H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Christo Steyn vs Colin Dowdeswell H2H: 1-0

Christo Steyn holds a 1–0 lead over Colin Dowdeswell in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Christo Steyn leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Christo Steyn won the 1985 Melbourne round of 32 6-3 6-1.

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Christo Steyn
RSA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Colin Dowdeswell
GBR Age 71 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christo Steyn #68 6-3 6-1 Colin Dowdeswell #236 Match data Dec 26, 1985* R32 Melbourne ATP 250 Grass

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Christo Steyn #620 #42 0 1,748 43 53 44.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Colin Dowdeswell #901 #31 0 1,730 119 174 40.6% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Christo Steyn Colin Dowdeswell
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1972 1–1 50.0% — 1,504 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 4–5 44.4% #148 1,522 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 4–4 50.0% #138 1,537 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1975 22–24 47.8% #85 1,611 0 1
21 — — — — — — — 1976 14–26 35.0% #122 1,626 0 1
22 1983 1–2 33.3% #616 1,505 0 0 1977 9–13 40.9% #94 1,576 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 1978 20–22 47.6% #75 1,652 0 1
24 1985 15–10 60.0% #77 1,657 0 0 1979 12–16 42.9% #104 1,616 0 1
25 1986 22–23 48.9% #67 1,677 0 0 1980 1–13 7.1% #269 1,492 0 1
26 1987 5–17 22.7% #278 1,530 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1988 0–1 0.0% #601 1,510 0 0 1982 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1983 17–10 63.0% #33 1,717 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1984 10–24 29.4% #179 1,608 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 1985 2–11 15.4% #258 1,477 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 1986 1–1 50.0% #414 1,511 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Christo Steyn Colin Dowdeswell
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 2 1 3 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 1 4 75.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 2 2 4 50.0% 20 19 39 51.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 2 4 6 33.3% 10 16 26 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 4 5 20.0%
22 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 1 2 3 33.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 10 6 16 62.5% 9 14 23 39.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 1979 5 9 14 35.7% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 1986 13 11 24 54.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1980 1 2 3 33.3% 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1987 4 11 15 26.7% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 5 9 44.4% 2 9 11 18.2% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 5 5 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 20 27 47 42.6% 4 7 11 36.4% 16 12 28 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% — 39 41 80 48.8% 65 94 159 40.9% 10 22 32 31.2% 5 17 22 22.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Christo Steyn Colin Dowdeswell
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1505 99.4 — — — — — — — 57.1% -0.57 — 3–0 (100%) — +0.01
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1522 117.3 — — — — +87 +60 — 47.6% -0.19 0–1 — — +0.51
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1538 103.5 — — — — +109 — — 50.0% -0.39 1–1 1–1 — +1.37
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1612 121.7 — — — — -27 +57 — 45.4% -0.20 4–8 (33%) 5–2 (71%) 98.8 +4.07
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1627 127.0 — — — — -79 +48 -171 39.4% -0.75 5–9 (36%) 7–4 (64%) 99.4 +0.35
22 1983 1506 108.7 — — — — — — — 45.5% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.34 1977 1577 118.3 — — — — -40 +40 — 43.9% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 3–4 (43%) 100.3 +1.17
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1652 125.6 — — — — +16 -49 — 43.1% -0.41 13–5 (72%) 4–10 (29%) 108.9 +1.98
24 1985 1658 127.9 — — — — -98 -149 +77 59.1% +0.45 2–3 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 101.3 +2.14 1979 1617 120.0 — — — — -46 +21 — 43.1% -0.64 5–5 (50%) 7–5 (58%) 101.9 -0.02
25 1986 1677 129.0 — — — — -42 -146 +61 47.3% -0.32 9–4 (69%) 9–12 (43%) 103.4 +0.56 1980 1493 109.7 — — — — +86 +4 — 17.6% -2.09 0–4 (0%) 1–1 — -0.29
26 1987 1531 114.3 — — — — -6 — +120 28.8% -1.38 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.1 +0.12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1988 1510 100.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.40 0–1 1–0 — +0.09 1982 1521 119.2 — — — — — — — 31.3% -0.94 1–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.28
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1718 139.0 — — — — -9 -106 — 59.1% +0.92 6–4 (60%) 4–3 (57%) 104.5 +1.78
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1609 124.9 — — — — +55 -52 -92 31.7% -1.22 4–4 (50%) 2–2 (50%) 100.4 -0.62
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1477 105.6 — — — — +122 — -48 26.7% -1.57 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.6 +0.51
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1511 104.0 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.71 — — — -0.18
Career — 1749 127.1 — — — — -36 -147 +81 46.3% -0.35 11–12 (48%) 17–18 (49%) 99.3 +3.39 — 1730 128.5 — — — — +11 +10 -93 41.4% -0.57 43–48 (47%) 39–37 (51%) 103.8 +3.56

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.