H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Kevin Curren vs Christo Steyn H2H: 2-1

Kevin Curren holds a 2–1 lead over Christo Steyn in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Kevin Curren leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Christo Steyn won the 1986 Canadian Open quarterfinal 7-6 7-6.

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Kevin Curren
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Christo Steyn
RSA Age 65 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Christo Steyn #67 7-6 7-6 Kevin Curren #29 Match data Aug 17, 1986* QF Canadian Open ATP 500 Hard
Kevin Curren #31 6-3 7-6 Christo Steyn #70 Match data Aug 7, 1986* R32 Stratton Mountain ATP 250 Hard
Kevin Curren #6 6-7 6-2 11-9 Christo Steyn #174 Match data Oct 11, 1985* R16 South African Open ATP 250 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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Kevin Curren Christo Steyn
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0 1983 1–2 33.3% #616 1,505 0 0
23 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2 1985 15–10 60.0% #77 1,657 0 0
25 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2 1986 22–23 48.9% #67 1,677 0 0
26 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2 1987 5–17 22.7% #278 1,530 0 0
27 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3 1988 0–1 0.0% #601 1,510 0 0
28 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5 — — — — — — —
32 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5 — — — — — — —
33 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Kevin Curren 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 %
20 1978 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1980 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1983 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
23 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3% 1985 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6% — — — —
25 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 1986 13 11 24 54.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5%
26 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 1987 4 11 15 26.7% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1988 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1988 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2% — 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 Kevin Curren 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
20 1978 1510 108.2 — — — — +45 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1979 1550 117.1 — — — — +10 — — 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) 100.2 +0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1980 1770 143.7 — — — — -96 — 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 101.4 -0.62 1983 1506 108.7 — — — — — — — 45.5% 0.00 0–1 — — +0.34
23 1981 1768 137.7 — — — — -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) 101.3 -0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1982 1945 163.2 — — — — -10 — -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) 100.7 -5.36 1985 1658 127.9 — — — — -98 -149 +77 59.1% +0.45 2–3 (40%) 6–3 (67%) 101.3 +2.14
25 1983 1933 158.2 — — — — -9 -409 +67 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) 99.7 -3.15 1986 1677 129.0 — — — — -42 -146 +61 47.3% -0.32 9–4 (69%) 9–12 (43%) 103.4 +0.56
26 1984 1959 146.2 — — — — -46 — +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) 102.6 +0.12 1987 1531 114.3 — — — — -6 — +120 28.8% -1.38 0–3 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 94.1 +0.12
27 1985 1918 150.2 — — — — -82 — +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) 92.3 -0.51 1988 1510 100.0 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.40 0–1 1–0 — +0.09
28 1986 1893 151.4 — — — — +28 — +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) 98.3 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1987 1809 144.7 — — — — +41 — +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) 95.6 -1.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1988 1813 143.0 — — — — +19 — +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) 101.7 +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 1989 1831 149.5 — — — — +48 — +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) 98.4 +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 1798 141.4 — — — — -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) 99.8 -1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 — +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) 95.6 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 — +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) 89.5 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 1638 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59 — 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.