Country (sports) New Zealand Career titles 0 Residence Auckland | Plays Right-handed Name Jeff Simpson Career record 40-79 | |
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Born 29 October 1950 (age 73)
Hamilton, New Zealand ( 1950-10-29 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 66 (13 Sep 1973) | ||
Speed Painting Lab Round 2: Jeff Simpson vs Mike Azevedo
Jeff Simpson (born 29 October 1950) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Contents
- Speed Painting Lab Round 2 Jeff Simpson vs Mike Azevedo
- Playing career
- Coaching
- Personal life
- References
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.