Mike Estep

Mike Estep

Mike Estep at Rice University in 1971

Nation:

United States

Birthday:

July 19, 1949

Size:

173 cm

1st professional season:

1969

Resignation:

1984

Playing hand:

Right

singles

Career record:

117: 179

Career title:

2

Highest ranking:

59 (23 August 1973)

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	3R (1982)
French Open	2R (1973, 1975)
Wimbledon	AF (1975)
US Open	2R (1972, 1975)

Double

Career record:

182: 168

Career title:

7th

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	VF (1980)
French Open	2R (1969)
Wimbledon	VF (1976)
US Open	AF (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976)

Mixed

Grand Slam record

Grand Slam title: 00000 0

Australian Open	-
French Open	HF (1983)
Wimbledon	VF (1984)
US Open	AF (1974, 1981)

Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Mike Estep (born July 19, 1949 in Dallas ) is a retired American tennis player .

Career

During his career, Estep has won two singles and seven doubles. In the world rankings he reached the highest ranking with position 59 in August 1973.

From 1983 to 1986 he trained Martina Navrátilová . He later worked with Carling Bassett , Hana Mandlíková and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario .

Estep was a member of the Members Board of ATP from 1982 to 1989 and at the same time Chairman of the ATP Ranking Committee . In 1999, he developed a ranking model for juniors for the USTA and supported the Junior Development Council of the Texas Tennis Association from 1993 to 1995.

Estep lives in Hurst , Texas .

successes

singles

Tournament victories

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	Final opponent	Result
1.	1973	United States Merion	ATP	race	United States Gene Scott	7: 5, 3: 6, 7: 6, 3: 6, 7: 5
2.	1976	Sudan Khartoum	ATP	Hard court	Brazil Thomaz Koch	6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 4, 6: 3

Final participation

No.	date	competition	category	Topping	winner	Result
1.	1982	United States Tampa	ATP	Hard court	United States Brian Gottfried	7: 6, 2: 6, 4: 6
2.	1982	United States Newport	ATP	race	United States Hank Pfister	1: 6, 5: 7

Performing in Grand Slam tournaments

singles

competition	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	Career
Australian Open	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	3	-	-	3
French Open	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	2	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Wimbledon	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	1	AF	1	2	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	AF
US Open	1	1	-	1	-	1	2	1	1	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2

Double

competition	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	Career
Australian Open	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	VF	1	1	1	-	VF
French Open	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Wimbledon	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	1	2	VF	AF	-	-	-	1	2	1	-	VF
US Open	-	-	-	-	-	AF	AF	1	AF	1	AF	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	AF

Mixed

competition	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	Career
Australian Open	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
French Open	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	VF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	HF	-	HF
Wimbledon	-	-	-	-	-	-	AF	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	VF	VF
US Open	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	AF	-	1	-	-	-	-	AF	-	-	2	AF

Web links

personal data
SURNAME	Estep, Mike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH	July 19, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dallas , Texas , United States