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Jeff Simpson
New Zealand tennis player and coach

Jeff Simpson

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New Zealand tennis player and coach
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Male
Place of birth
Hamilton
Age
74 years
Residence
Auckland
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Biography

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

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.

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

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

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.

Personal life

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

His son, Matt, competes on the Futures circuit.

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 3 (0–3)

OutcomeNo.YearTournamentPartnerOpponents in the finalScore in the final
Runner-up1.1972Tokyo Outdoor, JapanMexico Marcello LaraUnited States Dick Dell
United States Sherwood Stewart
3–6, 2–6
Runner-up2.1973Christchurch, New ZealandWest Germany Jürgen FassbenderIndia Anand Amritraj
United States Fred McNair
W/O
Runner-up3.1974Roanoke, United StatesNew Zealand Ian CrookendenUnited States Vitas Gerulaitis
United States Sandy Mayer
6-7, 1-6

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
1.1982France Le Touquet, FranceClaySwitzerland Roland Stadler6-7, 6-2, 6-1

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