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Russell Simpson (born 22 February 1954) is a former tennis player from New Zealand, who won five doubles titles during his professional career. He reached his highest singles ATP ranking on 18 April 1983, when he became No. 47 in the world. He is currently the head tennis professional at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club in Beverly Hills, California.

Russell Simpson

Country (sports)	New Zealand
Residence	Beverly Hills, California, United States
Born	(1954-02-22) 22 February 1954 (age 68) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$326,467
Singles
Career record	140–203
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 47 (18 April 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987)
French Open	2R (1976)
Wimbledon	4R (1982)
US Open	3R (1980)
Doubles
Career record	134–173
Career titles	5
Highest ranking	No. 94 (11 November 1985)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	SF (1980)
French Open	3R (1977)
Wimbledon	3R (1981, 1982)
US Open	2R (1977)

Simpson is the younger brother of Jeff Simpson, who was also a professional tennis player.[1]

Career finals

Doubles (5 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 1975	Houston, U.S.	Clay	Mike Estep	Bob Lutz Stan Smith	5–7, 6–7
Win	1–1	Jan 1977	Auckland, New Zealand	Grass	Chris Lewis	Peter Langsford Jonathan Smith	7–6, 6–4
Win	2–1	Apr 1977	Florence, Italy	Clay	Chris Lewis	Iván Molina Jairo Velasco	2–6, 7–6, 6–2
Win	3–1	Apr 1978	Tulsa, U.S.	Hard	Van Winitsky	Carlos Kirmayr Ricardo Ycaza	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss	3–2	Jan 1981	Monterrey, Mexico	Carpet	Johan Kriek	Kevin Curren Steve Denton	6–7, 3–6
Win	4–2	Jun 1981	Bristol, U.K.	Grass	Billy Martin	John Austin Johan Kriek	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Loss	4–3	Nov 1981	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard	Fritz Buehning	Terry Moor John Yuill	3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7–6, 10–12
Win	5–3	Jan 1983	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Chris Lewis	David Graham Laurie Warder	7–6, 6–3
Loss	5–4	Jun 1985	Bristol, U.K.	Grass	John Alexander	Eddie Edwards Danie Visser	4–6, 6–7

References

External links

• Russell Simpson at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Russell Simpson at the International Tennis Federation
• Russell Simpson at the Davis Cup

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