H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Christo Steyn vs Paul Mcnamee H2H: 0-2

Paul Mcnamee holds a 2–0 lead over Christo Steyn in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Paul Mcnamee leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Paul Mcnamee won the 1986 Paris Masters round of 32 5-7 7-6 6-0.

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Christo Steyn
RSA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 2
2 main draw meetings
Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Mcnamee #43 5-7 7-6 6-0 Christo Steyn #44 Match data Oct 30, 1986* R32 Paris Masters ATP 250 Carpet
Paul Mcnamee #45 7-5 6-1 3-6 6-3 Christo Steyn #67 Match data Jun 27, 1986* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam 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
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Paul Mcnamee
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0
22 1983 1–2 33.3% #616 1,505 0 0 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0
23 — — — — — — — 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0
24 1985 15–10 60.0% #77 1,657 0 0 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0
25 1986 22–23 48.9% #67 1,677 0 0 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1
26 1987 5–17 22.7% #278 1,530 0 0 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1
27 1988 0–1 0.0% #601 1,510 0 0 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2
28 — — — — — — — 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 0 2

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 Paul Mcnamee
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 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — — 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — —
25 1986 13 11 24 54.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6%
26 1987 4 11 15 26.7% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
27 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 27 47 42.6% 4 7 11 36.4% 16 12 28 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Paul Mcnamee
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 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74
22 1983 1506 108.7 — — — — — — — 45.5% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.34 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07
24 1985 1658 127.9 — — — — -98 -149 +77 59.1% +0.45 2–3 (40%) 6–3 (67%) — +2.14 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46
25 1986 1677 129.0 — — — — -42 -146 +61 47.3% -0.32 9–4 (69%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.56 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40
26 1987 1531 114.3 — — — — -6 — +120 28.8% -1.38 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.12 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51
27 1988 1510 100.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.40 0–1 1–0 — +0.09 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21
Career — 1749 127.1 — — — — -36 -147 +81 46.3% -0.35 11–12 (48%) 17–18 (49%) 99.3 +3.39 — 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30

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.