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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 round of 16 6-2 6-0.

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Yannick Noah
FRA Age 66 Right-Handed 194 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Russell Simpson
NZL Age 72 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Yannick Noah #20 6-2 6-0 Russell Simpson #99 Match data Oct 24, 1980* R16 Vienna ATP 250 Hard

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
Yannick Noah #1,303 #3 1,079 2,199 456 194 70.2% 1 0 0 1 21 23
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 Yannick Noah Russell Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1977 0–1 0.0% #269 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 1,933 0 5 1973 3–3 50.0% — 1,499 0 0
20 1980 29–16 64.4% #18 1,890 0 5 1974 5–3 62.5% #318 1,527 0 0
21 1981 51–18 73.9% #13 1,917 0 7 1975 4–15 21.1% #183 1,483 0 0
22 1982 50–12 80.6% #10 2,086 0 11 1976 8–16 33.3% #143 1,486 0 0
23 1983 36–9 80.0% #5 2,087 1 14 1977 6–15 28.6% #91 1,451 0 0
24 1984 23–10 69.7% #9 1,997 1 14 1978 6–11 35.3% #108 1,496 0 0
25 1985 50–17 74.6% #7 1,956 1 17 1979 9–17 34.6% #133 1,573 0 0
26 1986 43–14 75.4% #4 2,012 1 19 1980 20–22 47.6% #76 1,696 0 0
27 1987 34–13 72.3% #8 1,951 1 21 1981 15–20 42.9% #88 1,646 0 0
28 1988 32–10 76.2% #12 1,948 1 22 1982 19–18 51.4% #50 1,672 0 0
29 1989 21–14 60.0% #16 1,876 1 22 1983 9–13 40.9% #96 1,584 0 0
30 1990 22–21 51.2% #40 1,708 1 23 1984 9–16 36.0% #121 1,546 0 0
31 1991 7–7 50.0% #188 1,708 1 23 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
35 1995 1–3 25.0% #552 1,686 1 23 — — — — — — —
36 1996 0–1 0.0% #1300 1,672 1 23 — — — — — — —

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 Yannick Noah 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 %
17 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 18 7 25 72.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 1979 13 5 18 72.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1973 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
20 1980 11 5 16 68.8% 14 5 19 73.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 1974 — — — — — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
21 1981 10 6 16 62.5% 22 6 28 78.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 18 4 22 81.8% 1975 0 4 4 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 5 6 16.7%
22 1982 19 1 20 95.0% 29 7 36 80.6% — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
23 1983 9 4 13 69.2% 23 2 25 92.0% — — — — 4 3 7 57.1% 1977 1 6 7 14.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — —
24 1984 9 3 12 75.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1978 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 1985 21 7 28 75.0% 20 4 24 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1979 3 7 10 30.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1986 15 5 20 75.0% 17 3 20 85.0% — — — — 11 6 17 64.7% 1980 11 11 22 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 2 4 6 33.3%
27 1987 13 2 15 86.7% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 8 3 11 72.7% 1981 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
28 1988 9 3 12 75.0% 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 9 2 11 81.8% 1982 10 6 16 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
29 1989 16 8 24 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 4 9 55.6% 1983 8 6 14 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1990 16 7 23 69.6% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1984 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0%
31 1991 0 1 1 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 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% — — — —
35 1995 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1996 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 164 62 226 72.6% 202 66 268 75.4% 11 16 27 40.7% 79 50 129 61.2% — 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 Yannick Noah 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
17 1977 1491 103.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -2.00 0–1 2–0 — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1978 1709 137.9 — — — — -111 +56 -173 57.7% +0.42 7–5 (58%) 10–6 (63%) — +3.56 1972 1470 98.3 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 0–1 0–1 — +0.23
19 1979 1933 150.7 — — — — -105 +27 -371 65.1% +1.08 9–4 (69%) 10–9 (53%) — +0.67 1973 1499 99.9 — — — — — — +27 47.1% -0.47 1–0 — — +0.87
20 1980 1890 153.0 — — — — +5 +91 -340 59.5% +0.98 9–6 (60%) 6–8 (43%) — -3.05 1974 1528 106.8 — — — — — — +29 62.5% +0.38 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.76
21 1981 1917 156.5 — — — — +62 +116 -384 64.4% +1.04 17–4 (81%) 9–12 (43%) — -1.67 1975 1483 118.9 — — — — +5 +49 +85 32.0% -0.94 2–6 (25%) 1–5 (17%) — +0.75
22 1982 2086 164.7 — — — — -20 +30 — 74.0% +1.55 12–5 (71%) 9–6 (60%) — -3.56 1976 1486 111.1 — — — — +2 +23 +41 39.3% -0.72 1–7 (13%) 5–2 (71%) — +2.37
23 1983 2087 162.3 — — — — -135 +184 — 74.8% +1.72 7–6 (54%) 8–4 (67%) — -1.85 1977 1451 111.0 — — — — -11 +23 +79 34.0% -0.87 1–5 (17%) 0–3 (0%) — +1.75
24 1984 1998 159.6 — — — — -11 +206 — 65.9% +0.83 8–5 (62%) 9–3 (75%) — -2.14 1978 1497 124.1 — — — — -42 -7 +79 36.8% -0.50 0–2 0–1 — +1.26
25 1985 1957 156.2 — — — — -10 +205 -368 68.4% +1.11 12–6 (67%) 18–12 (60%) — -0.87 1979 1574 129.7 — — — — -73 -90 +16 40.3% -0.81 2–6 (25%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.22
26 1986 2013 163.9 — — — — -41 +208 — 67.8% +1.19 13–5 (72%) 12–17 (41%) — -2.21 1980 1696 132.3 — — — — -61 -210 -48 49.1% -0.26 6–8 (43%) 15–9 (63%) — -0.24
27 1987 1951 147.7 — — — — +93 +140 -296 65.0% +1.00 11–4 (73%) 8–9 (47%) — +1.55 1981 1646 124.1 — — — — -59 — +26 45.3% -0.24 7–5 (58%) 9–8 (53%) — +0.98
28 1988 1949 153.8 — — — — +75 +116 — 67.2% +1.03 12–4 (75%) 15–11 (58%) — -0.74 1982 1673 129.2 — — — — +4 -203 +17 46.6% -0.22 12–5 (71%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.07
29 1989 1877 147.3 — — — — +46 — — 56.2% +0.40 10–4 (71%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.89 1983 1585 116.8 — — — — +105 — +12 41.8% -0.84 3–3 (50%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.79
30 1990 1708 139.1 — — — — +109 +162 — 49.1% -0.16 8–6 (57%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.00 1984 1546 123.8 — — — — +39 — +63 43.3% -0.37 3–8 (27%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.11
31 1991 1709 127.3 -0.35 -2.54 0.863 47.8% +60 +151 — 48.5% -0.48 3–2 (60%) 2–0 — -0.03 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
35 1995 1686 117.0 -0.18 -0.05 0.814 46.1% +61 — — 25.0% -1.38 — 1–1 — -0.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1996 1672 104.2 -2.25 +2.64 0.506 43.1% — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2199 161.2 -0.42 -1.70 0.835 47.2% +9 +121 -314 64.2% +0.93 138–68 (67%) 139–119 (54%) 101.7 -2.00 — 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.