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Russell Simpson vs Stan Smith H2H: 2-3

Stan Smith holds a 3–2 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 2–1 on carpet, while Russell Simpson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Russell Simpson won the 1981 Wembley round of 32 6-3 6-2.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main-draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Russell Simpson #88 6-3 6-2 Stan Smith Match data Nov 12, 1981* R32 Wembley ATP 250 Carpet
Russell Simpson #86 6-3 4-6 6-2 Stan Smith Match data Jun 17, 1981* R16 Bristol ATP 250 Grass
Stan Smith 6-2 6-1 6-3 Russell Simpson Match data Sep 1, 1979* R64 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Stan Smith 6-3 6-3 Russell Simpson Match data Sep 21, 1978* R32 Hartford ATP 250 Carpet
Stan Smith 6-0 6-3 Russell Simpson #355 Match data Mar 20, 1975* R32 Memphis ATP 250 Carpet

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
Stan Smith — — — 2,264 647 286 69.3% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
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 — — — — — — —
20 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,485 0 0 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 1970 58–28 67.4% — 2,058 0 14
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,027 1 20
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,055 2 37
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 1986 4–10 28.6% #180 1,537 0 0 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 1987 3–4 42.9% #324 1,547 0 0 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 — — — — — — — 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 — — — — — — — 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 — — — — — — — 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48

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 Stan Smith
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7% 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 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% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 1987 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 58 78 136 42.6% 12 30 42 28.6% 50 58 108 46.3% 11 29 40 27.5% — 230 98 328 70.1% 125 67 192 65.1% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Russell Simpson Stan Smith
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +4 +50 +84 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) 94.8 +0.74 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.70
22 1976 1486 111.0 — — — — +2 +22 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) 95.1 +2.39 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +101 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 1977 1451 110.9 — — — — -11 +22 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) 93.5 +1.75 1970 2058 145.9 — — — — +112 -306 -99 65.3% +0.87 15–8 (65%) 5–4 (56%) 104.7 -0.14
24 1978 1496 124.1 — — — — -41 -7 +80 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1971 2028 155.0 — — — — +9 -55 +178 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 106.1 -2.39
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 97.1 +0.22 1972 2146 152.4 — — — — +112 -186 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.5 +0.17
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) 103.5 -0.24 1973 2056 163.3 — — — — +108 -47 +160 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.48
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 103.8 +0.98 1974 1981 153.7 — — — — +83 -47 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) 106.5 -0.07 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +183 -28 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) 100.6 +0.79 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +106 -108 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 101.0 -5.63
30 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) 97.8 -0.11 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +138 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
31 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) 101.8 +0.76 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -163 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
32 1986 1537 106.4 — — — — +1 — +81 36.8% -0.79 2–4 (33%) 3–3 (50%) 98.1 +1.31 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +73 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
33 1987 1547 103.3 — — — — -11 — — 41.7% -0.21 2–1 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 99.7 +0.44 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.72 — 2265 156.0 — — — — +94 -112 +90 63.9% +0.90 174–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.4 -2.91

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.