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

Russell Simpson vs Billy Martin H2H: 3-0

Russell Simpson holds a 3–0 lead over Billy Martin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Russell Simpson leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1979 US Open round of 128 7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main draw meetings
Billy Martin
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson 7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4 Billy Martin #87 Match data Aug 30, 1979* R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Russell Simpson 7-5 4-6 6-3 Billy Martin #69 Match data Jun 8, 1977* R64 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Russell Simpson 6-4 6-2 Billy Martin Match data Nov 10, 1976* R32 Hong Kong Open ATP 250 Hard

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
Billy Martin #831 #32 0 1,821 146 175 45.5% 0 0 0 0 1 1

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 Billy Martin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,498 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1973 4–7 36.4% #145 1,536 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1974 18–14 56.2% #36 1,676 0 0
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1975 18–16 52.9% #67 1,714 0 1
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 1976 29–31 48.3% #62 1,701 0 1
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 1977 28–29 49.1% #58 1,792 0 1
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1978 9–23 28.1% #188 1,665 0 1
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1979 14–14 50.0% #66 1,680 0 1
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1980 15–24 38.5% #118 1,608 0 1
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1981 10–15 40.0% — 1,577 0 1
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1982 1–1 50.0% — 1,588 0 1
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 — — — — — — —
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 Billy Martin
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 4 3 7 57.1% 5 2 7 71.4% 0 2 2 0.0% 9 7 16 56.3%
18 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
19 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1976 2 6 8 25.0% 13 10 23 56.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 11 12 23 47.8%
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1977 11 10 21 52.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 6 10 16 37.5%
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 4 10 14 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 8 9 11.1%
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1980 5 7 12 41.7% 3 6 9 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 6 9 33.3%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1981 3 5 8 37.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1982 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 34 44 78 43.6% 42 52 94 44.7% 20 23 43 46.5% 50 56 106 47.2%

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 Billy Martin
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1498 111.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.00 — — — -0.28
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1536 117.4 — — — — +49 — +38 39.3% -0.68 0–1 — — -0.12
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1677 129.0 — — — — +16 -52 — 53.4% -0.03 4–7 (36%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.49
18 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23 1975 1714 138.7 — — — — +86 -137 — 51.9% -0.03 6–6 (50%) 10–1 (91%) — +0.47
19 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87 1976 1702 146.0 — — — — +33 0 -182 49.3% -0.08 6–13 (32%) 5–5 (50%) — -2.86
20 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 1977 1793 146.8 — — — — -15 -102 -130 52.2% -0.03 4–12 (25%) 4–6 (40%) — -2.58
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75 1978 1665 137.0 — — — — -32 -6 +57 36.1% -1.01 3–8 (27%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.93
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37 1979 1680 132.8 — — — — +4 -7 — 51.4% -0.33 3–5 (38%) 7–3 (70%) — +1.16
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 1980 1609 126.7 — — — — +37 +11 +57 40.2% -0.73 4–6 (40%) 5–4 (56%) — -0.92
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1981 1577 119.0 — — — — +36 +39 +70 41.9% -0.84 2–3 (40%) 5–2 (71%) — +1.85
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1982 1588 105.2 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.00 1–0 1–0 — +0.08
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1821 142.5 — — — — +23 -23 -18 47.0% -0.36 33–61 (35%) 56–26 (68%) 104.7 -1.45

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.