SF Australian Open 1981

Steve Denton #24 def. Hank Pfister #25

7-6 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3

Steve Denton defeated Hank Pfister 7-6 6-7 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the 1981 Australian Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 6, 1982*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1981
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	25	28
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	24	25
Ranking points (entering)	—	—
Elo (entering)	1,741	1,904
Current career W-L	109–116	260–213
Current career earnings	$1,084,664	—

Pre-match H2H

Steve Denton #24 1 – 0 Hank Pfister #25

Path

Steve Denton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Shlomo Glickstein #33	6-4 3-6 7-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1982	QF
John Alexander #75	6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1982	R16
Kevin Curren #50	6-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1981	R32
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
Johan Kriek #13	2-6 6-7 7-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 7, 1982	F

Hank Pfister's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kim Warwick #84	6-1 4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 4, 1982	QF
Guillermo Vilas #6	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 2, 1982	R16
Hans Simonsson	6-2 6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 30, 1981	R32
Lloyd Bourne	3-6 7-6 6-3 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Dec 28, 1981	R64