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Ivan Lendl vs Steve Denton H2H: 4-0

Ivan Lendl holds a 4–0 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Ivan Lendl leads 2–0 on carpet and 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ivan Lendl won the 1983 Dallas Wct quarterfinal 6-4 7-5 6-4.

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Ivan Lendl
USA Age 66 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
4 – 0
4 main draw meetings
Steve Denton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ivan Lendl #1 6-4 7-5 6-4 Steve Denton #12 Match data May 1, 1983* QF Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #3 6-2 7-6 Steve Denton #15 Match data Aug 23, 1982* F Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Ivan Lendl #3 6-4 4-6 6-3 Steve Denton #33 Match data Apr 3, 1982* QF Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet
Ivan Lendl #4 6-4 6-1 Steve Denton Match data Oct 15, 1981* R32 Swiss Indoors ATP 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Ivan Lendl #667 #1 3,420 2,423 1,045 227 82.2% 8 0 6 17 63 94
Steve Denton #1,054 #12 0 1,981 109 116 48.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Ivan Lendl Steve Denton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1978 9–7 56.2% #74 1,638 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1979 35–17 67.3% #21 1,885 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1980 101–27 78.9% #6 2,135 0 7 — — — — — — —
21 1981 91–11 89.2% #3 2,317 0 17 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0
22 1982 104–8 92.9% #3 2,371 0 32 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0
23 1983 75–16 82.4% #2 2,235 0 39 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0
24 1984 58–12 82.9% #3 2,236 1 42 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0
25 1985 80–6 93.0% #1 2,367 2 53 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0
26 1986 75–6 92.6% #1 2,356 4 62 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0
27 1987 75–7 91.5% #1 2,362 6 70 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0
28 1988 41–8 83.7% #2 2,221 6 73 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0
29 1989 80–7 92.0% #1 2,261 7 83 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0
30 1990 54–12 81.8% #3 2,132 8 88 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0
31 1991 55–18 75.3% #5 2,032 8 91 — — — — — — —
32 1992 51–24 68.0% #8 1,997 8 92 — — — — — — —
33 1993 33–23 58.9% #19 1,779 8 94 — — — — — — —
34 1994 28–18 60.9% #55 1,756 8 94 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Ivan Lendl Steve Denton
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 1978 2 3 5 40.0% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 11 4 15 73.3% 23 11 34 67.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 31 5 36 86.1% 40 8 48 83.3% 5 3 8 62.5% 25 11 36 69.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 39 2 41 95.1% 42 6 48 87.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 2 12 83.3% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1982 22 3 25 88.0% 44 5 49 89.8% — — — — 38 0 38 100.0% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1983 17 3 20 85.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 14 3 17 82.4% 30 5 35 85.7% 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1984 10 3 13 76.9% 13 2 15 86.7% 7 3 10 70.0% 28 4 32 87.5% 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1985 29 3 32 90.6% 27 1 28 96.4% 7 2 9 77.8% 17 0 17 100.0% 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4%
26 1986 30 2 32 93.8% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 22 2 24 91.7% 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4%
27 1987 34 2 36 94.4% 14 1 15 93.3% 10 2 12 83.3% 17 2 19 89.5% 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0%
28 1988 17 3 20 85.0% 15 1 16 93.8% 5 1 6 83.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1989 39 2 41 95.1% 21 2 23 91.3% 11 1 12 91.7% 9 2 11 81.8% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1990 21 6 27 77.8% — — — — 10 1 11 90.9% 23 5 28 82.1% 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1991 31 8 39 79.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 19 6 25 76.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1992 30 10 40 75.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 6 9 15 40.0% 15 7 22 68.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1994 23 13 36 63.9% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 392 81 473 82.9% 307 67 374 82.1% 81 25 106 76.4% 265 54 319 83.1% — 42 40 82 51.2% 8 14 22 36.4% 26 22 48 54.2% 33 40 73 45.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Ivan Lendl Steve Denton
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 1978 1638 133.5 — — — — -62 +28 — 52.8% +0.33 2–3 (40%) 2–4 (33%) — -0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1979 1885 154.3 — — — — -118 +4 — 63.1% +0.95 5–5 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.51 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1980 2135 170.0 — — — — +71 -36 -486 73.1% +1.68 16–8 (67%) 19–13 (59%) — -7.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1981 2318 177.0 — — — — +49 -31 — 80.5% +2.32 17–7 (71%) 15–7 (68%) — -6.33 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01
22 1982 2371 176.5 — — — — +113 -76 — 86.7% +2.34 10–5 (67%) 19–3 (86%) — -3.79 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.83
23 1983 2236 174.0 — — — — +136 -39 -282 77.4% +1.93 8–6 (57%) 23–11 (68%) — -4.88 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24
24 1984 2237 173.5 — — — — +88 +36 -239 75.3% +1.76 10–1 (91%) 12–6 (67%) — -5.71 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.93
25 1985 2368 176.3 — — — — +99 -15 -354 85.1% +2.46 9–1 (90%) 17–6 (74%) — -4.64 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) — -2.93
26 1986 2356 173.1 — — — — +95 +19 -277 86.0% +2.38 7–0 (100%) 12–8 (60%) — -2.06 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) — -1.46
27 1987 2363 171.7 — — — — +80 +21 -226 80.4% +2.12 12–4 (75%) 23–13 (64%) — -1.78 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) — -1.88
28 1988 2222 168.1 — — — — +65 +179 -105 73.7% +1.63 10–4 (71%) 14–10 (58%) — -1.43 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.55
29 1989 2261 172.4 — — — — +69 +112 -133 82.4% +2.40 16–4 (80%) 24–10 (71%) — -2.21 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38
30 1990 2132 165.0 — — — — +32 — +70 75.7% +1.75 9–6 (60%) 10–9 (53%) — -1.34 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20
31 1991 2033 166.0 +5.18 +4.23 1.249 53.9% +54 +280 +104 67.7% +1.22 17–7 (71%) 14–12 (54%) — -1.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1992 1997 164.6 +4.81 +3.55 1.235 53.6% +64 +118 +93 66.0% +1.13 11–15 (42%) 11–18 (38%) — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1993 1780 148.0 +2.08 +1.52 1.099 51.4% +85 +205 +256 57.1% +0.56 11–8 (58%) 7–14 (33%) — +1.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1994 1757 147.7 +2.90 +2.81 1.201 52.9% +41 +134 — 63.1% +1.05 6–5 (55%) 6–6 (50%) — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2424 174.3 +3.92 +3.13 1.199 53.0% +72 +21 -180 75.9% +1.82 176–89 (66%) 235–154 (60%) 99.4 -3.47 — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.