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

Russell Simpson vs Brian Fairlie H2H: 1-1

Russell Simpson and Brian Fairlie are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on clay, while Brian Fairlie leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Brian Fairlie won the 1977 Eastbourne Open round of 32 0-6 6-3 11-9.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Brian Fairlie
NZL Age 78 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Brian Fairlie #36 0-6 6-3 11-9 Russell Simpson Match data Jun 9, 1977* R32 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Russell Simpson 6-2 6-2 Brian Fairlie Match data Nov 4, 1975* R64 Japan Open ATP 250 Clay

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
Brian Fairlie #332 #24 0 1,903 233 220 51.4% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Brian Fairlie
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 1968 8–9 47.1% — 1,530 0 0
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1969 13–14 48.1% — 1,619 0 0
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1970 36–20 64.3% — 1,814 0 0
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1971 20–29 40.8% — 1,667 0 0
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1972 13–27 32.5% — 1,721 0 1
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1973 33–21 61.1% #25 1,769 0 2
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1974 11–12 47.8% #58 1,790 0 2
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1975 21–16 56.8% #66 1,807 0 2
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1976 41–29 58.6% #36 1,831 0 3
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1977 26–25 51.0% #86 1,665 0 3
30 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0 1978 9–13 40.9% #123 1,649 0 3
31 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 1979 2–5 28.6% #332 1,607 0 3
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 Brian Fairlie
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 %
18 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 2 2 0.0%
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1970 5 5 10 50.0% 20 8 28 71.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 2 4 50.0%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1971 7 8 15 46.7% 4 8 12 33.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 14 16 12.5%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1973 5 0 5 100.0% 10 10 20 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 15 8 23 65.2%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1975 3 7 10 30.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7%
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 19 16 35 54.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 4 6 33.3%
29 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1977 0 3 3 0.0% 14 10 24 58.3% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3%
30 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
31 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
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% — 56 51 107 52.3% 86 80 166 51.8% 51 40 91 56.0% 40 49 89 44.9%

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 Brian Fairlie
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
18 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 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 1968 1531 109.4 — — — — +57 -40 — 53.2% +0.57 2–1 (67%) — — -0.19
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75 1969 1619 120.9 — — — — -9 -103 +38 54.4% +0.56 3–6 (33%) — — -0.19
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37 1970 1814 134.8 — — — — -161 -88 +23 64.2% +1.14 7–8 (47%) 2–4 (33%) — +2.58
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 1971 1668 134.3 — — — — -55 -9 +121 47.5% -0.13 4–8 (33%) 10–7 (59%) — -3.36
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1972 1722 140.7 — — — — -54 -40 — 37.6% -0.58 5–7 (42%) 9–10 (47%) — -3.69
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1973 1770 145.7 — — — — +90 -80 -9 57.5% +0.66 12–9 (57%) 4–10 (29%) — -1.88
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 1974 1791 136.9 — — — — +39 -92 — 54.0% +0.24 3–5 (38%) 2–3 (40%) — -2.08
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 1975 1808 143.0 — — — — -2 -106 +39 56.0% +0.38 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.86
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 1976 1831 141.5 — — — — +35 -56 -24 54.4% +0.29 9–5 (64%) 13–9 (59%) — +0.53
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79 1977 1665 132.6 — — — — +59 +102 +40 51.6% +0.21 6–7 (46%) 3–7 (30%) — +1.62
30 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11 1978 1650 125.4 — — — — +61 +41 +69 44.6% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.03
31 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76 1979 1608 111.6 — — — — +51 +62 — 35.3% -0.41 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.35
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 — 1903 141.9 — — — — 0 -37 +43 52.7% +0.28 60–67 (47%) 58–60 (49%) 99.9 -1.84

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.