H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Russell Simpson vs Fritz Buehning H2H: 1-1

Russell Simpson and Fritz Buehning are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on carpet, while Fritz Buehning leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Fritz Buehning won the 1981 Sydney International round of 64 1-6 6-3 7-6.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Fritz Buehning
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 196 cm / 6'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Fritz Buehning 1-6 6-3 7-6 Russell Simpson Match data Dec 16, 1981* R64 Sydney International ATP 250 Grass
Russell Simpson 6-1 6-4 Fritz Buehning #70 Match data Feb 27, 1980* R64 Memphis 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
Fritz Buehning #807 #21 0 1,887 113 121 48.3% 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 Fritz Buehning
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1978 0–1 0.0% #555 1,494 0 0
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 1979 12–12 50.0% #81 1,619 0 0
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 1980 26–26 50.0% #68 1,833 0 1
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1981 24–20 54.5% #55 1,761 0 1
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1982 24–27 47.1% #64 1,664 0 1
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1983 22–21 51.2% #46 1,739 0 1
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1984 5–14 26.3% #148 1,616 0 1
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 — — — — — — —
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 Fritz Buehning
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% — — — — 1978 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1979 7 7 14 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1980 9 8 17 52.9% 1 4 5 20.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 8 10 18 44.4%
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1981 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 8 6 14 57.1%
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1982 7 11 18 38.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 9 9 18 50.0%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1983 10 8 18 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1984 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 4 7 11 36.4%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 45 48 93 48.4% 5 12 17 29.4% 22 18 40 55.0% 41 43 84 48.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Fritz Buehning
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 1978 1495 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.11
19 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87 1979 1620 129.7 — — — — +39 -86 — 50.0% -0.13 5–5 (50%) 4–2 (67%) 104.3 +1.11
20 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 1980 1833 148.2 — — — — -52 -312 -119 47.4% -0.20 11–7 (61%) 9–10 (47%) 108.0 -2.84
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.8 +0.75 1981 1762 142.4 — — — — +48 -225 -57 55.0% +0.28 5–7 (42%) 7–7 (50%) 96.3 -1.54
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) 95.1 +2.37 1982 1665 136.6 — — — — +45 — -7 47.4% -0.43 12–10 (55%) 8–8 (50%) 99.9 -2.46
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) 93.5 +1.75 1983 1739 148.7 — — — — +66 — -61 48.5% -0.18 6–5 (55%) 2–3 (40%) 100.6 -4.00
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1984 1617 127.5 — — — — +26 — — 31.1% -1.18 2–4 (33%) 2–5 (29%) 92.6 -0.70
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 97.1 +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) 103.5 -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 103.8 +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) 106.5 -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) 97.8 -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) 101.8 +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.1 +1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.7 +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71 — 1888 146.5 — — — — +28 -227 -60 47.9% -0.24 41–38 (52%) 32–35 (48%) 100.4 -4.52

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.