H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 17:48 UTC

Russell Simpson vs John Alexander H2H: 0-3

John Alexander holds a 3–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, John Alexander leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, John Alexander won the 1983 Auckland final 6-4 6-3 6-3.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 3
3 main draw meetings
John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
Jan 16, 1983* Auckland ATP 250 F Hard John Alexander #31 6-4 6-3 6-3 Russell Simpson #50 Match data
Jan 1, 1979* Australian Open Grand Slam R32 Grass John Alexander #22 6-3 6-3 6-4 Russell Simpson #108 Match data
Apr 18, 1975* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 R16 Carpet John Alexander #13 6-4 5-7 6-4 Russell Simpson #274 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,067 579 422 57.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9

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 John Alexander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,647 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,641 0 0
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,498 0 0 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,815 0 1
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,539 0 0 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,491 0 0 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,915 0 1
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,490 0 0 1974 38–24 61.3% #26 1,839 0 1
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #126 1,451 0 0 1975 67–24 73.6% #8 1,957 0 3
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,851 0 3
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,572 0 0 1977 48–33 59.3% #18 1,875 0 4
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,695 0 0 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 4
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,644 0 0 1979 43–28 60.6% #20 1,815 0 6
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1980 11–20 35.5% #100 1,702 0 6
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,746 0 6
30 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,545 0 0 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,791 0 8
31 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,656 0 9
32 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,536 0 0 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,564 0 9
33 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,546 0 0 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,491 0 9