# Russell Simpson vs Leo Palin — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/russell-simpson-vs-leo-palin?player1_id=4370783&player2_id=4424260
Tour: ATP

Russell Simpson holds a 1–0 lead over Leo Palin in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1975 ASB Classic round of 32 6-3 6-4 6-1.

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## Overall
- Russell Simpson: 1 wins
- Leo Palin: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Grass: Russell Simpson 1 - 0 Leo Palin

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Russell Simpson 1 - 0 Leo Palin

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Russell Simpson | 1767 | 127.3 | - | - | - | - | -10 | -43 | 34 | 42.9% | -0.47 | 48-66 (42%) | 60-63 (49%) | 98.5 | 3.71 |
| Leo Palin | 1561 | 111.1 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 27 | - | 35.6% | -0.99 | 10-13 (43%) | 15-18 (45%) | 101.0 | 7.57 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1975-01-15* | ASB Classic | ATP 250 | R32 | Grass | Russell Simpson | 6-3 6-4 6-1 |

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