H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Russell Simpson vs Robert Vant Hof H2H: 1-2

Robert Vant Hof holds a 2–1 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Robert Vant Hof leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Robert Vant Hof won the 1984 Cleveland round of 32 6-7 6-4 7-4.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Robert Vant Hof
USA

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Robert Vant Hof 6-7 6-4 7-4 Russell Simpson #89 Match data Aug 9, 1984* R32 Cleveland ATP 250 Hard
Robert Vant Hof 6-0 6-3 Russell Simpson #49 Match data Feb 25, 1983* R16 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard
Russell Simpson 6-2 7-5 Robert Vant Hof Match data Jan 16, 1982* SF ASB Classic 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
Robert Vant Hof — — — 1,879 — — — 0 0 0 0 2 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.

Russell Simpson Robert Vant Hof
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 — — — — — — —
1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 — — — — — — —
1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 — — — — — — —
1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 — — — — — — —
1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 — — — — — — —
1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 — — — — — — —
1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 — — — — — — —
1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 — — — — — — —
1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 — — — — — — —
1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0 — — — — — — —
1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Russell Simpson Robert Vant Hof
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 %
1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1979 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1980 8 5 13 61.5% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1981 4 7 11 36.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 3 5 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1982 11 7 18 61.1% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6%
1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1983 10 8 18 55.6% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1984 2 5 7 28.6% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1985 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1987 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1988 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1989 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1990 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% Career 42 43 85 49.4% 9 16 25 36.0% 8 14 22 36.4% 15 25 40 37.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Russell Simpson Robert Vant Hof
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
1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23 1978 1492 112.1 — — — — — +23 — 33.3% -1.00 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.05
1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87 1979 1507 114.7 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.09 0–1 3–2 (60%) — -0.60
1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 1980 1593 123.7 — — — — -2 -34 -56 46.0% -0.57 3–3 (50%) 8–4 (67%) 104.7 +1.15
1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.8 +0.75 1981 1667 131.2 — — — — +13 -127 -104 43.0% -0.43 5–5 (50%) 2–6 (25%) 97.9 -0.32
1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) 95.1 +2.37 1982 1691 125.8 — — — — +19 -146 — 54.2% +0.33 6–2 (75%) 7–5 (58%) 105.0 +3.05
1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) 93.5 +1.75 1983 1722 139.5 — — — — -34 — -63 48.6% -0.15 8–3 (73%) 8–6 (57%) 107.1 -1.98
1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1984 1580 107.4 — — — — -11 — +27 34.0% -0.87 3–4 (43%) 2–4 (33%) 95.4 +0.46
1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 97.1 +0.22 1985 1520 97.1 — — — — +10 — — 28.6% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.84
1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) 103.5 -0.24 1987 1498 104.8 — — — — — — — 28.6% -1.86 0–1 — — -0.12
1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 103.8 +0.98 1988 1524 125.6 — — — — +5 — — 35.7% -0.71 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.53
1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) 106.5 -0.07 1989 1555 113.9 — — — — +30 — -5 48.1% -0.37 2–5 (29%) 5–1 (83%) 99.0 +0.26
1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 +0.79 1990 1536 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.20
1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) 97.8 -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) 101.8 +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.1 +1.31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.7 +0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71 Career 1880 131.6 — — — — 0 -86 -41 44.1% -0.42 29–29 (50%) 38–34 (53%) 102.6 +1.43

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.