Mike Estep
Mike Estep 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, Jana Novotná 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.
Estep resides in Hurst, Texas.
Early life
Estep grew up in Dallas, where he graduated from the St. Mark's School of Texas. He was an All American tennis player while an undergraduate at Rice University. Mike Estep was a very successful junior player and had a No 1 ranking for five straight years. Estep was named the Texas High School Player of the Year, and 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.Achievements at Rice Institute
At Rice Institute Mike Estep was the Southwest Conference singles and doubles Champion in 1970, NCAA semifinalist in the doubles in 1968, finalist in singles in 1969 and a semifinalist in the singles in 1970. He received an 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,Grand Prix and WCT finals
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | 1973 | Merion, U.S. | Grass |  Gene Scott | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2. | 1976 | Khartoum, Sudan | Hard |  Thomaz Koch | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 1982 | Tampa, U.S. | Hard | Brian Gottfried | 7–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | 1982 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Hank Pfister | 1–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 16 (7 titles, 9 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1. | 1973 | Omaha, U.S. | Hard | William Brown | Jimmy Connors  Juan Gisbert Sr. | DEF |
| Win | 2. | 1973 | Salt Lake City, U.S. | Hard |  Raúl Ramírez |  Jiří Hřebec Jan Kukal | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 3. | 1973 | Calgary, Canada | Indoor |  Ilie Năstase |  Szabolcz Baranyi Péter Szőke | 6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 4. | 1973 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | Ion Ţiriac |  Patrick Hombergen Bernard Mignot | 6–4, 1–6, 10–8 |
| Loss | 1. | 1973 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Ion Ţiriac | Juan Gisbert Sr. Manuel Orantes | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 5. | 1973 | Djakarta, Indonesia | Hard |  Ian Fletcher | John Newcombe Allan Stone | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 6. | 1974 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet |  Pat Cramer |  Jean-Baptiste Chanfreau Georges Goven | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | 1974 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | Pat Cramer |  Željko Franulović Nikola Pilić | 6–4, 5–7, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3. | 1974 | Adelaide, Australia | Grass | Paul Kronk | Grover Raz Reid Allan Stone | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4. | 1974 | Manila, Philippines | Hard | Marcello Lara | Syd Ball Ross Case | 3–6, 6–7, 7–9 |
| Win | 7. | 1975 | Washington Indoor WCT, U.S. | Carpet |  Jeff Simpson |  Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5. | 1975 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Jeff Simpson | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | 5–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 6. | 1975 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | John Andrews | Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 7. | 1976 | Cologne, Germany | Carpet |  Colin Dowdeswell | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 1–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 8. | 1981 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Mark Edmondson | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee | 6–2, 4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9. | 1981 | Brisbane, Australia | Grass | Mark Edmondson | Rod Frawley Chris Lewis | 5–7, 6–4, 6–7 |