H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Mikael Pernfors vs Christo Van Rensburg H2H: 3-0

Mikael Pernfors holds a 3–0 lead over Christo Van Rensburg in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mikael Pernfors leads 3–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Mikael Pernfors won the 1988 Scottsdale round of 16 6-3 4-6 6-3.

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Mikael Pernfors
SWE Age 63 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Christo Van Rensburg
RSA Age 63 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mikael Pernfors #24 6-3 4-6 6-3 Christo Van Rensburg Match data Oct 7, 1988* R16 Scottsdale ATP 250 Hard
Mikael Pernfors #39 6-7 6-4 6-3 Christo Van Rensburg Match data Feb 19, 1988* R16 Memphis ATP 250 Hard
Mikael Pernfors #11 6-3 7-5 Christo Van Rensburg Match data Aug 23, 1986* R16 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
Mikael Pernfors #1,299 #10 1,033 1,918 138 111 55.4% 0 1 0 0 2 3
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 Mikael Pernfors Christo Van Rensburg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1984 0–3 0.0% #434 1,444 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% — 1,483 0 0
21 1985 3–5 37.5% #165 1,497 0 0 1984 5–6 45.5% — 1,530 0 0
22 1986 36–19 65.5% #12 1,819 0 0 1985 3–10 23.1% — 1,535 0 0
23 1987 21–16 56.8% #33 1,756 0 0 1986 12–12 50.0% — 1,655 0 0
24 1988 31–12 72.1% #19 1,878 0 2 1987 19–12 61.3% — 1,775 0 1
25 1989 19–16 54.3% #48 1,807 0 2 1988 21–15 58.3% — 1,741 0 1
26 1990 4–6 40.0% #175 1,771 0 2 1989 26–15 63.4% — 1,822 0 2
27 1991 4–7 36.4% #240 1,712 0 2 1990 23–21 52.3% — 1,734 0 2
28 1992 1–3 25.0% #234 1,694 0 2 1991 13–13 50.0% — 1,745 0 2
29 1993 19–15 55.9% #29 1,743 0 3 1992 12–22 35.3% — 1,611 0 2
30 1994 0–7 0.0% #940 1,597 0 3 1993 12–17 41.4% — 1,606 0 2
31 1995 0–1 0.0% #659 1,586 0 3 1994 7–8 46.7% — 1,614 0 2
32 1996 0–1 0.0% #1269 1,566 0 3 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 Mikael Pernfors 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 1984 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1984 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
22 1986 10 5 15 66.7% 15 9 24 62.5% 3 1 4 75.0% 8 4 12 66.7% 1985 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
23 1987 8 6 14 57.1% 7 6 13 53.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1986 8 9 17 47.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1988 26 8 34 76.5% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1987 9 4 13 69.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
25 1989 12 8 20 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 1988 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
26 1990 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1989 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
27 1991 1 4 5 20.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1990 14 13 27 51.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
28 1992 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1991 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 1993 13 7 20 65.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 1992 5 11 16 31.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3%
30 1994 0 2 2 0.0% 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1993 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
31 1995 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 2 4 50.0%
32 1996 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1995 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 75 48 123 61.0% 37 41 78 47.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 19 19 38 50.0% — 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 Mikael Pernfors 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 1984 1444 89.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.14 — 0–1 — +0.70 1983 1483 98.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.24
21 1985 1498 130.2 — — — — — +40 — 36.8% -0.47 1–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.79 1984 1531 113.0 — — — — — — +56 50.0% +0.10 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.55
22 1986 1819 151.0 — — — — -83 -49 -148 61.0% +0.68 9–8 (53%) 9–8 (53%) 107.0 -2.00 1985 1535 128.7 — — — — +20 — — 34.3% -0.86 2–6 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 99.8 -0.38
23 1987 1756 139.5 — — — — -43 -23 +26 55.0% +0.27 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 105.0 +0.87 1986 1656 138.6 — — — — -45 — +40 52.4% +0.37 4–3 (57%) 1–3 (25%) 101.3 -0.19
24 1988 1878 146.3 — — — — +31 -176 — 62.7% +0.80 11–2 (85%) 3–2 (60%) 108.5 -0.88 1987 1776 138.8 — — — — -38 — -26 58.8% +0.60 5–4 (56%) 3–4 (43%) 102.1 -0.70
25 1989 1808 147.0 — — — — +80 -149 — 53.0% +0.09 4–1 (80%) 6–3 (67%) 105.2 -1.95 1988 1742 136.2 — — — — +4 — -14 56.8% +0.70 6–7 (46%) 7–6 (54%) 99.5 +0.27
26 1990 1771 120.5 — — — — +45 — — 42.3% -0.58 0–2 1–2 (33%) — -0.40 1989 1823 144.9 — — — — -37 — +12 63.2% +0.72 5–8 (38%) 10–5 (67%) 101.0 -0.58
27 1991 1713 123.3 -1.24 +0.12 0.859 46.5% +53 -49 — 42.3% -0.58 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -1.09 1990 1734 131.6 — — — — -1 — +91 51.8% +0.05 8–7 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 100.2 +0.08
28 1992 1695 114.4 +1.25 +0.72 0.858 46.8% +45 — — 20.0% -2.20 1–0 — — -0.76 1991 1745 135.7 — — — — -51 — +130 51.4% +0.14 4–7 (36%) 7–4 (64%) 99.5 -1.39
29 1993 1743 146.1 -0.42 +2.77 1.039 50.5% +20 -77 — 53.8% +0.11 6–5 (55%) 6–7 (46%) 99.6 -1.54 1992 1611 125.3 — — — — -37 -143 +228 42.7% -0.53 3–9 (25%) 7–6 (54%) 94.0 -1.18
30 1994 1598 102.1 -3.07 -1.37 0.762 44.4% — -43 — 18.8% -2.56 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — +0.11 1993 1606 123.5 — — — — -28 — +213 41.2% -0.43 4–5 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 99.9 +0.91
31 1995 1586 101.6 -0.59 -1.12 0.842 45.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08 1994 1614 109.2 — — — — -69 — +226 43.9% -0.71 6–3 (67%) 4–1 (80%) 105.1 +0.30
32 1996 1567 96.4 +2.81 -3.81 0.503 40.8% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.14 1995 1592 105.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.18
Career — 1919 149.0 -0.72 +1.46 0.938 48.5% +11 -56 -61 53.3% +0.14 43–31 (58%) 32–33 (49%) 106.3 -3.09 — 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.