H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 02:15 UTC

Russell Simpson vs Brian Gottfried H2H: 1-2

Brian Gottfried holds a 2–1 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Brian Gottfried leads 2–0 on carpet, while Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Brian Gottfried won the 1981 Memphis second round 5-5 RET.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main draw meetings
Brian Gottfried
USA Age 74 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Feb 25, 1981* Memphis ATP 250 R64 Carpet Brian Gottfried #13 5-5 (ret.) Russell Simpson #87 Match data
Dec 19, 1980* Sydney Outdoor ATP 250 R16 Grass Russell Simpson #98 6-2 6-4 Brian Gottfried #11 Match data
Sep 25, 1980* San Francisco ATP 250 R32 Carpet Brian Gottfried #13 6-3 6-3 Russell Simpson #85 Match data

* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 Finals 500 250 Titles
Russell Simpson #1,013 #47 0 1,765 131 195 40.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brian Gottfried #431 #3 0 2,237 695 322 68.3% 0 0 0 0 25 25

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 Gottfried
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1970 0–4 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,498 0 0 1971 5–8 38.5% — 1,526 0 0
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,539 0 0 1972 11–13 45.8% — 1,584 0 0
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,491 0 0 1973 52–33 61.2% #21 1,794 0 2
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,490 0 0 1974 56–33 62.9% #33 1,946 0 3
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #126 1,451 0 0 1975 70–31 69.3% #23 1,963 0 6
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1976 68–29 70.1% #10 2,110 0 7
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,572 0 0 1977 107–22 82.9% #5 2,108 0 12
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,695 0 0 1978 72–24 75.0% #7 1,999 0 15
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,644 0 0 1979 54–23 70.1% #16 1,978 0 17
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1980 68–23 74.7% #11 1,997 0 21
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1981 47–22 68.1% #18 1,945 0 22
30 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,545 0 0 1982 43–22 66.2% #22 1,948 0 24
31 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 1983 29–17 63.0% #21 1,875 0 25
32 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,536 0 0 1984 13–18 41.9% #90 1,723 0 25
33 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —