H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Jim Pugh vs Christo Van Rensburg H2H: 0-1

Christo Van Rensburg holds a 1–0 lead over Jim Pugh in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Christo Van Rensburg leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Christo Van Rensburg won the 1986 US Open round of 128 6-3 6-4 6-4.

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Jim Pugh
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Christo Van Rensburg
RSA Age 63 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christo Van Rensburg 6-3 6-4 6-4 Jim Pugh #126 Match data Aug 28, 1986* R128 US Open Grand Slam 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
Jim Pugh #1,147 #37 423 1,833 85 95 47.2% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Christo Van Rensburg — — — 1,861 153 154 49.8% 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 Jim Pugh Christo Van Rensburg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
21 — — — — — — — 1984 5–6 45.5% — 1,530 0 0
22 1986 0–4 0.0% #99 1,462 0 0 1985 3–10 23.1% — 1,535 0 0
23 1987 24–20 54.5% #45 1,701 0 0 1986 12–12 50.0% — 1,655 0 0
24 1988 27–27 50.0% #63 1,707 0 0 1987 19–12 61.3% — 1,775 0 1
25 1989 20–18 52.6% #60 1,731 0 1 1988 21–15 58.3% — 1,741 0 1
26 1990 13–15 46.4% #121 1,726 0 1 1989 26–15 63.4% — 1,822 0 2
27 1991 1–8 11.1% #397 1,595 0 1 1990 23–21 52.3% — 1,734 0 2
28 1992 0–1 0.0% #1074 1,588 0 1 1991 13–13 50.0% — 1,745 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 1992 12–22 35.3% — 1,611 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 1993 12–17 41.4% — 1,606 0 2
31 1995 0–2 0.0% #273 1,567 0 1 1994 7–8 46.7% — 1,614 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1995 0–2 0.0% — 1,592 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 Jim Pugh Christo Van Rensburg
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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
22 1986 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1985 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1987 13 12 25 52.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1986 8 9 17 47.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1988 17 14 31 54.8% 5 7 12 41.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1987 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1989 10 11 21 47.6% 1 2 3 33.3% 7 1 8 87.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 1988 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 1990 7 7 14 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1989 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1990 14 13 27 51.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1992 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1991 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 5 11 16 31.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1995 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 48 54 102 47.1% 12 19 31 38.7% 10 8 18 55.6% 15 14 29 51.7% — 78 86 164 47.6% 1 10 11 9.1% 52 30 82 63.4% 22 28 50 44.0%

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 Jim Pugh Christo Van Rensburg
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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1483 98.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.24
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1531 113.0 — — — — — — +56 50.0% +0.10 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.55
22 1986 1462 101.4 — — — — +25 — — 0.0% -2.89 — — — +0.05 1985 1535 128.7 — — — — +20 — — 34.3% -0.86 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 99.8 -0.38
23 1987 1701 136.3 — — — — +18 -144 — 51.4% +0.20 9–3 (75%) 8–14 (36%) 103.7 +3.27 1986 1656 138.6 — — — — -45 — +40 52.4% +0.37 4–3 (57%) 1–3 (25%) 101.3 -0.19
24 1988 1708 139.3 — — — — +24 -112 — 50.3% +0.02 12–13 (48%) 7–6 (54%) 98.2 -0.43 1987 1776 138.8 — — — — -38 — -26 58.8% +0.60 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 -0.70
25 1989 1732 141.9 — — — — -49 -149 -26 51.0% +0.14 7–6 (54%) 9–7 (56%) 103.7 -2.70 1988 1742 136.2 — — — — +4 — -14 56.8% +0.70 6–7 (46%) 7–6 (54%) 99.5 +0.27
26 1990 1726 132.0 — — — — +1 -124 -21 42.3% -0.53 9–8 (53%) 6–6 (50%) 103.0 -1.56 1989 1823 144.9 — — — — -37 — +12 63.2% +0.72 5–8 (38%) 10–5 (67%) 101.0 -0.58
27 1991 1596 111.1 -2.71 -1.12 0.798 45.7% +47 — — 31.0% -1.38 1–4 (20%) 2–1 (67%) 96.5 -0.46 1990 1734 131.6 — — — — -1 — +91 51.8% +0.05 8–7 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 100.2 +0.08
28 1992 1589 102.9 -2.68 +1.75 0.739 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.20 1991 1745 135.7 — — — — -51 — +130 51.4% +0.14 4–7 (36%) 7–4 (64%) 99.5 -1.39
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 1611 125.3 — — — — -37 -143 +228 42.7% -0.53 3–9 (25%) 7–6 (54%) 94.0 -1.18
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1993 1606 123.5 — — — — -28 — +213 41.2% -0.43 4–5 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.91
31 1995 1567 103.4 -2.59 -0.14 0.551 37.9% — — — 20.0% -2.20 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.20 1994 1614 109.2 — — — — -69 — +226 43.9% -0.71 6–3 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.1 +0.30
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1592 105.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.18
Career — 1833 139.8 -2.69 -0.72 0.747 44.1% +5 -128 -24 46.8% -0.18 38–35 (52%) 33–36 (48%) 101.3 -1.24 — 1862 139.6 — — — — -26 -143 +86 51.2% +0.11 49–63 (44%) 58–51 (53%) 101.3 -0.73

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.