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John McEnroe vs Steve Denton Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

John McEnroe seasons:19941992199119901989
Steve Denton seasons:19871986198519841983
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ John McEnroe
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Steve Denton
Age: 67y 32d (1959-02-16)
Hand: L
Backhand: nan
(1956-09-05) Age: 69y 196d
Hand: R
Backhand: nan
6 - 1
Wins: 85.7% - 14.3%
Hard 1–1Clay 1–0Grass 0–0
Others 6–1
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πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe and πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton have met 7 times. John McEnroe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–1.

Looking at their individual career profiles, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe has compiled an overall career record of 883–198 across 1081 matches, translating to a win rate of 81.68%. On hard courts his record stands at 289–65 (81.64%), while on clay he holds a 124–48 (72.09%) mark. On grass the numbers read 121–20 (85.82%) , and on carpet 349–65 (84.30%). Throughout his career he has won 77 titles (22 hard, 4 clay, 8 grass, 43 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 127–95 (57.21%).

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 108–116 from 224 matches (48.21% win rate). His hard-court record is 43–41 (51.19%), on clay he stands at 8–14 (36.36%), and on grass he has gone 26–22 (54.17%) , with a carpet record of 31–39 (44.29%). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 3–29 (9.38%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 2 times, the record is tied 1–1 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 1–0 (100.00% for John McEnroe) across 1 matches.

Dateβ–Ό
Tourney
Surface
Round
Wrk
Winner
Lrk
Loser
Score
BoF
Min
WA
WDF
W1stIn
W1st%
W2nd%
BPSvd
1984-05-06Forest Hills WCTClayR161πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)63πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton6-3 6-23------0/0
1984-02-01Richmond WCTCarpetF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)56πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton (7)6-3 7-63------0/0
1983-11-07WembleyCarpetQF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)24πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton6-3 6-33------0/0
1982-11-08WembleyCarpetSF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton (3)6-1 6-43------0/0
1982-10-25Tokyo-2CarpetQF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)14πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton (6)7-6 7-53------0/0
1982-10-11Sydney-1HardSF2πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (2)15πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton (7)6-3 6-13------0/0
1982-08-16CincinnatiHardSF18πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈSteve Denton (11)1πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈJohn McEnroe (1)7-6 6-43------0/0

Wins

John McEnroe
Steve Denton
6–1Overall
6–1Others
1–1Hard
1–0Clay
4–0Indoor Hard

Sets Format

85.7%6
14.3%1
Bo3
0.0%0
0.0%0
Bo5
85.7%6
14.3%1
2 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
3 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
4 Sets
0.0%0
0.0%0
5 Sets
John McEnroe
Steve Denton

Deciding

0.0%0
0.0%0
Decider Set
66.7%2
33.3%1
Tiebreak Wins
0.0%0
0.0%0
After 3 hours
John McEnroe
Steve Denton

Sets

85.7%12
14.3%2
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
50.0%2
50.0%2
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
100.0%2
0.0%0
Clay
100.0%8
0.0%0
Carpet
John McEnroe
Steve Denton

Games

61.6%85
38.4%53
All
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grand Slam
0.0%0
0.0%0
Masters 1000
56.4%22
43.6%17
Hard
0.0%0
0.0%0
Grass
70.6%12
29.4%5
Clay
62.2%51
37.8%31
Carpet
John McEnroe
Steve Denton

Overview

By Surface

John McEnroe
Steve Denton

By Tournament Level

John McEnroe
Steve Denton

By Round

John McEnroe
Steve Denton

By Opponent Ranking

John McEnroeSteve Denton
37.9%11-18
vs Top 1
33.3%1-2
45.9%67-79
vs Top 5
8.3%2-22
57.2%127-95
vs Top 10
9.4%3-29
65.8%241-125
vs Top 20
12%6-44
79.1%694-183
vs Top 100
39.2%60-93
92.5%184-15
vs +100
68.1%47-22
44.7%59-73
vs Higher
24.8%25-76
86.9%818-123
vs Lower
68.1%81-38

Opponent Breakdown

John McEnroeSteve Denton
78%390-110
Vs Younger
50%67-67
84.8%491-88
Vs Older
44.9%40-49
82.5%754-160
Vs Right-Handed
52%92-85
77.2%129-38
Vs Left-Handed
34%16-31
60.2%50-33
Vs 2H Backhand
14.3%1-6
65.5%76-40
Vs 1H Backhand
38.9%7-11
81.8%189-42
Vs Shorter
44.3%58-73
79.8%514-130
Vs Taller
53.7%29-25

Pressure Situations