Steve Denton def. Freddie Sauer

6-4 7-6

Steve Denton defeated Freddie Sauer 6-4 7-6 in the 1981 South African Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

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Player Comparison

FieldSteve DentonFreddie Sauer
Country USA RSA
Birth dateSep 5, 1956Aug 2, 1961
Age2520
Height188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)
Ranking points (entering)
Elo (entering)1,5571,525
Current career W-L109–11624–31
Current career earnings$1,084,664$80,690
Pre-match H2H

Path

Steve Denton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sherwood Stewart 3-6 6-4 9-7WMatch dataNov 27, 1981R16
Ferdi Taygan 6-7 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataNov 26, 1981R32

Steve Denton's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vitas Gerulaitis #146-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataNov 28, 1981SF

Freddie Sauer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Leon Naude 7-6 2-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 27, 1981R16
Klaus Eberhard #895-7 7-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 26, 1981R32