H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Steffi Graf vs Rene Simpson H2H: 4-0

Steffi Graf holds a 4–0 lead over Rene Simpson in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Steffi Graf leads 2–0 on clay and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Steffi Graf won the 1992 Roland Garros round of 128 6-3 6-1.

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Steffi Graf
GER Age 57 Right-Handed 176 cm / 5'9"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main-draw meetings
Rene Simpson
CAN Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steffi Graf #2 6-3 6-1 Rene Simpson #82 Match data May 27, 1992* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Steffi Graf #2 6-4 6-0 Rene Simpson #182 Match data Apr 11, 1991* R32 Amelia Island Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-0 Rene Simpson #80 Match data Aug 3, 1989* R32 San Diego WTA 500 Hard
Steffi Graf #1 6-0 6-0 Rene Simpson #95 Match data Jan 20, 1989* R64 Australian Open Grand Slam 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Steffi Graf #3 #1 5,028 2,603 876 110 88.8% 22 1 15 5 32 32 107
Rene Simpson #546 #70 256 1,663 44 83 34.6% 0 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 Steffi Graf Rene Simpson
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
12 1981 1–1 50.0% — 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
13 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,507 0 0 — — — — — — —
14 1983 6–7 46.2% — 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
15 1984 17–13 56.7% #22 1,748 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1985 40–13 75.5% #6 2,038 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1986 63–6 91.3% #3 2,322 0 8 — — — — — — —
18 1987 70–2 97.2% #1 2,505 1 19 — — — — — — —
19 1988 73–3 96.1% #1 2,539 5 30 — — — — — — —
20 1989 85–2 97.7% #1 2,588 8 44 — — — — — — —
21 1990 72–5 93.5% #1 2,512 9 54 — — — — — — —
22 1991 64–8 88.9% #2 2,420 10 61 1988 5–3 62.5% #132 1,558 0 0
23 1992 66–7 90.4% #2 2,434 11 69 1989 11–17 39.3% #109 1,619 0 0
24 1993 77–5 93.9% #1 2,506 14 79 1990 2–8 20.0% #180 1,563 0 0
25 1994 58–6 90.6% #1 2,414 15 86 1991 5–9 35.7% #132 1,566 0 0
26 1995 48–2 96.0% #1 2,464 18 95 1992 7–10 41.2% #104 1,603 0 0
27 1996 51–4 92.7% #1 2,475 21 102 1993 4–9 30.8% #122 1,588 0 0
28 1997 16–4 80.0% #28 2,400 21 103 1994 5–11 31.2% #154 1,532 0 0
29 1998 33–9 78.6% #9 2,305 21 106 1995 1–2 33.3% #189 1,537 0 0
30 1999 34–9 79.1% #3 2,242 22 107 1996 1–4 20.0% #148 1,519 0 0
31 — — — — — — — 1997 3–9 25.0% #109 1,515 0 0
32 — — — — — — — 1998 0–1 0.0% #548 1,512 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 Steffi Graf Rene 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 %
12 1981 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 5 3 8 62.5% 5 5 10 50.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 19 6 25 76.0% 14 4 18 77.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1986 20 3 23 87.0% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — 19 2 21 90.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 23 1 24 95.8% 32 0 32 100.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 9 0 9 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 39 1 40 97.5% 20 1 21 95.2% 7 0 7 100.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1989 39 0 39 100.0% 25 2 27 92.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 14 0 14 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1990 23 1 24 95.8% 20 2 22 90.9% 5 1 6 83.3% 24 1 25 96.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1991 22 4 26 84.6% 19 2 21 90.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1988 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1992 13 2 15 86.7% 25 3 28 89.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 21 2 23 91.3% 1989 8 12 20 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 1993 33 2 35 94.3% 21 1 22 95.5% 7 0 7 100.0% 16 2 18 88.9% 1990 1 4 5 20.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
25 1994 38 2 40 95.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 1991 2 5 7 28.6% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
26 1995 22 1 23 95.7% 11 0 11 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 8 1 9 88.9% 1992 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
27 1996 21 1 22 95.5% 14 1 15 93.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 1993 3 6 9 33.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1997 3 1 4 75.0% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 1994 5 10 15 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 1998 14 5 19 73.7% — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% 13 2 15 86.7% 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1999 15 5 20 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% 6 1 7 85.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 1996 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 350 39 389 90.0% 267 32 299 89.3% 84 14 98 85.7% 175 25 200 87.5% — 32 51 83 38.6% 10 23 33 30.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6%

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 Steffi Graf Rene 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
12 1981 1502 99.4 — — — — — — — 60.0% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.64 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
13 1982 1507 121.5 — — — — — +26 — 38.5% -0.62 0–1 — — +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
14 1983 1546 109.1 — — — — +59 +52 +29 48.1% -0.15 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
15 1984 1748 139.6 — — — — -68 -81 -28 51.4% +0.26 9–3 (75%) 3–2 (60%) 111.2 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1985 2038 163.0 — — — — -73 -131 -289 69.6% +1.45 9–4 (69%) 10–3 (77%) 110.8 -2.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1986 2322 176.8 — — — — -62 -128 — 80.5% +2.45 17–3 (85%) 6–7 (46%) 110.7 -5.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 2505 181.5 — — — — -48 -84 -637 90.8% +3.42 9–0 (100%) 3–3 (50%) 107.5 -4.82 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 2540 181.5 — — — — -7 -92 -528 91.8% +3.75 7–2 (78%) 4–2 (67%) 102.5 -1.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1989 2588 183.5 — — — — +30 -140 -492 93.4% +3.80 7–2 (78%) 2–2 (50%) 102.4 -1.81 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1990 2512 178.9 — — — — +89 -52 -324 89.0% +3.13 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 98.6 -0.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1991 2420 177.1 — — — — +72 +83 -183 86.8% +3.10 4–5 (44%) 6–6 (50%) 92.3 -0.99 1988 1559 115.5 — — — — +45 — — 58.8% +0.35 1–0 0–1 — +1.22
23 1992 2435 179.0 — — — — +24 +66 -41 82.0% +2.69 16–5 (76%) 6–5 (55%) 99.7 -1.85 1989 1619 123.0 — — — — +19 -74 — 39.0% -1.10 2–1 (67%) — — -1.57
24 1993 2506 183.0 — — — — -28 +45 -107 86.5% +2.91 13–3 (81%) 8–2 (80%) 107.4 -3.07 1990 1563 111.0 — — — — +31 -47 — 30.4% -1.61 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.30
25 1994 2415 179.9 — — — — +25 +40 — 86.0% +3.10 7–3 (70%) 3–7 (30%) 93.7 -1.05 1991 1566 120.5 — — — — -8 -14 — 39.4% -0.70 2–3 (40%) 2–0 — -0.35
26 1995 2465 178.3 — — — — +6 +52 -61 87.4% +2.78 8–2 (80%) 3–3 (50%) 102.0 -1.58 1992 1604 127.1 — — — — -4 -31 — 43.2% -0.49 1–2 (33%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.95
27 1996 2475 176.2 — — — — -6 +55 +63 89.5% +2.71 6–1 (86%) 8–2 (80%) 104.0 -1.13 1993 1588 120.6 — — — — +17 -35 — 33.3% -1.59 0–1 2–2 (50%) — -0.20
28 1997 2400 149.1 — — — — +38 +70 — 75.0% +1.65 4–0 (100%) 2–1 (67%) — 0.00 1994 1533 109.5 — — — — +1 — — 42.1% -0.45 2–6 (25%) 0–3 (0%) — -0.05
29 1998 2305 172.9 — — — — +58 — +169 74.5% +2.06 8–4 (67%) 4–3 (57%) 98.2 -1.13 1995 1537 104.1 — — — — — — — 37.5% -0.50 1–1 1–1 — -0.26
30 1999 2243 171.2 — — — — -5 +219 +171 70.7% +1.82 13–4 (76%) 3–3 (50%) 98.9 -2.55 1996 1520 111.2 — — — — +20 — — 33.3% -1.25 0–2 1–0 — +0.07
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1997 1516 117.1 — — — — +12 +7 — 34.5% -1.10 1–4 (20%) 0–1 — -0.55
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1998 1513 105.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.21
Career — 2604 181.8 — — — — +8 -20 -151 83.0% +2.71 147–45 (77%) 78–58 (57%) 106.9 -3.01 — 1663 126.9 — — — — +13 -32 — 38.9% -0.90 10–23 (30%) 8–12 (40%) 91.9 -2.48

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.