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Jeff Simpson (born 29 October 1950) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.[1]

Jeff Simpon

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Auckland
Born	(1950-10-29) 29 October 1950 (age 72) Hamilton, New Zealand
Plays	Right-handed
Singles
Career record	40–79
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 66 (13 September 1973)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (1982)
French Open	1R (1974)
Wimbledon	3R (1973)
US Open	3R (1973)
Doubles
Career record	46–72
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 108 (3 January 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1983)
French Open	2R (1983)
Wimbledon	2R (1972, 1973)
US Open	2R (1972, 1973, 1974)

Playing career

Over the course of his career, Simpson competed in five Davis Cup ties for the New Zealand team. He won a total of four rubbers, two in singles and two in doubles.[2]

In 1973, Simpson reached the third round of both Wimbledon and the US Open.[3] Those performances saw him reach his career best ranking of 66.[3]

Simpson was a singles semi-finalist at Newport in 1973 and Auckland in 1975.[3] As a doubles player he was runner-up at three Grand Prix events, in Tokyo, Christchurch and Roanoke.[3]

Coaching

Simpson was New Zealand's Davis Cup captain for 16 years, from 1984 to 1999, as well as Fed Cup captain for five years. He also coached New Zealand in the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1996 Summer Olympics.[4]

Personal life

Simpson is the elder brother of Russell Simpson, who was also a professional tennis player.[5]

His son, Matt, competed for a while on the Futures circuit, retiring in 2013.[6][5]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	1972	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Marcello Lara	Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart	3–6, 2–6
Loss	0–2	1973	Christchurch, New Zealand	Jürgen Fassbender	Anand Amritraj Fred McNair	W/O
Loss	0–3	1974	Roanoke, United States	Ian Crookenden	Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer	6–7, 1–6
Win	1–3	1975	Washington Indoor WCT, U.S.	Mike Estep	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	7–6, 6–3

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1982	Le Touquet, France	Clay	Roland Stadler	6–7, 6–2, 6–1

References

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