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Russell Simpson vs Karl Meiler H2H: 1-0

Russell Simpson holds a 1–0 lead over Karl Meiler in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1982 Cologne round of 16 6-4 1-6 6-2.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Karl Meiler
GER Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson #69 6-4 1-6 6-2 Karl Meiler Match data Oct 29, 1982* R16 Cologne 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
Karl Meiler #920 #20 0 1,903 252 190 57.0% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Karl Meiler
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 1968 5–3 62.5% — 1,557 0 0
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1970 5–6 45.5% — 1,557 0 0
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,485 0 0 1971 1–5 16.7% — 1,503 0 0
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1972 16–6 72.7% — 1,735 0 1
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1973 45–27 62.5% #32 1,808 0 1
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1974 42–26 61.8% #67 1,780 0 3
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1975 47–24 66.2% #31 1,844 0 3
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1976 26–23 53.1% #54 1,823 0 3
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1977 34–22 60.7% #34 1,773 0 4
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1978 8–12 40.0% #127 1,693 0 4
30 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0 1979 8–9 47.1% #169 1,652 0 4
31 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 1980 0–4 0.0% #238 1,602 0 4
32 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0 1981 3–6 33.3% — 1,575 0 4
33 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0 1982 5–9 35.7% — 1,553 0 4
34 — — — — — — — 1983 4–6 40.0% #142 1,562 0 4
35 — — — — — — — 1984 2–1 66.7% #180 1,587 0 4
36 — — — — — — — 1985 1–1 50.0% #452 1,590 0 4

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 Karl Meiler
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% — — — — 1968 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0%
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1970 — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1972 — — — — 10 3 13 76.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1973 16 8 24 66.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 6 4 10 60.0%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1974 4 4 8 50.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 27 8 35 77.1%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1975 10 5 15 66.7% 24 11 35 68.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 13 7 20 65.0%
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1976 — — — — 20 14 34 58.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 8 12 33.3%
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1977 11 6 17 64.7% 13 11 24 54.2% 8 4 12 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1978 4 4 8 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0%
30 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 4 5 9 44.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1981 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
33 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1982 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 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% — 54 42 96 56.2% 110 90 200 55.0% 29 23 52 55.8% 59 35 94 62.8%

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 Karl Meiler
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 1968 1558 115.1 — — — — +30 -6 — 56.5% +0.96 2–1 (67%) — — +0.11
20 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +4 +50 +84 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.8 +0.74 1970 1557 112.1 — — — — — +3 — 37.5% -0.54 1–1 — — +0.20
22 1976 1486 111.0 — — — — +2 +22 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) 95.1 +2.39 1971 1503 110.6 — — — — — +11 — 38.5% -0.73 0–2 — — +0.20
23 1977 1451 110.9 — — — — -11 +22 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) 93.5 +1.75 1972 1735 126.8 — — — — — +25 -133 63.0% +0.77 6–2 (75%) 2–2 (50%) 105.3 +1.06
24 1978 1496 124.1 — — — — -41 -7 +80 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1973 1809 138.9 — — — — +46 -41 -109 60.3% +0.58 7–7 (50%) 13–10 (57%) 102.0 +1.52
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 97.1 +0.22 1974 1781 134.0 — — — — +117 -41 -181 59.3% +0.67 10–9 (53%) 11–6 (65%) 100.6 +5.87
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) 103.5 -0.24 1975 1844 144.1 — — — — -10 +47 — 61.6% +0.81 11–8 (58%) 11–10 (52%) 98.8 +3.63
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 103.8 +0.98 1976 1824 149.0 — — — — -81 +47 -190 51.8% +0.07 7–7 (50%) 7–1 (88%) 104.5 -2.00
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) 106.5 -0.07 1977 1773 135.9 — — — — +35 -4 -72 56.8% +0.40 8–7 (53%) 13–8 (62%) 101.8 +2.77
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 +0.79 1978 1693 122.2 — — — — +91 -46 — 44.4% -0.31 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 95.9 +0.55
30 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) 97.8 -0.11 1979 1652 122.6 — — — — +81 -3 — 46.3% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +1.30
31 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) 101.8 +0.76 1980 1603 103.9 — — — — — -2 — 11.1% -2.11 0–1 0–1 — -0.31
32 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.1 +1.31 1981 1576 109.5 — — — — +96 — — 36.4% -0.91 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.2 +0.89
33 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.7 +0.44 1982 1554 114.0 — — — — +51 +20 — 45.7% -0.14 1–6 (14%) 2–3 (40%) 93.9 +1.04
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1563 111.8 — — — — +37 +9 — 41.7% -0.79 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.18
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1588 108.2 — — — — — +18 — 71.4% +0.57 0–1 2–0 — +0.09
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1591 101.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.34 1–1 — — +0.20
Career — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.72 — 1903 139.9 — — — — +49 +9 -120 55.3% +0.34 61–62 (50%) 65–47 (58%) 101.6 +3.96

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.