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Russell Simpson vs Robin Drysdale H2H: 1-0

Russell Simpson holds a 1–0 lead over Robin Drysdale 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 1976 ASB Classic round of 32 6-1 6-2.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Robin Drysdale
GBR Age 73 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson 6-1 6-2 Robin Drysdale Match data Jan 3, 1976* R32 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
Robin Drysdale #718 #60 0 1,618 35 77 31.2% 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 Robin Drysdale
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 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,544 0 0
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,528 0 0
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1975 4–4 50.0% #205 1,546 0 0
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1976 5–12 29.4% #131 1,543 0 0
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1977 4–12 25.0% #176 1,555 0 0
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1978 13–25 34.2% #158 1,513 0 0
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1979 3–11 21.4% #226 1,490 0 0
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1980 3–5 37.5% #185 1,486 0 0
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1981 1–5 16.7% — 1,461 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 Robin Drysdale
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% — — — — 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1973 — — — — — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1975 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1976 0 3 3 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — —
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 4 4 8 50.0% 7 15 22 31.8% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — —
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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% — 7 14 21 33.3% 16 31 47 34.0% 9 27 36 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5%

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 Robin Drysdale
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 1972 1545 110.9 — — — — +52 — — 50.0% 0.00 — 0–2 — -0.18
20 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 1973 1529 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.33 — — — -0.07
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 1975 1546 109.1 — — — — — +21 -15 45.5% -0.32 2–0 1–0 — +0.95
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 1976 1544 117.7 — — — — +2 +36 -13 30.0% -1.65 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.16
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1977 1556 117.5 — — — — — -27 -22 34.1% -0.75 1–2 (33%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.36
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1978 1514 113.0 — — — — +107 -24 -12 37.8% -1.12 4–8 (33%) 4–4 (50%) — +3.18
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 1979 1490 119.2 — — — — +113 -35 -27 25.0% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) — +0.14
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 1980 1487 101.6 — — — — — +16 — 40.0% -0.55 1–1 1–1 — +1.03
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 1981 1461 104.3 — — — — — — — 26.7% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — +0.18
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 — 1619 118.5 — — — — +81 -6 -18 34.7% -1.09 11–15 (42%) 14–16 (47%) 99.5 +4.85

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.