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

Russell Simpson vs Ken Rosewall H2H: 0-1

Ken Rosewall holds a 1–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ken Rosewall leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ken Rosewall won the 1976 Japan Open round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Ken Rosewall
AUS Age 91 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ken Rosewall 6-1 6-2 Russell Simpson Match data Nov 5, 1976* R16 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
Ken Rosewall #255 #2 0 2,233 535 193 73.5% 4 0 0 1 34 39

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 Ken Rosewall
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 — — — — — — —
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
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 1968 45–12 78.9% — 1,854 1 4
34 — — — — — — — 1969 49–21 70.0% — 1,943 1 7
35 — — — — — — — 1970 72–21 77.4% — 2,086 2 13
36 — — — — — — — 1971 80–24 76.9% — 2,158 3 21
37 — — — — — — — 1972 61–15 80.3% — 2,117 4 28
38 — — — — — — — 1973 65–17 79.3% #6 2,106 4 33
39 — — — — — — — 1974 26–7 78.8% #9 2,114 4 33
40 — — — — — — — 1975 37–11 77.1% #6 1,998 4 36
41 — — — — — — — 1976 35–18 66.0% #13 1,978 4 38
42 — — — — — — — 1977 39–20 66.1% #11 1,981 4 39
43 — — — — — — — 1978 19–19 50.0% #34 1,809 4 39
44 — — — — — — — 1979 4–5 44.4% #207 1,747 4 39
45 — — — — — — — 1980 3–3 50.0% #255 1,747 4 39

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 Ken Rosewall
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — 1968 17 3 20 85.0% 15 2 17 88.2% 9 3 12 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 11 5 16 68.8% 7 4 11 63.6% 19 8 27 70.4% 12 4 16 75.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 15 8 23 65.2% 11 1 12 91.7% 25 2 27 92.6% 21 10 31 67.7%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 22 6 28 78.6% 16 5 21 76.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 24 10 34 70.6%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 23 5 28 82.1% 13 1 14 92.9% 6 1 7 85.7% 19 8 27 70.4%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 14 4 18 77.8% 17 2 19 89.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 25 8 33 75.8%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 12 3 15 80.0% — — — — 14 3 17 82.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 9 5 14 64.3% 19 3 22 86.4% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 1 5 80.0%
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 12 5 17 70.6% 9 4 13 69.2% 7 3 10 70.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 13 5 18 72.2% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 11 8 19 57.9%
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 6 3 9 66.7% 3 8 11 27.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 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% — 156 56 212 73.6% 115 33 148 77.7% 133 38 171 77.8% 131 66 197 66.5%

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 Ken Rosewall
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 1968 1855 127.3 — — — — -37 -15 -122 72.6% +1.53 6–4 (60%) — — +0.08
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1944 143.7 — — — — +58 -13 -84 64.8% +1.25 11–10 (52%) — — -2.55
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2087 161.2 — — — — -35 -47 +195 72.2% +1.57 10–6 (63%) 5–3 (63%) — -3.59
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 2159 161.8 — — — — +91 -83 +112 73.0% +1.68 13–5 (72%) 11–9 (55%) — -5.10
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 2118 162.7 — — — — +62 +74 +120 74.4% +1.64 14–8 (64%) 14–8 (64%) — -2.93
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2106 159.5 — — — — +10 +119 +57 74.3% +1.84 13–12 (52%) 11–9 (55%) — -2.08
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 2114 153.5 — — — — -17 — +148 68.8% +1.19 5–2 (71%) 6–5 (55%) — -1.13
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1998 149.9 — — — — +18 +205 +172 72.2% +1.56 9–3 (75%) 2–7 (22%) — +0.64
41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1978 156.6 — — — — +69 +134 +115 63.2% +0.93 6–5 (55%) 9–0 (100%) — -0.11
42 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1982 157.9 — — — — +99 +50 +68 62.2% +0.78 11–10 (52%) 11–6 (65%) — -1.33
43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1809 142.6 — — — — +145 +61 +178 51.1% +0.18 4–5 (44%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.68
44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1748 115.3 — — — — +136 — +221 52.4% -0.05 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.41
45 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1748 117.3 — — — — +115 — — 53.3% -0.33 1–2 (33%) — — -0.23
Career — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71 — 2234 159.3 — — — — +43 +53 +84 69.0% +1.35 103–75 (58%) 74–52 (59%) 97.4 -2.57

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.