 32 48 80 40.0% 42 36 78 53.8% 52 61 113 46.0%

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 Russell Simpson Bernie Mitton
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1476 98.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — -0.03
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1453 99.3 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.01
18 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23 1973 1620 117.8 — — — — -40 — +45 65.0% +0.73 3–1 (75%) — — +2.06
19 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87 1974 1618 122.7 — — — — -11 — +31 50.0% +0.32 0–1 0–1 — +0.84
20 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 1975 1769 147.6 — — — — +16 -189 -71 52.3% +0.21 2–5 (29%) 0–3 (0%) — -1.56
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75 1976 1767 139.9 — — — — +10 -219 -13 48.4% -0.12 4–8 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — -1.92
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37 1977 1691 147.0 — — — — +38 -50 +7 42.1% -0.36 10–8 (56%) 4–7 (36%) — -5.59
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 1978 1730 140.2 — — — — +36 -163 +100 54.1% +0.07 12–16 (43%) 13–6 (68%) — +1.76
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1979 1754 138.0 — — — — -3 -152 +74 50.4% +0.16 10–6 (63%) 10–9 (53%) — +1.29
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1980 1689 138.1 — — — — +25 -92 +105 48.6% +0.15 11–10 (52%) 6–14 (30%) — +1.90
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 1981 1619 131.7 — — — — +55 — +59 40.8% -0.26 5–5 (50%) 5–9 (36%) — +0.87
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 1982 1593 116.0 — — — — +74 -15 +33 45.7% -0.35 2–3 (40%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.86
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 1983 1615 124.3 — — — — +25 -22 — 49.3% -0.26 3–9 (25%) 8–6 (57%) — +1.68
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79 1984 1616 122.3 — — — — -2 +7 — 37.5% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.98
30 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 — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71 — 1827 143.0 — — — — +25 -104 +57 48.7% -0.04 64–75 (46%) 57–69 (45%) 95.6 +0.51

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.