Russell Simpson
Encyclopedia
Russell Simpson is a former tennis
player from New Zealand
, who won six doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
ranking on April 18, 1983, when he became #47 in the world. He is currently the head tennis professional at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club in Beverly Hills, California
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who won six doubles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
ranking on April 18, 1983, when he became #47 in the world. He is currently the head tennis professional at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club in Beverly Hills, California