Christo Steyn
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Mansdorf | 0 | 4 | 4 | Nov 19, 1987 | H2H |
| Bob Green | 3 | 1 | 4 | Oct 10, 1986 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 13, 1987 | H2H |
| Mel Purcell | 2 | 1 | 3 | Feb 4, 1987 | H2H |
| Kevin Curren | 1 | 2 | 3 | Aug 17, 1986 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC
Hans Peter Kandler holds a 1–0 lead over Christo Steyn in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Hans Peter Kandler leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Hans Peter Kandler won the 1983 Austrian Open Kitzbühel round of 64 6-3 7-5.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Peter Kandler | 6-3 7-5 | Christo Steyn | Match data | Jul 20, 1983* | R64 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel | ATP 250 | Clay |
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.
| 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 |
| Hans Peter Kandler | #1,003 | #136 | 0 | 1,500 | 5 | 21 | 19.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Hans Peter Kandler | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 22 | 1983 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #616 | 1,505 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1985 | 15–10 | 60.0% | #77 | 1,657 | 0 | 0 | 1980 | 0–1 | 0.0% | — | 1,489 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 1986 | 22–23 | 48.9% | #67 | 1,677 | 0 | 0 | 1981 | 1–5 | 16.7% | — | 1,459 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1987 | 5–17 | 22.7% | #278 | 1,530 | 0 | 0 | 1982 | 2–7 | 22.2% | — | 1,437 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 1988 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #601 | 1,510 | 0 | 0 | 1983 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #307 | 1,424 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #170 | 1,427 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #264 | 1,422 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #873 | 1,410 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Hans Peter Kandler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 % | |||
| 22 | 1983 | 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% | — | — | — | — | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 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% | 1981 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 1987 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 26.7% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 27 | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1983 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 20 | 27 | 47 | 42.6% | 4 | 7 | 11 | 36.4% | 16 | 12 | 28 | 57.1% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18.8% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
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 | Hans Peter Kandler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 22 | 1983 | 1506 | 108.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45.5% | 0.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 1985 | 1658 | 127.9 | — | — | — | — | -98 | -149 | +77 | 59.1% | +0.45 | 2–3 (40%) | 6–3 (67%) | 101.3 | +2.14 | 1980 | 1489 | 101.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.00 | — | — | — | +0.03 |
| 25 | 1986 | 1677 | 129.0 | — | — | — | — | -42 | -146 | +61 | 47.3% | -0.32 | 9–4 (69%) | 9–12 (43%) | 103.4 | +0.56 | 1981 | 1460 | 99.3 | — | — | — | — | — | +33 | — | 33.3% | -1.07 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–0 | — | +0.47 |
| 26 | 1987 | 1531 | 114.3 | — | — | — | — | -6 | — | +120 | 28.8% | -1.38 | 0–3 (0%) | 1–3 (25%) | 94.1 | +0.12 | 1982 | 1438 | 98.7 | — | — | — | — | +71 | +24 | — | 23.8% | -2.09 | 2–1 (67%) | 2–1 (67%) | 102.8 | +0.75 |
| 27 | 1988 | 1510 | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40.0% | -1.40 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.09 | 1983 | 1424 | 98.0 | — | — | — | — | — | +36 | — | 33.3% | -1.55 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | +0.59 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1985 | 1428 | 108.0 | — | — | — | — | +52 | — | — | 33.3% | -0.89 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.06 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1986 | 1423 | 100.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | — | — | — | -0.01 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1987 | 1411 | 99.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.12 |
| Career | — | 1749 | 127.1 | — | — | — | — | -36 | -147 | +81 | 46.3% | -0.35 | 11–12 (48%) | 17–18 (49%) | 99.3 | +3.39 | — | 1500 | 101.5 | — | — | — | — | +62 | +30 | — | 27.9% | -1.60 | 2–7 (22%) | 3–4 (43%) | 93.8 | +7.73 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Mansdorf | 0 | 4 | 4 | Nov 19, 1987 | H2H |
| Bob Green | 3 | 1 | 4 | Oct 10, 1986 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 0 | 3 | 3 | Aug 13, 1987 | H2H |
| Mel Purcell | 2 | 1 | 3 | Feb 4, 1987 | H2H |
| Kevin Curren | 1 | 2 | 3 | Aug 17, 1986 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Zugarelli | 1 | 3 | 4 | Feb 11, 1982 | H2H |
| Marko Ostoja | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nov 18, 1982 | H2H |
| Simone Colombo | 0 | 1 | 1 | Aug 5, 1987 | — |
| Guy Forget | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mar 13, 1986 | H2H |
| Gabriel Urpi | 0 | 1 | 1 | Nov 21, 1985 | H2H |