H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Mike Estep vs Cliff Drysdale H2H: 0-6

Cliff Drysdale holds a 6–0 lead over Mike Estep in their ATP head-to-head. Across 6 main-draw meetings, Cliff Drysdale leads 3–0 on carpet and 2–0 on clay. Most recently, Cliff Drysdale won the 1977 Wimbledon round of 64 6-3 6-4 6-3.

Want to explore more matchups? Advanced rivalry search lets you browse current and historical rivalries, unbeaten records, or every matchup for a player.

Mike Estep
USA Age 77 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 6
6 main draw meetings
Cliff Drysdale
RSA Age 85 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Cliff Drysdale #27 6-3 6-4 6-3 Mike Estep Match data Jun 24, 1977* R64 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 7-6 Mike Estep Match data Aug 6, 1975* R64 Indianapolis ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale #37 2-6 7-6(4) 7-5 Mike Estep #103 Match data Apr 24, 1975* R32 Houston ATP 250 Clay
Cliff Drysdale #37 6-1 7-5 Mike Estep #103 Match data Apr 17, 1975* R32 Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale 6-1 6-0 Mike Estep Match data Mar 27, 1975* R32 Atlanta Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Cliff Drysdale #26 6-2 7-5 Mike Estep #70 Match data Sep 27, 1973* R32 San Francisco 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
Mike Estep #409 #59 0 1,760 118 182 39.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
Cliff Drysdale #423 #13 0 2,135 397 251 61.3% 0 0 0 0 6 6

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 Mike Estep Cliff Drysdale
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 5–7 41.7% — 1,502 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 3–12 20.0% — 1,409 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 3–5 37.5% — 1,446 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 1–8 11.1% — 1,425 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1972 13–13 50.0% — 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1973 26–31 45.6% #75 1,628 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1974 15–24 38.5% #98 1,632 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1975 15–27 35.7% #106 1,630 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1976 16–15 51.6% #81 1,659 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 1977 3–7 30.0% #142 1,638 0 2 1968 53–37 58.9% — 1,674 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 1969 33–20 62.3% — 1,782 0 1
29 — — — — — — — 1970 45–25 64.3% — 1,911 0 1
30 1980 1–2 33.3% #203 1,643 0 2 1971 76–29 72.4% — 1,992 0 4
31 1981 4–12 25.0% — 1,570 0 2 1972 51–29 63.8% — 1,937 0 4
32 1982 11–15 42.3% #93 1,542 0 2 1973 31–23 57.4% #23 1,882 0 4
33 1983 2–4 33.3% #100 1,536 0 2 1974 24–12 66.7% #18 1,900 0 5
34 — — — — — — — 1975 30–19 61.2% #36 1,816 0 5
35 — — — — — — — 1976 17–13 56.7% #25 1,831 0 5
36 — — — — — — — 1977 17–17 50.0% #27 1,880 0 5
37 — — — — — — — 1978 14–13 51.9% #47 1,869 0 6
38 — — — — — — — 1979 5–12 29.4% #217 1,715 0 6
39 — — — — — — — 1980 1–2 33.3% #423 1,712 0 6

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 Mike Estep Cliff Drysdale
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 %
18 1968 2 1 3 66.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 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 1971 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 10 4 14 71.4% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 12 10 22 54.5% 4 13 17 23.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 6 9 15 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1975 6 7 13 46.2% 4 11 15 26.7% 3 1 4 75.0% 2 8 10 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1968 6 10 16 37.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 13 6 19 68.4% 22 17 39 56.4%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 8 3 11 72.7% 19 9 28 67.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 16 8 24 66.7% 8 4 12 66.7% 14 7 21 66.7% 7 6 13 53.8%
30 1980 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1971 25 8 33 75.8% 20 7 27 74.1% 11 3 14 78.6% 20 11 31 64.5%
31 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 1972 18 8 26 69.2% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 1 4 75.0% 21 15 36 58.3%
32 1982 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1973 9 7 16 56.3% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 6 7 13 46.2%
33 1983 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1974 9 4 13 69.2% 2 1 3 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% 11 6 17 64.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 6 4 10 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1% — — — — 13 8 21 61.9%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 7 6 13 53.8%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 5 5 10 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 10 10 20 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 13 10 23 56.5%
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 5 8 37.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 4 4 0.0%
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 46 52 98 46.9% 15 55 70 21.4% 43 37 80 53.8% 14 38 52 26.9% — 111 68 179 62.0% 98 48 146 67.1% 58 30 88 65.9% 130 105 235 55.3%

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 Mike Estep Cliff Drysdale
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
18 1968 1502 100.1 — — — — +67 -53 +50 46.9% -0.41 2–2 (50%) — — +0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 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 1971 1425 109.4 — — — — +130 — — 26.1% -1.39 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1972 1544 115.5 — — — — +4 -148 +40 51.6% +0.34 2–5 (29%) 1–1 — +1.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 1973 1629 123.4 — — — — -7 -242 +77 47.8% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 9–7 (56%) — +3.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 1974 1632 132.3 — — — — -25 -211 +58 42.2% -0.19 4–6 (40%) 3–18 (14%) — -1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1975 1631 124.2 — — — — -28 -167 +109 36.5% -1.05 9–4 (69%) 4–5 (44%) — -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 1976 1659 128.6 — — — — +23 — +64 51.8% +0.16 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) — +2.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1977 1638 118.0 — — — — -11 — — 30.8% -0.92 2–1 (67%) 1–0 — -0.24 1968 1675 114.3 — — — — -176 +56 +81 58.1% +0.92 13–19 (41%) — — +0.91
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1782 128.9 — — — — -122 +107 -9 59.8% +0.44 8–7 (53%) — — -0.64
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1912 140.6 — — — — +41 -52 -103 60.3% +0.51 10–8 (56%) 6–2 (75%) — -4.84
30 1980 1644 109.6 — — — — — — — 44.4% -1.22 — 1–1 — -0.15 1971 1992 155.5 — — — — +24 +4 -33 65.8% +0.98 23–14 (62%) 20–17 (54%) — -7.28
31 1981 1570 108.7 — — — — +63 -179 +68 33.3% -1.33 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) — +0.36 1972 1938 158.1 — — — — +12 +53 +26 60.4% +0.73 9–7 (56%) 7–14 (33%) — -6.24
32 1982 1542 117.9 — — — — +35 — +95 40.0% -0.86 6–2 (75%) 6–4 (60%) — +1.27 1973 1882 141.7 — — — — +19 +74 +25 58.7% +0.63 6–2 (75%) 6–6 (50%) — -2.42
33 1983 1537 102.7 — — — — +39 — — 33.3% -1.80 2–1 (67%) 5–1 (83%) — +0.31 1974 1900 147.0 — — — — +26 +50 +12 64.3% +1.12 4–3 (57%) 0–1 — -2.22
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1817 135.6 — — — — +37 +49 — 57.9% +0.41 11–8 (58%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.26
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1832 148.0 — — — — +51 +32 — 52.2% +0.36 5–2 (71%) 4–6 (40%) — -1.10
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1880 157.3 — — — — +19 — +12 48.2% -0.18 7–3 (70%) 7–3 (70%) — -4.71
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1869 151.0 — — — — -9 — — 50.0% +0.36 5–3 (63%) 1–7 (13%) — -2.21
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1715 125.5 — — — — +36 — +122 32.4% -0.73 0–2 2–4 (33%) — -1.22
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1712 110.1 — — — — — — — 36.4% -1.45 1–1 2–0 — -0.40
Career — 1760 124.5 — — — — +10 -153 +67 41.7% -0.54 45–48 (48%) 39–48 (45%) 101.5 +1.81 — 2135 149.3 — — — — -8 +47 -5 58.6% +0.60 102–79 (56%) 63–64 (50%) 100.2 -5.02

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.