SF Australian Open 1982

Steve Denton #13 def. Hank Pfister #23

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

Steve Denton defeated Hank Pfister 6-4 4-6 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the 1982 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 15, 1982*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1982
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Steve Denton	Hank Pfister
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 5, 1956	Oct 9, 1953
Age	26	29
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	13	23
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,951	1,914
Current career W-L	109–116	260–213
Current career earnings	$1,084,664	—

Pre-match H2H

Steve Denton #13 2 – 0 Hank Pfister #23

Path

Steve Denton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sammy Giammalva Jr	4-6 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Dec 13, 1982	QF
Jeff Borowiak #50	7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 11, 1982	R16
Warren Maher	6-2 7-5	W	—	Match data	Dec 8, 1982	R32
John Frawley	6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Dec 6, 1982	R64
Tony Giammalva	4-6 7-6 7-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 4, 1982	R128

Steve Denton's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Johan Kriek #8	3-6 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Dec 16, 1982	F

Hank Pfister's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Brian Teacher #19	6-1 6-3 6-7 1-6 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 13, 1982	QF
John Sadri #39	6-3 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 11, 1982	R16
Brad Guan	6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 8, 1982	R32
Mark Freedman	6-1 6-2 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 6, 1982	R64
Cliff Letcher	6-4 6-3 2-6 6-3	W	—	Match data	Dec 4, 1982	R128