Jeff Simpson (born 29 October 1950) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.ITF Pro Circuit: Jeff Simpson
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.Davis Cup Profile
In 1973, Simpson reached the third round of both Wimbledon and the US Open.ATP World Tour Profile 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, competed for a while on the Futures circuit, retiring in 2013.ITF Pro Circuit: Matt Simpson
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups) ResultW–LYearTournamentPartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Oct 1972Tokyo Outdoor, Japan Marcelo Lara Dick Dell Sherwood Stewart3–6, 2–6Loss0–2 Nov 1973Christchurch, New Zealand Jürgen Fassbender Anand Amritraj Fred McNairLoss0–3Jan 1974Roanoke, US Ian Crookenden Vitas Gerulaitis Sandy Mayer6–7, 1–6Win1–3Mar 1975Washington Indoor WCT, US Mike Estep Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj7–6, 6–3
Challenger titles
Singles: (1) No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore1.1982Le Touquet, FranceClay Roland Stadler6–7, 6–2, 6–1 External links
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