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John McEnroe vs S. Denton H2H: 6-1

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for John McEnroe vs S. Denton.

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John McEnroe
USA Age 67 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main draw meetings
S. Denton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

Career Comparison

MetricJohn McEnroeS. Denton
Peak Ranking #1 #12
Peak Points 1,506 0
Peak Elo 2,496 1,980
Singles W-L 833–189 109–116
Win % 81.5% 48.4%
Grand Slam titles 7 0
Masters 1000 titles 3 0
ATP Finals titles 3 0
ATP 500 titles 0 0
ATP 250 titles 63 0
Total titles 76 0
Age John McEnroe S. Denton
SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles SeasonW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1976 1–1 50.0% #264 1,515 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1977 28–14 66.7% #21 1,852 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1978 77–19 80.2% #4 2,149 0 5 — — — — — — —
20 1979 88–13 87.1% #3 2,284 1 15 — — — — — — —
21 1980 83–16 83.8% #2 2,255 2 24 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0
22 1981 67–9 88.2% #1 2,265 4 33 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0
23 1982 64–10 86.5% #1 2,278 4 38 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0
24 1983 62–9 87.3% #1 2,306 5 45 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,775 0 0
25 1984 71–2 97.3% #1 2,475 7 58 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0
26 1985 69–9 88.5% #2 2,273 7 66 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,741 0 0
27 1986 22–5 81.5% #14 2,180 7 69 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,619 0 0
28 1987 30–10 75.0% #10 2,094 7 69 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,576 0 0
29 1988 29–9 76.3% #11 2,023 7 71 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,553 0 0
30 1989 45–11 80.4% #4 2,096 7 74 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,525 0 0
31 1990 33–15 68.8% #13 1,967 7 75 — — — — — — —
32 1991 32–18 64.0% #28 1,831 7 76 — — — — — — —
33 1992 32–18 64.0% #20 1,882 7 76 — — — — — — —
35 1994 0–1 0.0% #1219 1,871 7 76 — — — — — — —

H2H Match Log

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceWinnerScoreLoserMatch
May 10, 1984* Forest Hills Wct ATP 250 R16 Clay John McEnroe #1 6-3 6-2 S. Denton #65 Match data
Feb 12, 1984* Richmond Wct ATP 250 F Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-3 7-6 S. Denton #59 Match data
Nov 12, 1983* Wembley ATP 250 QF Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-3 S. Denton #24 Match data
Nov 13, 1982* Wembley ATP 250 SF Carpet John McEnroe #2 6-1 6-4 S. Denton #13 Match data
Oct 30, 1982* Tokyo Indoor ATP 250 QF Carpet John McEnroe #2 7-6 7-5 S. Denton #14 Match data
Oct 16, 1982* Sydney Indoor ATP 250 SF Hard John McEnroe #2 6-3 6-1 S. Denton #15 Match data
Aug 22, 1982* Cincinnati Masters 1000 SF Hard S. Denton #19 7-6 6-4 John McEnroe #1 Match data