Jeff Simpson

{{Infobox tennis biography

| name = Jeff Simpon

| image =

| caption =

| country = {{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand

| residence = Auckland

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|10|29}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

| turnedpro =

| plays = Right-handed

| careerprizemoney =

| singlesrecord = 40–79

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 66 (13 September 1973)

| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1982)

| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1974)

| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1973)

| USOpenresult = 3R (1973)

| doublesrecord = 46–72

| doublestitles = 1

| highestdoublesranking = No. 108 (3 January 1983)

| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1983)

| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1983)

| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1972, 1973)

| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1972, 1973, 1974)

}}

Jeff Simpson (born 29 October 1950) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.[http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10004452 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.[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800174948 Davis Cup Profile]

In 1973, Simpson reached the third round of both Wimbledon and the US Open.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/jeff-simpson/s123/overview 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tennisnorthern.co.nz/Article.aspx?ID=5010 |title=Tennis Northern Profile |access-date=23 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208081134/http://tennisnorthern.co.nz/Article.aspx?ID=5010 |archive-date=8 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Personal life

Simpson is the elder brother of Russell Simpson, who was also a professional tennis player.{{cite web|author1=David Leggat|title=Tennis: Another Simpson takes up the family racquet|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10429048|website=The New Zealand Herald|date=16 March 2007}}

His son, Matt, competed for a while on the Futures circuit, retiring in 2013.[http://www.itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100000445 ITF Pro Circuit: Matt Simpson]