H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Mike Estep vs Rod Laver H2H: 0-1

Rod Laver holds a 1–0 lead over Mike Estep in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Rod Laver leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Rod Laver won the 1976 Indian Wells Open round of 16 6-1 6-2.

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Mike Estep

USA Age 77 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H

0 – 1

1 main draw meetings

Rod Laver

AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Rod Laver	6-1 6-2	Mike Estep	Match data	Mar 26, 1976*	R16	Indian Wells 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
Mike Estep	#409	#59	0	1,760	118	182	39.3%	0	0	0	0	2	2
Rod Laver	#662	#3	0	2,303	570	145	79.7%	5	0	0	0	64	69

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							Rod Laver
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	73–19	79.3%	—	1,879	1	10
30	1980	1–2	33.3%	#203	1,643	0	2	1969	97–14	87.4%	—	2,162	5	26
31	1981	4–12	25.0%	—	1,570	0	2	1970	89–15	85.6%	—	2,216	5	39
32	1982	11–15	42.3%	#93	1,542	0	2	1971	85–20	81.0%	—	2,158	5	46
33	1983	2–4	33.3%	#100	1,536	0	2	1972	50–16	75.8%	—	2,018	5	51
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	67–16	80.7%	#8	2,103	5	58
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	42–9	82.4%	#4	2,124	5	64
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	49–12	80.3%	#10	2,100	5	69
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	9–11	45.0%	#73	2,006	5	69
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	5–9	35.7%	#106	1,937	5	69
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	4–3	57.1%	#216	1,926	5	69
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	0–1	0.0%	#662	1,909	5	69

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																	Rod Laver
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	16	6	22	72.7%	31	9	40	77.5%	17	2	19	89.5%	9	2	11	81.8%
30	1980	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1969	21	4	25	84.0%	12	4	16	75.0%	34	3	37	91.9%	30	3	33	90.9%
31	1981	1	2	3	33.3%	0	4	4	0.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	2	1	3	66.7%	1970	33	3	36	91.7%	8	2	10	80.0%	21	4	25	84.0%	27	6	33	81.8%
32	1982	4	6	10	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	7	6	13	53.8%	0	2	2	0.0%	1971	27	4	31	87.1%	14	6	20	70.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	34	7	41	82.9%
33	1983	1	2	3	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	1972	8	6	14	57.1%	9	4	13	69.2%	3	1	4	75.0%	30	5	35	85.7%
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	18	3	21	85.7%	19	6	25	76.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	28	6	34	82.4%
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	12	2	14	85.7%	15	0	15	100.0%	—	—	—	—	15	7	22	68.2%
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	19	2	21	90.5%	21	7	28	75.0%	—	—	—	—	9	3	12	75.0%
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	4	3	7	57.1%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	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%	—	160	36	196	81.6%	129	41	170	75.9%	88	16	104	84.6%	193	52	245	78.8%

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																Rod Laver
Age	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1880	130.3	—	—	—	—	+4	-6	+3	74.4%	+1.65	15–6 (71%)	—	—	-0.21
30	1980	1644	109.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44.4%	-1.22	—	1–1	—	-0.15	1969	2162	149.8	—	—	—	—	+114	-174	+143	76.7%	+1.93	22–7 (76%)	—	—	-1.40
31	1981	1570	108.7	—	—	—	—	+63	-179	+68	33.3%	-1.33	1–4 (20%)	3–4 (43%)	—	+0.36	1970	2216	155.8	—	—	—	—	+205	-202	+12	76.8%	+1.87	21–6 (78%)	6–2 (75%)	—	-1.22
32	1982	1542	117.9	—	—	—	—	+35	—	+95	40.0%	-0.86	6–2 (75%)	6–4 (60%)	—	+1.27	1971	2158	162.7	—	—	—	—	+163	-164	0	71.8%	+1.59	26–7 (79%)	11–14 (44%)	—	-5.72
33	1983	1537	102.7	—	—	—	—	+39	—	—	33.3%	-1.80	2–1 (67%)	5–1 (83%)	—	+0.31	1972	2019	162.7	—	—	—	—	+114	-24	+111	69.6%	+1.41	13–11 (54%)	7–10 (41%)	—	-3.85
34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1973	2104	156.6	—	—	—	—	+129	-106	-11	73.5%	+1.55	18–7 (72%)	17–10 (63%)	—	-2.12
35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1974	2124	154.6	—	—	—	—	+39	+3	—	73.2%	+1.66	12–3 (80%)	6–3 (67%)	—	-0.96
36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1975	2100	163.1	—	—	—	—	+102	-5	—	71.6%	+1.53	16–7 (70%)	14–11 (56%)	—	-2.95
37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1976	2006	156.1	—	—	—	—	+89	+19	—	46.0%	-0.38	2–3 (40%)	6–2 (75%)	—	-2.11
38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1977	1937	147.8	—	—	—	—	+74	—	+86	44.4%	-0.42	1–4 (20%)	—	—	-2.94
39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1978	1926	125.9	—	—	—	—	+46	—	—	50.0%	0.00	2–0	1–1	—	-0.22
40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1979	1910	103.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.33	0–1	1–0	—	-0.31
Career	—	1760	124.5	—	—	—	—	+10	-153	+67	41.7%	-0.54	45–48 (48%)	39–48 (45%)	101.5	+1.81	—	2304	159.0	—	—	—	—	+120	-67	+61	72.3%	+1.57	148–62 (70%)	69–53 (57%)	102.7	-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.

Mike Estep's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Roscoe Tanner	1	6	7	May 1, 1982	H2H
Brian Gottfried	2	4	6	May 2, 1982	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	0	6	6	Jun 24, 1977	H2H
Raul Ramirez	1	4	5	Aug 18, 1982	H2H
Ilie Nastase	0	4	4	Sep 2, 1982	H2H

Rod Laver's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Roy Emerson	26	6	32	Mar 14, 1975	H2H
Ken Rosewall	24	7	31	Apr 10, 1976	H2H
Tom Okker	22	3	25	May 18, 1974	H2H
Fred Stolle	20	4	24	Apr 12, 1974	H2H
Arthur Ashe	19	2	21	Feb 28, 1976	H2H