General Mike
Estep
Male
United States of America
1949-07-19
Dallas, Texas, United States of America


About

Mike Estep was born in 1949 in Dallas. A very successful junior player, he held a No 1 ranking for five straight years (1963-67). Estep was named the Texas High School Player of the Year, led the U.S. to the Sunshine Cup Title and played on the U.S. Junior Davis Cup Team. Estep and George Taylor of Houston were the No. 1 doubles team in the country, the first time an all-Texas pair won a national junior boys’ championship.

At Rice Institute Estep was the Southwest Conference singles and doubles Champion in 1970, an NCAA semifinalist in doubles in 1968, a finalist in singles in 1969 and a semifinalist in singles in 1970. He received All-American honors for 3 consecutive years from 1969 to 1971, with an honorable mention in 1968. After earning a B.A. in political science in 1971, Estep joined the professional tennis circuit, gathering eight singles titles and 16 doubles titles throughout his 12-year career. He left the tour in 1983 and began coaching. He is especially recognized for his accomplishments in coaching Martina Navratilova during her rise to dominance in the game.

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 worked with the USTA to create a method for ranking juniors. He was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame inductee in 2005.



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Archive statistics 1965 - 1983
9
512
245


Tournament wins 1980 - Australia 2 Satellite - Leg 4 (Open)
1976 - Khartoum (Amateur)
1973 - Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship (Open)
1972 - Cotton Bowl Indoors (Open)
1972 - Pacific Coast Indoors (Open)
1972 - Miami (Open)
1971 - Cotton Bowl Indoors (Open)
1971 - Ontario Championships (Open)
1971 - Pacific Southwest Satellite (Open)


Tournaments Pacific Southwest Championships - 1983 River Oaks Tournament - 1983 Indian Wells - 1983 Tampa Open - 1983 Queens Club - Qualifying - 1983 Taipei International - Qualifying - 1983 Las Vegas - Qualifying - 1983 South Australian Championships - 1982(2) Australian Open - 1982 Wimbledon - 1982 US Open - 1982 New South Wales Championships - 1982 Canadian International Championships - 1982 Cincinnati - 1982 Queens Club Tournament - 1982 Kent Championships - 1982 Thailand Open - 1982 Auckland - 1982 Tampa Open - 1982 Hall of Fame Championships - 1982 Hong Kong Open - 1982 Cap D'Agde - 1982 Taipei International - 1982 United States 1 Satellite - Leg 1 - 1982 United States 1 Satellite - Leg 2 - 1982 United States 1 Satellite - Leg 3 - 1982 West of England - Qualifying - 1982 ABN AMRO Rotterdam - Qualifying - 1982 Wimbledon - 1981 New South Wales Championships - 1981 Queens Club Tournament - 1981 Netherlands International Championships - 1981 Kent Championships - 1981 Australian Open Qualifying - 1981 Wimbledon Plate (Consolation) - 1981 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1981 Japan Open - 1981 Auckland - 1981 Hall of Fame Championships - 1981 Championships of Stuttgart - 1981 Zell Am See - 1981 Maui Classic - 1981 South Pacific - 1981 Taipei International - 1981 Mexico City - 1981 New South Wales - Qualifying - 1981 Tampa Open - Qualifying - 1981 Australian Open - 1980 River Oaks Tournament - 1980 Australian Open Qualifying - 1980 United States 4 Satellite - Leg 1 - 1980 United States 4 Satellite - Leg 4 - 1980 United States 4 Satellite - Masters - 1980 United States 6 Satellite - Leg 1 - 1980 Itau Cup - Rio de Janeiro - 1980 United States 6 Satellite - Leg 3 - 1980 Australia 2 Satellite - Leg 4 - 1980 United States 6 Satellite - Masters - 1980 Itau Cup - Curtiba - 1980 Itau Cup - Campinas - 1980 United States 1 Satellite - Leg 2 - 1978 Wimbledon - 1977 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1977 US International Indoor Championships - 1977 Hampton - 1977 Arkansas International - 1977 Springfield Classic - 1977 La Costa International - 1977 Wimbledon - 1976 US Open - 1976 US International Indoor Championships - 1976 International Championships of Egypt - Cairo - 1976 US Pro Championships - 1976 Nottingham - 1976 Khartoum - 1976 Indian Wells - 1976 Hall of Fame Championships - 1976 Vienna International Indoor - 1976 Maui Classic - 1976 Boca West International - 1976 Stockholm Open - 1976 Nuremberg ATP Open - 1976 Sacramento Indoor Classic - 1976 Cologne Indoor Open - 1976 Wembley Indoor - 1976 Wimbledon - 1975 Roland Garros - 1975 US Open - 1975 Pacific Coast Championship - 1975 Cincinnati - 1975 US Clay Courts - 1975 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1975 River Oaks Tournament - 1975 US Pro Championships - 1975 German International Championships - 1975 Kent Championships - 1975 South of England Championships - 1975 Conde de Godo - 1975 Düsseldorf International - 1975 Bastad - 1975 Pacific Coast Indoors - 1975 Philadelphia Open - 1975 Atlanta Open - 1975 Toronto Indoor - 1975 Washington Indoor - 1975 Columbus Open - 1975 Aryamehr Cup - 1975 WCT - Tokyo - 1975 WCT - St. Petersburg - 1975 Tucson - ATP - 1975 Maui Classic - 1975 WCT - Fort Worth - 1975 WCT - San Antonio - 1975 WCT - Memphis - 1975 Stockholm Open - 1975 Dewar Cup - 1975 Wimbledon - 1974 Monte Carlo - 1974 US Open - 1974 Canadian International Championships - 1974 Pacific Coast Championship - 1974 German International Covered Court Championships - 1974 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1974 US International Indoor Championships - 1974 Japan International Championships - 1974 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1974 ABN AMRO Rotterdam - 1974 Richmond Indoor Championships - 1974 Pacific Coast Indoors - 1974 Philadelphia Open - 1974 Hampton - 1974 Djakarta Raya Open - 1974 Toronto Indoor - 1974 Hong Kong Open - 1974 Washington Indoor - 1974 WCT - Miami - 1974 Manila International - 1974 Australian Indoors - 1974 Tucson - ATP - 1974 Maui Classic - 1974 South Pacific - 1974 Johannesburg Open - 1974 Monte Carlo - 1973 Roland Garros - 1973 US Open - 1973 Canadian International Championships - 1973 Nice - 1973 Pacific Coast Championship - 1973 Queens Club Tournament - 1973 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1973 US International Indoor Championships - 1973 US Pro Championships - 1973 Championships of Berlin - 1973 Japan International Championships - 1973 Barcelona International - 1973 Madrid - 1973 Valencia Open - 1973 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1973 Indian International Championships - 1973 Pacific Coast Indoors - 1973 Fort Worth - 1973 Washington Open - 1973 Midland International Indoors - 1973 Hampton - 1973 Djakarta Raya Open - 1973 Bluebonnet Invitation - 1973 Louisville Open - 1973 Aryamehr Cup - 1973 Tanglewood - 1973 Rainier Classic - 1973 Salt Lake International Indoors - 1973 Charleston International - 1973 Washington Indoor - II - 1973 Queens Club - Qualifying - 1973 Australian Indoors - 1973 Canadian Indoors - 1973 Benson & Hedges Classic - 1973 Wimbledon - 1972 Monte Carlo - 1972 US Open - 1972 Philippines Championships - 1972 Cannes Championships - 1972 Nice - 1972 Miami - 1972 Pacific Coast Championship - 1972 Cincinnati - 1972 US Clay Courts - 1972 Italian International Championships - 1972 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1972 Japan International Championships - 1972 Kent Championships - 1972 Menton - 1972 South Florida - 1972 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1972 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1972 Wimbledon Qualifying - 1972 Lake Worth - 1972 US Hard Courts - 1972 Cotton Bowl Indoors - 1972 Pacific Coast Indoors - 1972 Nice Mediterranean T.C. - 1972 Park Lakes Invitation - 1972 Pacific Southwest - Qualifying - 1972 Columbus Open - 1972 Hong Kong National Grass Courts - 1972 Monte Carlo - Qualifying - 1972 Ocean Pines International - 1972 Rainier Classic - 1972 US Open - 1971 Pacific Coast Championship - 1971 Southern Championships - 1971 Cincinnati - 1971 US Clay Courts - 1971 Western Pennsylvania Championships - 1971 Pacific Southwest Championships - 1971 Ontario Championships - 1971 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1971 Blue and Gray Invitation - 1971 US Hard Courts - 1971 Tulsa Invitation - 1971 Cotton Bowl Indoors - 1971 River Oaks - Qualifying - 1971 Washington Open - Plate - 1971 Tanglewood - 1971 Pacific Southwest Satellite - 1971 Cincinnati - 1970 US Clay Courts - 1970 Western Pennsylvania Championships - 1970 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1970 Intercollegiate Championships - 1970 Tulsa Invitation - 1970 USSR International Championships - 1970 Midland Invitation - 1970 Washington Open - 1970 River Oaks - Qualifying - 1970 Roland Garros - 1969 US Open - 1969 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1969 Tennessee Valley Invitation - 1969 Cincinnati - 1969 US Clay Courts - 1969 US International Indoor Championships - 1969 Championships of Berlin - 1969 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1969 Conde de Godo - 1969 Madrid - 1969 Roland Garros Qualifying - 1969 Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championship - 1969 Intercollegiate Championships - 1969 Roland Garros Consolation - 1969 Bielefeld - 1969 US National Amateur Championships - 1969 Chile International - 1969 Eastern Grass Court Championships - 1968 US Clay Courts - 1968 Western States Championships - 1968 US International Indoor Championships - 1968 Atlanta Invitation Tournament - 1968 River Oaks Tournament - 1968 Southampton Invitation (Long Island) - 1968 Intercollegiate Championships - 1968 Blue and Gray Invitation - 1968 San Luis Potosi Open - 1968 Tulsa Invitation - 1968 TVI - 1968 Dallas Invitation - 1968 Baltimore Invitation - 1968 US National Amateur Championships - 1968 Park Lakes Invitation - 1968 US Open - 1967 Newport Casino - 1967 US Clay Courts - 1967 River Oaks Tournament - 1967 Texas Open - 1967 Dallas Invitation - 1967 US Open - 1966 River Oaks Tournament - 1966 Texas Sectional Championships - 1966 Tulsa Invitation - 1966 Dallas Invitation - 1966 Southwest Open - 1966 Dallas Indoor Invitation - 1966 Dallas Invitation - 1965 Fort Worth - 1965

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