H2H data updated: 2026-07-18 14:16 UTC
Yannick Noah vs Russell Simpson H2H: 1-0
Yannick Noah holds a 1–0 lead over Russell Simpson in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Yannick Noah leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Yannick Noah won the 1980 Vienna fourth round 6-2 6-0.
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FRA
Age 66
Right-Handed
194 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1
–
0
1 main draw meetings
NZL
Age 72
Right-Handed
188 cm / 6'2"
H2H Match Log
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score | Loser | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 1980* | Vienna | ATP 250 | R16 | Hard | Yannick Noah | 6-2 6-0 | Russell Simpson | Match data |
* Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable.
Career Comparison
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 | Finals | 500 | 250 | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick Noah | #1,303 | #3 | 1,079 | 2,196 | 456 | 194 | 70.2% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| Russell Simpson | #1,013 | #47 | 0 | 1,765 | 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 | Yannick Noah | Russell Simpson | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 17 | 1977 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #305 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 1978 | 23–14 | 62.2% | #49 | 1,708 | 0 | 2 | 1972 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,470 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 1979 | 34–14 | 70.8% | #26 | 1,931 | 0 | 5 | 1973 | 3–3 | 50.0% | — | 1,498 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 1980 | 29–16 | 64.4% | #18 | 1,887 | 0 | 5 | 1974 | 5–3 | 62.5% | #318 | 1,539 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 1981 | 51–18 | 73.9% | #13 | 1,915 | 0 | 7 | 1975 | 4–15 | 21.1% | #183 | 1,491 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 1982 | 50–12 | 80.6% | #10 | 2,085 | 0 | 11 | 1976 | 8–16 | 33.3% | #143 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 1983 | 36–9 | 80.0% | #5 | 2,085 | 1 | 14 | 1977 | 6–15 | 28.6% | #126 | 1,451 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 1984 | 23–10 | 69.7% | #9 | 1,996 | 1 | 14 | 1978 | 6–11 | 35.3% | #108 | 1,496 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1985 | 50–17 | 74.6% | #7 | 1,954 | 1 | 17 | 1979 | 9–17 | 34.6% | #133 | 1,572 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1986 | 43–14 | 75.4% | #4 | 1,994 | 1 | 19 | 1980 | 20–22 | 47.6% | #76 | 1,695 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1987 | 34–13 | 72.3% | #8 | 1,921 | 1 | 21 | 1981 | 15–20 | 42.9% | #88 | 1,644 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 1988 | 32–10 | 76.2% | #12 | 1,940 | 1 | 22 | 1982 | 19–18 | 51.4% | #50 | 1,672 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 1989 | 21–14 | 60.0% | #16 | 1,875 | 1 | 22 | 1983 | 9–13 | 40.9% | #96 | 1,584 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 1990 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #40 | 1,724 | 1 | 23 | 1984 | 9–16 | 36.0% | #121 | 1,545 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 1991 | 7–7 | 50.0% | #188 | 1,716 | 1 | 23 | 1985 | 11–11 | 50.0% | #117 | 1,602 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 4–10 | 28.6% | #180 | 1,536 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #324 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | 1995 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #552 | 1,692 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 1996 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #1300 | 1,678 | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |