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S. Denton#13 def. H. Pfister#23

6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6

Match Information

Date	Dec 15, 1982*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	S. Denton
Score	6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6
Loser	H. Pfister

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

Field	S. Denton	H. Pfister
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 5, 1956	Oct 9, 1953
Age	26	29
Height	188	193
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	13	23
Ranking points (entering)	0	0
Elo (entering)	1,951	1,912
Career W-L	109–116	260–213
Career earnings	$1,084,664	—

Pre-match H2H

S. Denton 2 – 0 H. Pfister

Path

S. Denton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 13, 1982	QF	Sammy Giammalva Jr	4-6 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Dec 11, 1982	R16	J. Borowiak	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 8, 1982	R32	Warren Maher	6-2 7-5	W	—	Match data
Dec 6, 1982	R64	John Frawley	6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3	W	—	Match data
Dec 4, 1982	R128	T. Giammalva	4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

S. Denton's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 16, 1982	F	J. Kriek	3-6 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

H. Pfister's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Dec 13, 1982	QF	B. Teacher	6-1 6-3 6-7 1-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 11, 1982	R16	J. Sadri	6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 8, 1982	R32	B. Guan	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 6, 1982	R64	M. Freedman	6-1 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data
Dec 4, 1982	R128	Cliff Letcher	6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data