S. Denton
Peak ranking
12 (Feb 14, 1983)
Elo peak
1981 (89.4%ile)
Career record
109–116 (48.4%)
Career titles
0
Prize money
$1,084,664
Recent ATP Matches full match log →
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Opponent | Score | Result | H2H | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 1987* | Australian Open | Grand Slam | R128 | Grass | Gary Muller | 7-6 3-6 4-6 4-6 | L | — | Match data |
| Oct 15, 1986* | Tokyo Outdoor | ATP 250 | R64 | Hard | Jim Grabb #129 | 4-6 3-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 21, 1986* | Cincinnati | Masters 1000 | R32 | Hard | Stefan Edberg #4 | 2-6 1-6 | L | H2H | Match data |
| Aug 20, 1986* | Cincinnati | Masters 1000 | R64 | Hard | M. Kratzmann #102 | 7-5 7-5 | W | H2H | Match data |
| Jul 24, 1986* | Livingston | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Joey Blake | 2-6 3-6 | L | — | Match data |
Rivals full rivalries list →
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Curren | 1 | 6 | 7 | Feb 28, 1985 | H2H |
| John McEnroe | 1 | 6 | 7 | May 10, 1984 | H2H |
| V. Gerulaitis | 2 | 5 | 7 | Mar 12, 1983 | H2H |
| J. Connors | 0 | 6 | 6 | Mar 27, 1986 | H2H |
| T. Mayotte | 2 | 4 | 6 | Aug 14, 1985 | H2H |
Career Results
Career Results by Surface
| Season | Age | Hard | Clay | Grass | Carpet | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1978 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1979 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 20 | 17 | 37 | 54.1% |
| 1982 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 9 | 4 | 13 | 69.2% | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 43 | 24 | 67 | 64.2% |
| 1983 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 53.3% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52.4% | 25 | 23 | 48 | 52.1% |
| 1984 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 13 | 21 | 34 | 38.2% |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% |
| 1986 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% |
| 1987 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 42 | 40 | 82 | 51.2% | 8 | 14 | 22 | 36.4% | 26 | 22 | 48 | 54.2% | 33 | 40 | 73 | 45.2% | 109 | 116 | 225 | 48.4% |
Career Results by Opponent Rank
| Season | Age | 1-10 | 11-30 | 31-100 | 100+ | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 1978 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 1979 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% |
| 1980 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 1981 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 5 | 0 | 5 | 100.0% | 17 | 13 | 30 | 56.7% |
| 1982 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12.5% | 5 | 1 | 6 | 83.3% | 19 | 5 | 24 | 79.2% | 10 | 2 | 12 | 83.3% | 36 | 22 | 58 | 62.1% |
| 1983 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.0% | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 16 | 7 | 23 | 69.6% | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% | 25 | 20 | 45 | 55.6% |
| 1984 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14.3% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 13 | 17 | 30 | 43.3% |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 | 10 | 12 | 16.7% |
| 1986 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 6 | 8 | 25.0% |
| Career | 4 | 31 | 35 | 11.4% | 14 | 24 | 38 | 36.8% | 51 | 34 | 85 | 60.0% | 28 | 12 | 40 | 70.0% | 97 | 101 | 198 | 49.0% | |
Opponent ranking data available for 198/225 (88.0%) of S. Denton's ATP main draw matches.
Advanced Stats
| Season | Age | ELO | ELO % | Hard % | Clay % | Grass % | Set Win % | Set Margin | SoS % | Deep Run % | Dec. Set W% | TB W | TB L | TB W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | 1495 | 45 | — | — | — | 30.0% | -1.38 | 49 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 22 | 1466 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 31.8% | -1.59 | 31 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 1980 | 23 | 1456 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 0.0% | -3.50 | 95 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | 24 | 1776 | 91 | 74 | 30 | 81 | 48.0% | -0.07 | 72 | 25 | 82 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 1982 | 25 | 1929 | 96 | 96 | 21 | 94 | 57.4% | +0.44 | 88 | 46 | 71 | 22 | 14 | 61 |
| 1983 | 26 | 1742 | 89 | 90 | 40 | 86 | 49.6% | +0.17 | 88 | 39 | 53 | 9 | 19 | 32 |
| 1984 | 27 | 1620 | 71 | 75 | 36 | 83 | 42.0% | -0.39 | 92 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 12 | 33 |
| 1985 | 28 | 1576 | 66 | 67 | — | 72 | 34.1% | -1.11 | 78 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
| 1986 | 29 | 1553 | 61 | 63 | — | — | 25.0% | -1.70 | 92 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 1987 | 30 | 1525 | 53 | — | — | — | 25.0% | -1.50 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| Career | 1705 | 76 | 80 | 36 | 84 | 47.1% | -0.39 | 81 | 23 | 58 | 58 | 73 | 44 |
Tournament Results by Category
Results show best round reached per tournament per season.
Grand Slams
| Season | Age | AO | RG | W | USO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24 | F | — | R128 | R128 |
| 1982 | 25 | F | R128 | R16 | R16 |
| 1983 | 26 | R32 | — | R128 | R32 |
| 1984 | 27 | R128 | R128 | R128 | R64 |
| 1985 | 28 | R64 | — | R64 | R128 |
| 1987 | 30 | R128 | — | — | — |
Masters 1000
| Season | Age | CIN | BOC | MON |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 24 | — | — | QF |
| 1982 | 25 | F | — | QF |
| 1983 | 26 | R16 | — | — |
| 1984 | 27 | R64 | — | R64 |
| 1985 | 28 | — | — | R64 |
| 1986 | 29 | R32 | R128 | — |
ATP 250
| Season | Age | ADE | ATL | BAS | BRI | DAL | HKG | HOU | MAD | MEL | MET | MUN | NWP | QUE | STO | STU | TKY | VIE | BOM | BRU | CHI | CLE | COL | COL | DEN | FOR | FRA | HIL | JOH | LAF | LAS | LIV | LUX | MEM | MIL | NOR | PHI | RIC | SAN | SYD | SYD | TAI | WEM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | 22 | — | R32 | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | 24 | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R16 | — | R64 | R16 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | R16 | — | SF | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | SF | — | — |
| 1982 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | SF | F | R32 | — | R64 | R64 | — | QF | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R32 | — | QF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | R16 | — | — | SF | R64 | — | SF |
| 1983 | 26 | — | — | — | R32 | QF | — | QF | — | — | — | R16 | R32 | QF | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | QF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | — | QF | — | — | QF | — | — | R32 | R32 | — | R16 | F | — | R32 | — | — | QF |
| 1984 | 27 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R16 | — | R32 | — | — | R16 | R64 | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | QF | R64 | R16 | — | R64 | F | — | — | R64 | — | R32 |
| 1985 | 28 | — | R16 | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R64 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | R64 | — | — | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | R32 | — | R32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
ATP Finals
ATP Ranking History full ranking history →
Career high
12
Career-high date
Feb 14, 1983
First top 100
Nov 30, 1981
First top 50
Jan 4, 1982
First top 20
Aug 9, 1982
First top 10
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Ranking History Matrix
| Season | Age | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 226 |
| 1979 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 251 |
| 1980 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 403 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 54 |
| 1982 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| 1983 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 58 |
| 1984 | 27 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 73 | 92 | 99 | 96 | 120 | 149 |
| 1985 | 28 | 147 | 154 | 170 | 220 | 233 | 290 | 250 | 248 | 274 | 281 | 276 | 241 |
| 1986 | 29 | 241 | 213 | 214 | 265 | 266 | 272 | 296 | 255 | 261 | 267 | 270 | 300 |
| 1987 | 30 | 292 | 379 | 386 | 389 | 385 | 360 | 396 | 550 | 542 | 564 | 554 | 560 |
| 1988 | 31 | 593 | 597 | 606 | 632 | 649 | 943 | 951 | 955 | 987 | 977 | 1032 | 1054 |
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| J. Fillol | CHI | 14 | 2,041 | 0 | 7 | 899 | 532 | 367 | 59.2% | 1968-1983 | Match log |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How old is S. Denton?
- S. Denton is 69 years old, born on September 5, 1956.
- Which country is S. Denton from?
- S. Denton is from United States.
- How tall is S. Denton?
- S. Denton is 188 cm / 6'2".
- Is S. Denton left-handed or right-handed?
- S. Denton plays right-handed.
- How many Grand Slams has S. Denton won?
- S. Denton has not won a Grand Slam title.
- How many Masters 1000 titles has S. Denton won?
- S. Denton has not won a Masters 1000 title.
- What is S. Denton's highest ATP ranking?
- S. Denton's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 12, first achieved on February 14, 1983.
- What is S. Denton's career win-loss record?
- S. Denton has a career ATP singles record of 109 wins and 116 losses (48.4%).
- How much career prize money has S. Denton earned?
- S. Denton has earned at least $1,084,664 in career prize money from professional tennis.
- When did S. Denton play professional tennis?
- S. Denton turned professional in 1978 and was active through 1987.
- What is S. Denton's best surface?
- S. Denton's best surface is grass court with a 54.2% win rate (26W-22L).
- Who is S. Denton's biggest rival?
- S. Denton's most frequent opponent is K. Curren, with a head-to-head record of 1–6 across 7 meetings.