Mike Estep
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Hurst, Texas, USA |
Born |
Dallas, Texas, USA | July 19, 1949
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Turned pro | 1969 (amateur tour from 1966) |
Retired | 1983 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Singles | |
Career record | 117–179 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (August 23, 1973) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1982) |
French Open | 2R (1973, 1975) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1975) |
US Open | 2R (1975) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 182–168 (Open era) |
Career titles | 7 (Open era) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1980, 1982) |
Mike Estep (born July 19, 1949) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
During his career Estep won 2 singles titles and 7 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 59 in August 1973.
In 1983 until 1986 he coached Martina Navratilova. Later he worked with Carling Bassett, Hana Mandlíková and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
He was a board member of the Association of Tennis Professionals from 1982 to 1989, holding the position of chairman of the ATP Ranking Committee at the same time. He also worked with the U.S. Tennis Association, creating a method for ranking juniors in 1999 that is now used nationwide, and serving on the junior development council for Texas from 1993 to 1995.[1]
Estep resides in Hurst, Texas.
Grand Prix and WCT finals (20)
Singles(4)
Titles (2)
Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1973 | Merion, U.S. | Grass | Gene Scott | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
Winner | 2. | 1976 | Khartoum, Sudan | Hard | Thomaz Koch | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1982 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | 7–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1982 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Hank Pfister | 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles(16)
The 1975 listings below that reads Russell Simpson should read Jeff Simpson (his brother).
Titles (7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | 1973 | Omaha, U.S. | Hard (i) | William Brown | Jimmy Connors Juan Gisbert Sr. |
DEF |
Winner | 2. | 1973 | Salt Lake City, U.S. | Hard (i) | Raúl Ramírez | Jiří Hřebec Jan Kukal |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1973 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor | Ilie Năstase | Szabolcz Baranyi Péter Szőke |
6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 1973 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Patrick Hombergen Bernard Mignot |
6–4, 1–6, 10–8 |
Runner-up | 1. | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes |
4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 5. | 1973 | Djakarta, Indonesia | Hard | Ian Fletcher | John Newcombe Allan Stone |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 6. | 1974 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Pat Cramer | Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Georges Goven |
6–1, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1974 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Pat Cramer | Željko Franulović Nikola Pilić |
6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1974 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Paul Kronk | Grover Raz Reid Allan Stone |
6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1974 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Marcello Lara | Syd Ball Ross Case |
3–6, 6–7, 7–9 |
Winner | 7. | 1975 | Washington Indoor WCT, U.S. | Carpet | Russell Simpson | Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj |
7–6, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1975 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Russell Simpson | Robert Lutz Stan Smith |
5–7, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1975 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | John Andrews | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez |
6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 1976 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet | Colin Dowdeswell | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan |
1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 8. | 1981 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 9. | 1981 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Rod Frawley Chris Lewis |
5–7, 6–4, 6–7 |
References
External links
- Estep, Mike at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Estep, Mike at the International Tennis Federation