H2H data updated: 2026-09-05 00:00 UTC

Kevin Curren vs Steve Denton H2H: 6-1

Kevin Curren holds a 6–1 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Kevin Curren leads 3–0 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Kevin Curren won the 1985 Houston round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Kevin Curren
USA Age 68 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
6 – 1
7 main draw meetings
Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kevin Curren #11 6-4 6-4 Steve Denton #154 Match data Feb 28, 1985* R32 Houston ATP 250 Carpet
Kevin Curren #20 6-4 6-2 Steve Denton #68 Match data Jul 19, 1984* R32 Stuttgart Open ATP 250 Clay
Kevin Curren #12 6-4 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-4 Steve Denton #70 Match data Jun 27, 1984* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Kevin Curren #8 6-4 6-2 Steve Denton #77 Match data Mar 23, 1984* R16 Milan ATP 250 Carpet
Kevin Curren #8 6-7 7-6 7-5 Steve Denton #63 Match data Mar 2, 1984* R16 Madrid ATP 250 Carpet
Kevin Curren #8 6-4 6-4 Steve Denton #12 Match data Aug 20, 1983* R16 Cincinnati Open ATP 500 Hard
Steve Denton #54 6-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 Kevin Curren #50 Match data Dec 30, 1981* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass

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
Kevin Curren #1,179 #5 684 2,088 339 238 58.8% 0 0 0 0 5 5
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 Kevin Curren Steve Denton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1978 1–2 33.3% #91 1,510 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1979 7–14 33.3% #197 1,550 0 0 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0
22 1980 16–13 55.2% #55 1,770 0 0 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0
23 1981 23–18 56.1% #50 1,768 0 1 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0
24 1982 33–17 66.0% #17 1,944 0 2 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0
25 1983 32–20 61.5% #9 1,932 0 2 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0
26 1984 32–17 65.3% #15 1,958 0 2 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0
27 1985 25–13 65.8% #10 1,917 0 3 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0
28 1986 35–17 67.3% #18 1,892 0 4 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0
29 1987 21–17 55.3% #37 1,808 0 4 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0
30 1988 31–15 67.4% #23 1,812 0 4 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0
31 1989 33–18 64.7% #20 1,830 0 5 — — — — — — —
32 1990 20–19 51.3% #71 1,798 0 5 — — — — — — —
33 1991 18–20 47.4% #58 1,701 0 5 — — — — — — —
34 1992 12–17 41.4% #147 1,659 0 5 — — — — — — —
35 1993 0–1 0.0% #1178 1,637 0 5 — — — — — — —

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 Kevin Curren 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 %
20 1978 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1979 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1980 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — 7 4 11 63.6% 0 3 3 0.0% 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1981 13 8 21 61.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 0 3 3 0.0% 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1982 8 3 11 72.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 19 11 30 63.3% 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 2 11 81.8% 15 10 25 60.0% 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4%
26 1984 5 2 7 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 4 17 76.5% 13 10 23 56.5% 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4%
27 1985 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 8 2 10 80.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0%
28 1986 16 8 24 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 17 6 23 73.9% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1987 14 9 23 60.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 3 4 7 42.9% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1988 21 9 30 70.0% — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1989 19 10 29 65.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 8 8 16 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% 6 7 13 46.2% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 7 11 18 38.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 10 12 22 45.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 145 110 255 56.9% 8 16 24 33.3% 71 36 107 66.4% 115 76 191 60.2% — 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 Kevin Curren 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
20 1978 1510 108.2 — — — — +45 — — 42.9% 0.00 0–1 1–1 — -0.02 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1979 1550 117.1 — — — — +10 — — 40.0% -0.72 1–5 (17%) 6–2 (75%) 100.2 +0.18 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01
22 1980 1770 143.7 — — — — -96 — 0 54.9% +0.44 6–7 (46%) 7–10 (41%) 101.4 -0.62 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83
23 1981 1768 137.7 — — — — -11 -234 -8 55.1% +0.31 7–6 (54%) 9–9 (50%) 101.3 -0.60 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24
24 1982 1945 163.2 — — — — -10 — -133 62.7% +0.91 6–4 (60%) 5–9 (36%) 100.7 -5.36 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93
25 1983 1933 158.2 — — — — -9 -409 +67 61.0% +0.59 4–7 (36%) 14–10 (58%) 99.7 -3.15 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93
26 1984 1959 146.2 — — — — -46 — +79 59.9% +0.51 11–5 (69%) 13–11 (54%) 102.6 +0.12 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46
27 1985 1918 150.2 — — — — -82 — +233 67.4% +0.87 2–5 (29%) 13–11 (54%) 92.3 -0.51 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88
28 1986 1893 151.4 — — — — +28 — +158 63.8% +0.73 9–8 (53%) 20–14 (59%) 98.3 -0.41 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 -0.55
29 1987 1809 144.7 — — — — +41 — +158 53.9% +0.32 6–5 (55%) 9–13 (41%) 95.6 -1.25 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38
30 1988 1813 143.0 — — — — +19 — +62 61.9% +0.75 13–6 (68%) 11–10 (52%) 101.7 +0.26 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20
31 1989 1831 149.5 — — — — +48 — +1 61.7% +0.93 12–10 (55%) 13–9 (59%) 98.4 +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1990 1798 141.4 — — — — -9 -239 +65 52.4% +0.25 8–6 (57%) 12–11 (52%) 99.8 -1.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1991 1702 140.1 +1.54 -1.53 0.983 49.8% 0 — +133 48.0% +0.04 9–9 (50%) 11–12 (48%) 95.6 -2.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 1992 1660 128.6 +0.39 -1.70 0.925 48.5% +15 — +118 45.1% -0.37 3–6 (33%) 1–8 (11%) 89.5 -0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 1993 1638 94.8 -1.10 -2.26 0.501 33.7% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2088 153.7 +1.04 -1.61 0.946 49.0% -1 -299 +63 57.4% +0.47 97–90 (52%) 145–140 (51%) 95.6 -2.59 — 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.