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

Russell Simpson vs Steve Docherty H2H: 0-1

Steve Docherty holds a 1–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Steve Docherty leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Steve Docherty won the 1980 Australian Open round of 64 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4.

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Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Steve Docherty
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steve Docherty #122 4-6 6-3 6-7 6-4 6-4 Russell Simpson #76 Match data Dec 30, 1980* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Steve Docherty #99 #74 0 1,636 46 76 37.7% 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 Steve Docherty
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 — — — — — — —
22 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,497 0 0
23 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0 1974 1–3 25.0% #249 1,488 0 0
25 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0 1975 1–4 20.0% #282 1,485 0 0
26 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0 1976 0–3 0.0% #169 1,462 0 0
27 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0 1977 14–16 46.7% #85 1,588 0 0
28 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0 1978 15–22 40.5% #99 1,578 0 0
29 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0 1979 7–12 36.8% #130 1,576 0 0
30 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0 1980 7–10 41.2% #122 1,592 0 0
31 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0 1981 1–5 16.7% #99 1,550 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 Steve Docherty
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
23 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
28 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 7 6 13 53.8% 2 6 8 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 3 5 8 37.5%
29 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1979 6 9 15 40.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
30 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 1980 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7% 1981 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
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% — 23 33 56 41.1% 4 10 14 28.6% 14 19 33 42.4% 5 14 19 26.3%

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 Steve Docherty
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 — — — — +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 1972 1498 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — -0.13
23 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26 1974 1488 104.3 — — — — — — +45 27.3% -2.09 1–0 1–0 — 0.00
25 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22 1975 1486 109.2 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.84 — 2–1 (67%) — -0.10
26 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24 1976 1463 106.9 — — — — +12 — — 20.0% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — +0.01
27 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98 1977 1589 122.0 — — — — -38 -61 -13 45.9% -0.18 6–5 (55%) 5–10 (33%) — +1.33
28 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07 1978 1579 118.7 — — — — +46 -95 0 43.6% -0.42 5–8 (38%) 5–3 (63%) — +3.83
29 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79 1979 1576 122.0 — — — — +31 — -17 40.0% -0.71 1–3 (25%) 5–5 (50%) — +0.56
30 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11 1980 1592 119.6 — — — — -34 — +27 43.5% -0.13 3–4 (43%) 2–8 (20%) — +1.23
31 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76 1981 1551 109.5 — — — — -27 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.24
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 — 1637 124.1 — — — — +6 -82 +1 41.0% -0.55 16–23 (41%) 23–30 (43%) 99.0 +5.32

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.