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Mike Myburg

RSA Age 73 Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1971–1983

Mike Myburg represented South Africa on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 159. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 9–25 and no singles titles.

Peak singles rank

159 (Jan 2, 1984)

Elo peak

1540 (15th percentile)

Singles record

9–25 (26.5%)

Singles titles

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Mike Myburg's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
Opponent	Score	Result	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Danie Visser	6-3 1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Nov 24, 1983*	R32	South African Open	ATP 250	Hard
Harald Theissen	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 13, 1983*	R32	Tel Aviv	ATP 250	Hard
Guillermo Vilas #10	2-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 6, 1983*	R32	Barcelona Open	ATP 250	Clay
Ricardo Acuna #86	2-6 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 1983*	R64	Barcelona Open	ATP 250	Clay
Freddie Sauer	6-4 6-7 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 1983*	R32	Dutch Open	ATP 250	Clay

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Mike Myburg's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Guillermo Vilas	0	2	2	Oct 6, 1983	H2H
Paul Avis	0	2	2	Apr 9, 1981	H2H
Danie Visser	0	1	1	Nov 24, 1983	H2H
Harald Theissen	0	1	1	Oct 13, 1983	H2H
Ricardo Acuna	1	0	1	Oct 5, 1983	H2H

Career Results

Mike Myburg career results by season
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	Start Rank	End Rank
1971	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1972	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1975	22	0	2	2	0.0%	399	308
1977	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1978	25	0	2	2	0.0%	365	263
1979	26	0	1	1	0.0%	219	219
1980	27	0	1	1	0.0%	292	292
1981	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—
1982	29	6	9	15	40.0%	—	—
1983	30	3	6	9	33.3%	198	198
Career		9	25	34	26.5%	—	—

Career Results by Surface

Mike Myburg career results by season and surface
Season	Age	Hard				Clay				Grass				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1971	18	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1972	19	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1975	22	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1977	24	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	25	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	2	2	0.0%
1979	26	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1980	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
1981	28	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	29	1	3	4	25.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	6	9	15	40.0%
1983	30	0	2	2	0.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	—	—	—	—	3	6	9	33.3%
Career	—	1	14	15	6.7%	8	9	17	47.1%	0	2	2	0.0%	9	25	34	26.5%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Mike Myburg career results by season and opponent rank
Season	Age	1-10				11-30				31-100				100+				Total
Season	Age	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
1975	22	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1978	25	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1979	26	0	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	0	0	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%
1982	29	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	0	0	—	—	2	6	8	25.0%
1983	30	0	3	3	0.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	1	0	1	100.0%	0	0	—	—	2	3	5	40.0%
Career		0	5	5	0.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	3	5	8	37.5%	0	0	—	—	4	12	16	25.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 16/34 (47.1%) of Mike Myburg's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Mike Myburg advanced statistics by season
Season	Age	Elo	P+	Serve+	Return+	PD	TPW%	Hard Elo	Clay Elo	Grass Elo	Set Win %	Set Margin	Dec. Set	Tiebreak	Pressure+	Schedule
1971	18	1474	98.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.0%	-1.25	—	—	—	+0.01
1972	19	1448	94.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-4.00	—	—	—	+0.04
1975	22	1427	99.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.67	0–2	—	—	+0.36
1977	24	1414	96.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.23
1978	25	1394	97.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.0%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.26
1979	26	1392	98.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-5.50	—	—	—	-0.10
1980	27	1381	99.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-0.33	0–1	—	—	+0.15
1981	28	1370	98.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.00	0–1	—	—	+0.17
1982	29	1472	122.3	—	—	—	—	-58	+114	—	41.9%	-0.91	3–3 (50%)	2–1 (67%)	102.2	+0.17
1983	30	1503	118.5	—	—	—	—	—	+103	—	40.0%	-0.68	1–3 (25%)	0–1	—	-0.11
Career		1540	113.2	—	—	—	—	-58	+109	—	35.4%	-1.16	4–11 (27%)	2–2 (50%)	94.3	+3.47

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mike Myburg Grand Slams results by season
Season	Age	RG	W	USO	W-L Win %
1982	29	R32	R128	R128	2–3 (40%)
1983	30	R64	—	—	1–1 (50%)
W-L		3–2 (60%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	3–4 (43%)

ATP 500

Mike Myburg ATP 500 results by season
Season	Age	CIN	W-L Win %
1982	29	R64	0–1 (0%)
W-L		0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)

ATP 250

Mike Myburg ATP 250 results by season
Season	Age	BAR	AUS	STU	BOU	CLE	DUT	JOH	JOH	LOU	EAS	NOR	SOU	STO	TEL	W-L Win %
1971	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1972	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R128	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1975	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–2 (0%)
1977	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1978	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	R32	—	0–2 (0%)
1979	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1980	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	R64	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1981	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0–1 (0%)
1982	29	R32	R32	R32	—	R16	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	—	—	4–5 (44%)
1983	30	R32	—	—	R16	—	R32	—	—	—	—	—	R32	—	R32	2–5 (29%)
W-L		2–2 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	1–1 (50%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	1–1 (50%)	0–6 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	0–1 (0%)	6–20 (23%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

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Career high

159

Career-high date

Jan 2, 1984

First Top 100

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First Top 50

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First Top 20

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First Top 10

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Ranking History Matrix

Mike Myburg ranking history by month and season
Season	Age	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1975	22	—	—	—	—	399	396	—	—	—	—	—	308
1976	23	—	—	—	—	—	272	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	25	352	—	—	—	—	—	265	—	—	—	—	263
1979	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	219
1980	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	292
1983	30	198	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	31	159	—	—	—	—	291	292	319	393	676	726	745
1985	32	738	749	753	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Mike Myburg's most statistically similar ATP players
Player	Country	Peak ranking	Peak Elo	M	W	L	Win %	Prize money	Years	Rivalries	Match log
Douglas Palm	SWE	#159	1,540	63	17	46	27.0%	—	1972–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Peter Pearson	USA	#153	1,509	25	6	19	24.0%	$138	1976–1979	Rivalries	Match log
Ulrich Marten	GER	#161	1,554	67	20	47	29.9%	—	1974–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Herve Gauvain	FRA	#148	1,561	36	10	26	27.8%	—	1974–1982	Rivalries	Match log
Bill Maze	USA	#153	1,548	44	12	32	27.3%	$138	1972–1984	Rivalries	Match log
Eric Friedler	USA	#152	1,551	53	16	37	30.2%	$86	1974–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Miguel Mir	ESP	#158	1,500	38	7	31	18.4%	—	1975–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Gerard Toulon	FRA	#165	1,529	8	2	6	25.0%	—	1977–1981	Rivalries	Match log
Wayne Hampson	AUS	#174	1,516	41	11	30	26.8%	—	1978–1983	Rivalries	Match log
Charles Buzz Strode	USA	#158	1,530	31	8	23	25.8%	$108,448	1977–1985	Rivalries	Match log
Gene Malin	USA	#161	1,520	41	11	30	26.8%	—	1968–1980	Rivalries	Match log
Graeme Thomson	AUS	#162	1,530	30	9	21	30.0%	—	1970–1977	Rivalries	Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mike Myburg?: Mike Myburg is 73 years old, born on June 23, 1953.
Which country does Mike Myburg represent?: Mike Myburg represents South Africa in TennisDB's ATP records.
Is Mike Myburg left-handed or right-handed?: Mike Myburg plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Mike Myburg won?: Mike Myburg has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mike Myburg won?: TennisDB does not group any of Mike Myburg's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
What is Mike Myburg's highest ATP ranking?: Mike Myburg's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 159, first achieved on January 2, 1984.
What is Mike Myburg's career win-loss record?: Mike Myburg has a career ATP singles record of 9 wins and 25 losses (26.5%).
Which seasons of Mike Myburg's career appear in TennisDB?: Mike Myburg appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1971 through 1983.
Who has Mike Myburg faced most often?: Mike Myburg's most frequent opponent is Guillermo Vilas, with a head-to-head record of 0–2 across 2 meetings.