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John McEnroe#1 def. Steve Denton#65

6-3 6-2

Match Information

Date May 10, 1984*
Tournament Forest Hills Wct
Category ATP 250
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner John McEnroe
Score6-3 6-2
Loser Steve Denton

No match stats are available for this match.

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJohn McEnroeSteve Denton
Country USA USA
Birth dateFeb 16, 1959Sep 5, 1956
Age2527
Height180188
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)165
Ranking points (entering)00
Elo (entering)2,3901,788
Career W-L833–189109–116
Career earnings$12,552,132$1,084,664
Pre-match H2H
John McEnroe 5 1 Steve Denton

Path

John McEnroe's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1984R32 Derek Tarr 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data

John McEnroe's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 11, 1984QF Johan Kriek 4-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data

Steve Denton's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 1984R32 Mike Bauer 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 8, 1984R64 Magnus Tideman 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data