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Mike Estep

USA Age 77 173 cm / 5'8" Plays: Right-Handed ATP Tour years active: 1968–1983

Mike Estep represented the United States on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 59. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 118–182 and 2 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
59 (Aug 27, 1973)
Elo peak
1760 (65th percentile)
Singles record
118–182 (39.3%)
Singles titles
2

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 Estep's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mike De Palmer 3-6 3-6 L — Match data Apr 29, 1983* R16 Tampa ATP 250 Carpet
Jeff Borowiak #94 2-6 7-6 7-6 W H2H Match data Apr 28, 1983* R32 Tampa ATP 250 Carpet
Bruce Manson #98 7-6 4-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Apr 13, 1983* R64 Los Angeles Open ATP 250 Hard
Leo Palin 2-6 3-6 L H2H Match data Apr 7, 1983* R32 Houston-Wct ATP 250 Clay
Chris Lewis 6-7 2-6 L H2H Match data Feb 24, 1983* R32 La Quinta ATP 250 Hard

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Mike Estep's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Roscoe Tanner 1 6 7 May 1, 1982 H2H
Brian Gottfried 2 4 6 May 2, 1982 H2H
Cliff Drysdale 0 6 6 Jun 24, 1977 H2H
Raul Ramirez 1 4 5 Aug 18, 1982 H2H
Ilie Nastase 0 4 4 Sep 2, 1982 H2H

Singles Titles (2)

Mike Estep singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
197323 1 — — — 1 — Merion
197626 1 — — — 1 — Khartoum
Total 2 — — — 2 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Results

Mike Estep career results by season
SeasonAgeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
196818571241.7%——
1969193121520.0%——
19702035837.5%——
19712118911.1%——
19722213132650.0%——
19732326315745.6%5975
19742415243938.5%8598
19752515274235.7%101106
19762616153151.6%8481
197727371030.0%82142
19803012333.3%203203
1981314121625.0%——
19823211152642.3%7293
19833324633.3%95100
Career11818230039.3%——

Career Results by Surface

Mike Estep career results by season and surface
SeasonAge HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
196818 21366.7%0330.0%33650.0%———— 571241.7%
196919 0110.0%36933.3%0550.0%———— 3121520.0%
197020 21366.7%0330.0%11250.0%———— 35837.5%
197121 15616.7%0220.0%0110.0%———— 18911.1%
197222 22450.0%15616.7%1041471.4%0220.0% 13132650.0%
197323 12102254.5%4131723.5%931275.0%15616.7% 26315745.6%
197424 691540.0%33650.0%33650.0%391225.0% 15243938.5%
197525 671346.2%4111526.7%31475.0%281020.0% 15274235.7%
197626 951464.3%0220.0%43757.1%35837.5% 16153151.6%
197727 0110.0%————11250.0%25728.6% 371030.0%
198030 ————0110.0%11250.0%———— 12333.3%
198131 12333.3%0440.0%15616.7%21366.7% 4121625.0%
198232 461040.0%0110.0%761353.8%0220.0% 11152642.3%
198333 12333.3%0110.0%————11250.0% 24633.3%
Career—46529846.9%15557021.4%43378053.8%14385226.9%11818230039.3%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Mike Estep career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
197323 00——0440.0%12333.3%21366.7% 371030.0%
197424 0330.0%00——42666.7%0110.0% 461040.0%
197525 00——0110.0%12333.3%101100.0% 23540.0%
197626 101100.0%00——0110.0%0110.0% 12333.3%
197727 0110.0%0110.0%0220.0%00—— 0440.0%
198030 0110.0%00——00——101100.0% 11250.0%
198131 00——0440.0%12333.3%00—— 16714.3%
198232 00——12333.3%25728.6%0110.0% 381127.3%
198333 00——00——21366.7%00—— 21366.7%
Career 15616.7%112137.7%11172839.3%44850.0% 17385530.9%

Opponent ranking data available for 55/300 (18.3%) of Mike Estep's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Mike Estep 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
1968 18 1502 100.1 — — — — +67 -53 +50 46.9% -0.41 2–2 (50%) — — +0.09
1969 19 1410 100.7 — — — — — +15 +53 26.2% -1.62 2–4 (33%) — — -0.15
1970 20 1447 103.2 — — — — +187 -47 — 35.3% -1.23 1–0 — — -0.30
1971 21 1425 109.4 — — — — +130 — — 26.1% -1.39 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 97.8 -0.89
1972 22 1544 115.5 — — — — +4 -149 +40 51.6% +0.34 2–5 (29%) 1–1 — +1.18
1973 23 1629 123.4 — — — — -7 -242 +77 47.8% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 9–7 (56%) 102.9 +3.19
1974 24 1632 132.3 — — — — -24 -211 +58 42.2% -0.19 4–6 (40%) 3–18 (14%) 91.9 -1.03
1975 25 1631 124.2 — — — — -28 -167 +109 36.5% -1.05 9–4 (69%) 4–5 (44%) 107.9 -0.53
1976 26 1659 128.6 — — — — +23 — +63 51.8% +0.16 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) 97.3 +2.28
1977 27 1638 118.0 — — — — -11 — — 30.8% -0.92 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.24
1980 30 1644 109.6 — — — — — — — 44.4% -1.22 — 1–1 — -0.15
1981 31 1570 108.7 — — — — +63 -179 +68 33.3% -1.33 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 97.5 +0.36
1982 32 1542 117.9 — — — — +35 — +95 40.0% -0.86 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) 107.6 +1.27
1983 33 1537 102.7 — — — — +39 — — 33.3% -1.80 2–1 (67%) 5–1 (83%) 104.0 +0.31
Career 1760 124.5 — — — — +10 -153 +67 41.7% -0.54 45–48 (48%) 39–48 (45%) 101.5 +1.80

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Mike Estep Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
196919 —R128—R128 0–2 (0%)
197121 ———R128 0–1 (0%)
197222 ——R32R128 2–2 (50%)
197323 —R64—R128 1–2 (33%)
197424 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
197525 —R64R16R64 5–3 (62%)
197626 ——R128R128 0–2 (0%)
197727 ——R64— 1–1 (50%)
198030 R32——— 1–1 (50%)
198131 ——R128— 0–1 (0%)
198232 R32—R128R128 1–3 (25%)
W-L 2–2
(50%)
2–3
(40%)
6–7
(46%)
1–8
(11%)
11–20
(35%)

ATP 500

Mike Estep ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge CINCANCAN W-L
Win %
197020 R64—— 0–1 (0%)
197121 R64—— 0–1 (0%)
197323 ——R64 0–1 (0%)
197424 ——R64 0–1 (0%)
198232 R64R64— 0–2 (0%)
W-L 0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
0–6
(0%)

ATP 250

Mike Estep ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEATLASBSWEBARBRICINHAMHKGHOUMADMCMELMIAMUNNAPNWPQUEITAROTSPBSTOSTUTKYVIEWASALBBANBECBERBERMIABOSBOSCALCAPCHACHRCOLCOLDJKDUSDUTFORFORHAMHAVJAKJOHKHALALALITLONLOSLOUMANMANMAUMEMMERMEXMILNEWNICEASNUROMAIWPHIRICSACSALSALSANSANSEASOUSOUSPRSYDSYDTAITAMTANTEHTORTORU.SVALWEM W-L
Win %
196818 —————————R32—————R64—————————————————R32————————————————————————————R64—————————R16————R64R32———————————— 5–7 (42%)
196919 ————R64—R32——R16—————R64——————————————R32—R64—————————————R64—————————————————————————R32————R64R64———————————— 3–10 (23%)
197020 ———————————————R64—————————R16——————————————————————————————————R32—————————————————————————————— 3–3 (50%)
197121 ———————————————R64—————————————R64————————————————————————R64—————R32——————————R64————————————R64—————— 1–6 (14%)
197222 ——————R32————R32———R64——R64———————R64—QF——————————R16——————————————R32—SF———————R64———————————R32—————————————— 11–11 (50%)
197323 ————R64—————R64R64—————R32—————R32—R16————R16———R32—R16QF——R32——R16—SF————————R32R64————W——SFR64——R32————R16QF—R32R32———R16———R32R64——R32R16— 25–27 (48%)
197424 ————————R16——QFR16QFR32————R32———R32—R32———————————————————R16—R32R32—————R64——R16R16—QF————————R64R32—R32——R32————R16——————R32——— 15–21 (42%)
197525 —R32—R32R64—R32R64—R32—————R64————R16R32—R32—R16—————————————R16—R32——R32————————R32R32———R32R32—————————R64————QFR64—————————R32R16—R16—— 10–24 (29%)
197626 ————————————————SF————R64——R16——————R16——————R32——————————W————————R16——————R16R16—R16——QFR16———————————————R64—R32 16–13 (55%)
197727 —————————————————————————————————————————————R32————R64—R32—R32————R32———————————————————R32——————————— 2–6 (25%)
198030 —————————R32————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 0–1 (0%)
198131 ——R16——R32——————————R32R64————R32R64——————————————————R32———————————————R32——R32———————————————————R32QF———————— 4–11 (27%)
198232 R32—R32—————R32———————FR32—————————R32———————R32—————————————————————————————————————————————R32R32F——————— 10–10 (50%)
198333 —————————R32—————————————————————————————————————————R32——R64————————————————————————————R16——————— 2–4 (33%)
W-L 0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
0–3
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
1–5
(17%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–6
(0%)
6–3
(67%)
2–3
(40%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
1–4
(20%)
1–1
(50%)
4–4
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
4–3
(57%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–0
(100%)
0–1
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
4–7
(36%)
0–1
(0%)
5–1
(83%)
1–1
(50%)
2–4
(33%)
1–2
(33%)
11–3
(79%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
3–1
(75%)
0–2
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
2–1
(67%)
0–2
(0%)
0–1
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
6–5
(55%)
1–1
(50%)
2–1
(67%)
1–3
(25%)
0–2
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–2
(33%)
0–1
(0%)
2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
2–2
(50%)
5–2
(71%)
0–2
(0%)
0–2
(0%)
1–1
(50%)
0–1
(0%)
2–3
(40%)
2–1
(67%)
0–1
(0%)
107–154
(41%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
59
Career-high date
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 100
Aug 27, 1973
First Top 50
—
First Top 20
—
First Top 10
—

Ranking History Matrix

Mike Estep ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
197323———————5970687575
197424——85828267878098—9998
197525101—100103107114—————106
197626—————84—————81
197727869799———142—————
197828207———————————
198030———————————203
198232——————767677809593
198333999696100————————
198434409———————————

Similar Players

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

Mike Estep's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Mike Cahill USA #58 1,727 256 100 156 39.1% — 0 0 0 1974–1983 Rivalries Match log
Ferdi Taygan USA #59 1,745 195 74 121 37.9% $668,104 0 0 0 1973–1983 Rivalries Match log
Jean Francois Caujolle FRA #59 1,713 203 85 118 41.9% — 0 0 0 1970–1982 Rivalries Match log
Syd Ball AUS #63 1,726 306 125 181 40.8% — 0 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Jim Delaney USA #64 1,678 209 78 131 37.3% — 0 0 0 1972–1982 Rivalries Match log
Hans Kary AUT #54 1,767 370 152 218 41.1% — 1 0 0 1968–1982 Rivalries Match log
Marcello Lara MEX #59 1,673 170 60 110 35.3% — 0 0 0 1968–1978 Rivalries Match log
Robert Maud RSA #57 1,765 253 123 130 48.6% — 2 0 0 1968–1975 Rivalries Match log
Gerald Battrick GBR #59 1,888 384 184 200 47.9% — 4 0 0 1968–1976 Rivalries Match log
Rick Fagel USA #60 1,615 146 47 99 32.2% $64,787 0 0 0 1972–1983 Rivalries Match log
Georges Goven FRA #56 1,863 436 204 232 46.8% $212 1 0 0 1968–1984 Rivalries Match log
Byron Bertram RSA #57 1,815 253 115 138 45.5% — 0 0 0 1969–1980 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mike Estep?
Mike Estep is 77 years old, born on July 19, 1949.
Which country does Mike Estep represent?
Mike Estep represents United States in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Mike Estep?
Mike Estep is 173 cm / 5'8".
Is Mike Estep left-handed or right-handed?
Mike Estep plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Mike Estep won?
Mike Estep has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Mike Estep won?
TennisDB does not group any of Mike Estep's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Mike Estep won?
Mike Estep has won 2 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was Khartoum in 1976.
What is Mike Estep's highest ATP ranking?
Mike Estep's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 59, first achieved on August 27, 1973.
What is Mike Estep's career win-loss record?
Mike Estep has a career ATP singles record of 118 wins and 182 losses (39.3%).
Which seasons of Mike Estep's career appear in TennisDB?
Mike Estep appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1968 through 1983.
On which surface does Mike Estep have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Mike Estep's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on grass: 53.8% (43–37).
Who has Mike Estep faced most often?
Mike Estep's most frequent opponent is Roscoe Tanner, with a head-to-head record of 1–6 across 7 meetings.