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Russell Simpson vs Leo Palin H2H: 1-0

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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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Leo Palin
FIN Age 69 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson 6-3 6-4 6-1 Leo Palin Match data Jan 15, 1975* R32 ASB Classic ATP 250 Grass

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
Leo Palin #904 #92 0 1,560 28 60 31.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Leo Palin
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1975 0–1 0.0% #399 1,477 0 0
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 1977 0–2 0.0% #366 1,451 0 0
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1978 1–3 25.0% #236 1,449 0 0
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1979 5–8 38.5% #135 1,493 0 0
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1980 5–15 25.0% #197 1,464 0 0
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1981 6–7 46.2% — 1,522 0 0
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1982 8–17 32.0% #99 1,504 0 0
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1983 1–1 50.0% #216 1,519 0 0
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1984 2–4 33.3% #234 1,521 0 0
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1985 0–2 0.0% #277 1,485 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 Leo Palin
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% — — — — 1975 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1978 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 2 5 7 28.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1980 2 5 7 28.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1982 4 8 12 33.3% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1984 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1985 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — 11 26 37 29.7% 10 21 31 32.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 9 15 40.0%

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 Leo Palin
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 1975 1478 97.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.33 — — — +0.18
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 1977 1452 96.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — +0.39
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75 1978 1450 111.0 — — — — — — — 25.0% -0.75 — 0–3 (0%) — +0.18
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37 1979 1493 111.3 — — — — +33 +57 — 40.7% -0.52 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.71
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 1980 1464 111.8 — — — — +4 +70 — 33.3% -0.90 1–5 (17%) 1–6 (14%) — +1.11
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1981 1523 115.4 — — — — +17 -7 — 45.2% -0.55 2–2 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — +1.63
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1982 1504 104.4 — — — — +25 -20 — 34.4% -1.34 3–2 (60%) 7–2 (78%) — +1.64
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 1983 1520 95.6 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.00 — — — +0.02
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 1984 1521 105.3 — — — — +16 — — 40.0% -0.75 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.44
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 1985 1486 96.3 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.14 0–1 — — +0.36
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71 — 1561 111.1 — — — — +20 +27 — 35.6% -0.99 10–13 (43%) 15–18 (45%) 101.0 +7.57

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.