H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Russell Simpson vs Rolf Thung H2H: 1-0

Russell Simpson holds a 1–0 lead over Rolf Thung in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1976 Japan Open round of 64 7-6 7-6.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Rolf Thung
NED Age 75 Left-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson 7-6 7-6 Rolf Thung Match data Nov 3, 1976* R64 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
Rolf Thung #662 #86 0 1,532 21 68 23.6% 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 Rolf Thung
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,484 0 0
18 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,470 0 0 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,469 0 0
19 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,456 0 0
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,444 0 0
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1974 4–7 36.4% #150 1,475 0 0
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1975 11–28 28.2% #134 1,494 0 0
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1976 3–19 13.6% #182 1,406 0 0
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1977 2–5 28.6% #181 1,415 0 0
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1978 1–4 20.0% #328 1,401 0 0
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1980 0–1 0.0% #372 1,395 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 Rolf Thung
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1970 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 1972 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% 1973 — — — — 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% 1974 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% — — — — 1975 1 5 6 16.7% 4 12 16 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 9 15 40.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1976 2 3 5 40.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 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% 1978 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
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% 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 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% — 4 13 17 23.5% 7 33 40 17.5% 3 9 12 25.0% 7 13 20 35.0%

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 Rolf Thung
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1484 91.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.03
18 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23 1970 1469 97.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.14
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 1972 1457 98.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — +0.10
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75 1973 1444 98.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.16
22 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37 1974 1475 110.5 — — — — +54 +6 +91 44.8% -0.38 1–3 (25%) 3–2 (60%) — +0.89
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 1975 1494 122.5 — — — — +57 -25 — 28.6% -1.44 3–2 (60%) 3–6 (33%) — +1.33
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1976 1406 108.8 — — — — +127 -26 +70 20.0% -1.82 3–4 (43%) 1–6 (14%) — +1.63
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1977 1416 101.3 — — — — +103 — +10 35.3% -0.82 0–1 0–1 — +0.35
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 1978 1401 103.2 — — — — — -20 — 27.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.50
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 1980 1396 100.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.02
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 — 1533 114.2 — — — — +77 -21 +60 27.9% -1.39 7–11 (39%) 7–15 (32%) 95.7 +5.81

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.