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Jim Grabb vs Steve Denton H2H: 1-0

Jim Grabb holds a 1–0 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jim Grabb leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jim Grabb won the 1986 Japan Open round of 64 6-4 6-3.

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Jim Grabb
USA Age 62 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main draw meetings
Steve Denton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jim Grabb #129 6-4 6-3 Steve Denton #265 Match data Oct 15, 1986* R64 Japan Open 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
Jim Grabb #927 #24 760 1,828 179 199 47.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Jim Grabb Steve Denton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1985 4–4 50.0% #251 1,560 0 0 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0
22 1986 7–6 53.8% #94 1,636 0 0 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0
23 1987 20–18 52.6% #66 1,687 0 1 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0
24 1988 17–23 42.5% #91 1,562 0 1 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0
25 1989 27–20 57.4% #35 1,767 0 1 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0
26 1990 16–18 47.1% #72 1,688 0 1 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0
27 1991 19–23 45.2% #87 1,680 0 1 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0
28 1992 31–24 56.4% #55 1,748 0 2 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0
29 1993 6–9 40.0% #197 1,690 0 2 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0
30 1994 18–20 47.4% #68 1,670 0 2 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0
31 1995 6–17 26.1% #207 1,545 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 1996 6–10 37.5% #199 1,564 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 1997 2–7 22.2% #342 1,516 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Jim Grabb 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 %
21 1985 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1986 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1987 14 9 23 60.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1988 10 14 24 41.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1989 25 14 39 64.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4%
26 1990 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4%
27 1991 13 13 26 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 6 11 45.5% 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0%
28 1992 16 15 31 51.6% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 12 5 17 70.6% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1993 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1994 14 12 26 53.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1995 5 14 19 26.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 4 8 12 33.3% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 126 125 251 50.2% 3 13 16 18.8% 10 20 30 33.3% 40 41 81 49.4% — 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 Jim Grabb 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
21 1985 1560 123.7 — — — — +46 — — 47.6% -0.24 1–1 0–2 — +0.16 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01
22 1986 1636 129.6 — — — — +34 — — 50.0% +0.40 3–1 (75%) 1–4 (20%) — +0.05 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.83
23 1987 1688 137.5 — — — — +49 — — 48.8% +0.04 4–2 (67%) 10–2 (83%) — +1.31 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24
24 1988 1562 123.6 — — — — +13 -58 -17 45.0% -0.28 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) — -0.31 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.93
25 1989 1768 139.4 — — — — +19 — — 56.7% +0.35 6–9 (40%) 13–10 (57%) — -1.18 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) — -2.93
26 1990 1689 132.1 — — — — +29 -250 -88 48.2% -0.14 5–5 (50%) 6–8 (43%) — -0.10 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) — -1.46
27 1991 1681 136.8 +1.98 -1.92 1.009 50.2% +35 — -107 51.3% +0.05 7–17 (29%) 9–10 (47%) — +0.72 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) — -1.88
28 1992 1749 141.9 +3.85 -1.34 1.048 50.4% +32 -275 -178 52.2% +0.19 11–7 (61%) 11–11 (50%) — +1.42 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.55
29 1993 1691 122.3 -0.49 -1.37 0.878 47.6% +9 — — 45.9% -0.22 2–3 (40%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.36 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38
30 1994 1670 136.2 +0.52 -2.08 0.937 48.9% +50 — -139 50.0% +0.04 7–8 (47%) 5–8 (38%) — +0.09 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20
31 1995 1546 127.6 -0.66 -2.43 0.847 47.4% +34 — — 33.3% -1.11 2–5 (29%) 4–9 (31%) — -1.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1996 1565 120.0 +0.58 -1.86 0.923 48.7% +2 — — 41.9% -0.53 3–3 (50%) 2–6 (25%) — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1997 1516 104.9 -2.13 -1.64 0.777 45.3% +9 — — 28.6% -1.57 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1829 140.2 +1.52 -1.78 0.959 49.2% +30 -207 -101 48.5% -0.08 58–69 (46%) 75–85 (47%) 96.6 +0.43 — 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.