Johan Kriek #13 def. Steve Denton #24

6-2 7-6 6-7 6-4

Johan Kriek defeated Steve Denton 6-2 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the 1981 Australian Open final on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 7, 1982*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1981
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: F

Match Statistics

Our current data sources do not include detailed match statistics for this match.

Player Comparison

Field	Johan Kriek	Steve Denton
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Apr 5, 1958	Sep 5, 1956
Age	23	25
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	13	24
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,941	1,775
Current career W-L	380–223	109–116
Current career earnings	$2,383,794	$1,084,664

Pre-match H2H

Johan Kriek #13 0 – 0 Steve Denton #24

Path

Johan Kriek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Edmondson #20	6-0 7-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1982	SF
Tim Mayotte #30	7-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1982	QF
Chris Lewis #31	7-5 7-5 3-6 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1982	R16
Thomas Hogstedt	6-2 6-4 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1981	R32
Drew Gitlin	6-2 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1981	R64

Johan Kriek's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Steve Denton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hank Pfister #25	7-6 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 6, 1982	SF
Shlomo Glickstein #33	6-4 3-6 7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1982	QF
John Alexander #75	6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1982	R16
Kevin Curren #50	6-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1981	R32
Eddie Edwards	7-6 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1981	R64