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

Emilio Sanchez vs Christo Steyn H2H: 1-0

Emilio Sanchez holds a 1–0 lead over Christo Steyn in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Emilio Sanchez leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Emilio Sanchez won the 1986 Cincinnati Open round of 32 6-2 6-3.

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Emilio Sanchez
ESP Age 61 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Christo Steyn
RSA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Emilio Sanchez #19 6-2 6-3 Christo Steyn #42 Match data Aug 21, 1986* R32 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard

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
Emilio Sanchez #1,301 #7 1,634 2,037 406 274 59.7% 0 1 0 1 13 15
Christo Steyn #620 #42 0 1,748 43 53 44.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Emilio Sanchez Christo Steyn
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1984 9–12 42.9% #111 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1985 16–14 53.3% #64 1,669 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1986 52–23 69.3% #16 1,840 0 3 — — — — — — —
22 1987 56–23 70.9% #17 1,870 0 7 1983 1–2 33.3% #616 1,505 0 0
23 1988 40–20 66.7% #17 1,887 0 8 — — — — — — —
24 1989 37–16 69.8% #19 1,877 0 9 1985 15–10 60.0% #77 1,657 0 0
25 1990 48–24 66.7% #8 1,814 0 11 1986 22–23 48.9% #67 1,677 0 0
26 1991 40–22 64.5% #14 1,849 0 14 1987 5–17 22.7% #278 1,530 0 0
27 1992 43–26 62.3% #21 1,795 0 15 1988 0–1 0.0% #601 1,510 0 0
28 1993 28–26 51.9% #41 1,688 0 15 — — — — — — —
29 1994 17–26 39.5% #74 1,630 0 15 — — — — — — —
30 1995 13–22 37.1% #108 1,588 0 15 — — — — — — —
31 1996 7–16 30.4% #173 1,505 0 15 — — — — — — —
32 1997 0–4 0.0% #1056 1,467 0 15 — — — — — — —

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 Emilio Sanchez Christo Steyn
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 %
19 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 9 8 17 52.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 1 3 4 25.0% 15 11 26 57.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 4 4 8 50.0% 43 12 55 78.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1987 8 9 17 47.1% 41 9 50 82.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1988 14 7 21 66.7% 25 10 35 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1989 16 6 22 72.7% 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — —
25 1990 15 4 19 78.9% 28 12 40 70.0% — — — — 5 8 13 38.5% 1986 13 11 24 54.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 1991 15 10 25 60.0% 23 8 31 74.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1987 4 11 15 26.7% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1992 19 7 26 73.1% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1993 5 9 14 35.7% 23 16 39 59.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 4 7 11 36.4% 13 18 31 41.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 1 3 4 25.0% 12 18 30 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 2 4 6 33.3% 5 11 16 31.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 104 74 178 58.4% 280 159 439 63.8% 4 8 12 33.3% 18 33 51 35.3% — 20 27 47 42.6% 4 7 11 36.4% 16 12 28 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0%

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 Emilio Sanchez Christo Steyn
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
19 1984 1546 126.4 — — — — — +91 — 48.1% -0.09 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) — +1.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1985 1669 143.3 — — — — -164 +69 — 53.3% +0.61 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1986 1841 151.3 — — — — -231 +97 — 64.0% +0.89 16–10 (62%) 12–6 (67%) — -0.99 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1987 1870 151.7 — — — — -232 +179 -269 64.9% +1.14 15–5 (75%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.87 1983 1506 108.7 — — — — — — — 45.5% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.34
23 1988 1888 152.5 — — — — -85 +107 — 62.4% +1.00 12–6 (67%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1989 1877 153.9 — — — — -20 +114 — 66.9% +1.16 7–7 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -1.74 1985 1658 127.9 — — — — -98 -149 +77 59.1% +0.45 2–3 (40%) 6–3 (67%) — +2.14
25 1990 1814 155.5 — — — — +57 +66 — 60.3% +0.79 18–8 (69%) 12–11 (52%) — +0.85 1986 1677 129.0 — — — — -42 -146 +61 47.3% -0.32 9–4 (69%) 9–12 (43%) — +0.56
26 1991 1850 150.0 — — — — -33 +123 — 62.3% +0.79 8–5 (62%) 14–12 (54%) — -0.75 1987 1531 114.3 — — — — -6 — +120 28.8% -1.38 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.12
27 1992 1796 147.4 — — — — +6 +100 — 58.7% +0.63 14–8 (64%) 19–19 (50%) — -0.45 1988 1510 100.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.40 0–1 1–0 — +0.09
28 1993 1689 134.0 — — — — -26 +79 — 50.7% -0.16 11–12 (48%) 12–12 (50%) — +0.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1994 1630 135.6 — — — — -26 +71 — 39.4% -0.54 4–8 (33%) 6–10 (38%) — -1.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1995 1588 125.5 — — — — -13 +45 — 39.8% -0.48 4–4 (50%) 6–13 (32%) — +0.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1996 1506 114.4 — — — — +43 +56 — 31.4% -1.29 1–2 (33%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1997 1467 97.2 — — — — — +59 — 11.1% -3.22 0–1 — — -0.14 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2038 151.2 — — — — -56 +97 -269 57.2% +0.54 117–85 (58%) 120–127 (49%) 97.8 -0.18 — 1749 127.1 — — — — -36 -147 +81 46.3% -0.35 11–12 (48%) 17–18 (49%) 99.3 +3.39

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.