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John James vs Mike Estep H2H: 0-1

Mike Estep holds a 1–0 lead over John James in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Mike Estep leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Mike Estep won the 1976 Sacramento round of 16 7-5 7-6.

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John James
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Mike Estep
USA Age 77 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mike Estep 7-5 7-6 John James Match data Apr 26, 1976* R16 Sacramento ATP 250 Carpet

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
John James #808 #81 28 1,682 98 144 40.5% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Estep #409 #59 0 1,760 118 182 39.3% 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 John James Mike Estep
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1968 3–3 50.0% — 1,516 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — 1968 5–7 41.7% — 1,502 0 0
19 1970 1–1 50.0% — 1,513 0 0 1969 3–12 20.0% — 1,409 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1970 3–5 37.5% — 1,446 0 0
21 1972 7–4 63.6% — 1,570 0 0 1971 1–8 11.1% — 1,425 0 0
22 1973 0–5 0.0% — 1,514 0 0 1972 13–13 50.0% — 1,543 0 0
23 1974 2–3 40.0% #249 1,517 0 0 1973 26–31 45.6% #75 1,628 0 1
24 1975 5–10 33.3% #135 1,517 0 0 1974 15–24 38.5% #98 1,632 0 1
25 1976 6–14 30.0% #146 1,512 0 0 1975 15–27 35.7% #106 1,630 0 1
26 1977 16–23 41.0% #97 1,583 0 0 1976 16–15 51.6% #81 1,659 0 2
27 1978 20–27 42.6% #102 1,629 0 0 1977 3–7 30.0% #142 1,638 0 2
28 1979 19–22 46.3% #91 1,644 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1980 12–25 32.4% #209 1,493 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1981 3–4 42.9% — 1,490 0 0 1980 1–2 33.3% #203 1,643 0 2
31 1982 4–3 57.1% — 1,559 0 0 1981 4–12 25.0% — 1,570 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 1982 11–15 42.3% #93 1,542 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 1983 2–4 33.3% #100 1,536 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 John James Mike Estep
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 1968 — — — — — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
19 1970 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
21 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 1971 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 1974 — — — — — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 1973 12 10 22 54.5% 4 13 17 23.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
24 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1974 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 9 12 25.0%
25 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1975 6 7 13 46.2% 4 11 15 26.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
26 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 8 8 16 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 5 8 37.5%
27 1978 7 8 15 46.7% 2 8 10 20.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6%
28 1979 5 6 11 45.5% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1980 4 7 11 36.4% 5 10 15 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1981 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
31 1982 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 24 45 69 34.8% 46 47 93 49.5% 8 20 28 28.6% — 46 52 98 46.9% 15 55 70 21.4% 43 37 80 53.8% 14 38 52 26.9%

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 John James Mike Estep
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 1968 1517 105.8 — — — — — — +24 56.5% +0.69 1–2 (33%) — — +0.22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1502 100.1 — — — — +67 -53 +50 46.9% -0.41 2–2 (50%) — — +0.09
19 1970 1514 99.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — +0.23 1969 1410 100.7 — — — — — +15 +53 26.2% -1.62 2–4 (33%) — — -0.15
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1447 103.2 — — — — +187 -47 — 35.3% -1.23 1–0 — — -0.30
21 1972 1570 111.6 — — — — — — +66 56.7% +0.27 1–1 3–0 (100%) — +0.69 1971 1425 109.4 — — — — +130 — — 26.1% -1.39 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.89
22 1973 1514 96.4 — — — — — — -5 23.1% -1.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.23 1972 1544 115.5 — — — — +4 -148 +40 51.6% +0.34 2–5 (29%) 1–1 — +1.18
23 1974 1518 116.6 — — — — — — -4 30.0% -2.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.43 1973 1629 123.4 — — — — -7 -242 +77 47.8% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.20
24 1975 1517 115.0 — — — — +32 +20 -4 35.3% -1.26 0–2 2–0 — +0.66 1974 1632 132.3 — — — — -25 -211 +58 42.2% -0.19 4–6 (40%) 3–18 (14%) — -1.01
25 1976 1513 125.5 — — — — -18 -10 +71 36.0% -0.80 3–4 (43%) 2–3 (40%) — +1.02 1975 1631 124.2 — — — — -28 -167 +109 36.5% -1.05 9–4 (69%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.53
26 1977 1583 129.9 — — — — -86 +21 -28 40.0% -0.40 4–4 (50%) 1–3 (25%) — -0.34 1976 1659 128.6 — — — — +23 — +64 51.8% +0.16 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) — +2.28
27 1978 1629 127.4 — — — — -82 -94 +53 43.9% -0.27 6–6 (50%) 4–7 (36%) — +1.51 1977 1638 118.0 — — — — -11 — — 30.8% -0.92 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.24
28 1979 1645 125.5 — — — — -50 -102 +53 47.9% -0.21 2–3 (40%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1980 1494 113.3 — — — — +7 +34 +158 34.9% -0.97 2–7 (22%) 1–4 (20%) — +3.49 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1981 1490 106.2 — — — — +36 — — 50.0% -0.45 0–2 — — +1.40 1980 1644 109.6 — — — — — — — 44.4% -1.22 — 1–1 — -0.15
31 1982 1560 121.8 — — — — — -22 +96 50.0% -0.56 2–0 1–0 — -0.32 1981 1570 108.7 — — — — +63 -179 +68 33.3% -1.33 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.36
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1542 117.9 — — — — +35 — +95 40.0% -0.86 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) — +1.27
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1537 102.7 — — — — +39 — — 33.3% -1.80 2–1 (67%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.31
Career — 1683 127.2 — — — — -44 -17 +47 42.3% -0.49 21–33 (39%) 20–25 (44%) 94.5 +4.13 — 1760 124.5 — — — — +10 -153 +67 41.7% -0.54 45–48 (48%) 39–48 (45%) 101.5 +1.81

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.