R32 Australian Open 1981

Steve Denton #54 def. Kevin Curren #50

6-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2

Steve Denton defeated Kevin Curren 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 in the 1981 Australian Open round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Dec 30, 1981*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1981
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Grass
Round: R32

Match Statistics

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

Player Comparison

Field	Steve Denton	Kevin Curren
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Sep 5, 1956	Mar 2, 1958
Age	25	23
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	54	50
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,642	1,802
Current career W-L	109–116	339–238
Current career earnings	$1,084,664	$3,054,423

Pre-match H2H

Steve Denton #54 0 – 0 Kevin Curren #50

Path

Steve Denton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Eddie Edwards	7-6 6-7 6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1981	R64

Steve Denton's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Alexander #75	6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1982	R16

Kevin Curren's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Steve Krulevitz #82	6-2 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1981	R64