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Todd Nelson vs Russell Simpson H2H: 1-0

Todd Nelson holds a 1–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Todd Nelson leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Todd Nelson won the 1985 Bristol round of 64 1-6 6-4 6-3.

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Todd Nelson
USA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Todd Nelson #161 1-6 6-4 6-3 Russell Simpson #146 Match data Jun 19, 1985* R64 Bristol ATP 250 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
Todd Nelson #1,179 #58 156 1,650 53 90 37.1% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russell Simpson #1,013 #47 0 1,767 131 195 40.2% 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 Todd Nelson Russell Simpson
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 1983 4–5 44.4% #423 1,528 0 0 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1984 10–12 45.5% #97 1,602 0 0 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1985 7–15 31.8% #161 1,565 0 0 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1986 8–15 34.8% #117 1,565 0 0 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1987 9–12 42.9% #112 1,575 0 0 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1988 11–19 36.7% #122 1,563 0 0 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1989 0–3 0.0% #486 1,520 0 0 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1990 0–2 0.0% #485 1,506 0 0 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1991 2–3 40.0% #273 1,514 0 0 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1992 0–1 0.0% #302 1,503 0 0 1985 11–11 50.0% #117 1,602 0 0
32 1993 2–3 40.0% #255 1,505 0 0 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 Todd Nelson Russell Simpson
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 1983 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1984 6 8 14 42.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1985 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1986 2 8 10 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1988 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1989 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1990 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1991 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1992 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 1993 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 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 — 22 46 68 32.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 9 17 26 34.6% 19 20 39 48.7% — 58 78 136 42.6% 12 30 42 28.6% 50 58 108 46.3% 11 29 40 27.5%

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 Todd Nelson Russell Simpson
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 1983 1529 119.1 — — — — +2 — +81 47.6% +0.05 0–1 2–0 — +0.32 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1984 1602 120.6 — — — — -5 -43 — 47.4% -0.21 4–5 (44%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.29 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1985 1566 122.4 — — — — +31 — +19 40.3% -0.61 2–6 (25%) 6–9 (40%) — +0.78 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1986 1565 134.9 — — — — +9 — +12 37.7% -0.70 4–4 (50%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.43 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1987 1575 132.2 — — — — +42 — -8 50.0% +0.07 1–7 (13%) 6–5 (55%) — +1.45 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1988 1564 133.6 — — — — +52 — -56 39.2% -0.70 4–5 (44%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.85 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1989 1520 99.2 — — — — +44 — — 14.3% -1.43 0–1 0–2 — +0.26 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1990 1507 110.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.50 0–2 — — -0.14 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1991 1514 111.4 -1.52 -0.18 0.816 47.2% +43 — — 42.9% -0.71 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.24 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1992 1504 104.3 -0.63 +1.44 0.846 45.8% — — — 0.0% -1.33 — 0–2 — -0.06 1985 1602 120.0 — — — — +28 — +21 48.2% -0.02 5–4 (56%) 5–7 (42%) — +0.76
32 1993 1506 108.4 +0.32 +1.18 1.039 50.4% +33 — — 35.7% -0.57 1–0 0–2 — +0.53 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 — 1651 134.5 -0.70 +0.53 0.904 48.3% +28 -43 +10 41.7% -0.46 18–33 (35%) 30–39 (43%) 93.7 +2.37 — 1767 127.3 — — — — -10 -43 +34 42.9% -0.47 48–66 (42%) 60–63 (49%) 98.5 +3.71

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.