H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Paul Mcnamee vs Steve Denton H2H: 2-1

Paul Mcnamee holds a 2–1 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Steve Denton leads 1–0 on carpet, while Paul Mcnamee leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paul Mcnamee won the 1983 Sydney Indoor round of 32 6-4 7-6.

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Paul Mcnamee
AUS Age 71 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main draw meetings
Steve Denton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paul Mcnamee #37 6-4 7-6 Steve Denton #20 Match data Oct 13, 1983* R32 Sydney Indoor ATP 250 Hard
Steve Denton #12 6-4 5-7 7-6 7-6 Paul Mcnamee #35 Match data Apr 30, 1983* R16 Dallas Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Paul Mcnamee #34 6-1 2-6 7-6 Steve Denton #13 Match data Apr 9, 1983* QF Houston-Wct ATP 250 Clay

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
Paul Mcnamee #524 #24 0 1,900 229 217 51.3% 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 Paul Mcnamee Steve Denton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1972 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1973 1–3 25.0% — 1,466 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1974 0–4 0.0% #318 1,439 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1976 2–8 20.0% #174 1,413 0 0 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0
22 1977 14–18 43.8% #84 1,603 0 0 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0
23 1978 17–24 41.5% #120 1,654 0 0 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0
24 1979 13–13 50.0% #82 1,692 0 0 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0
25 1980 45–30 60.0% #40 1,882 0 1 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0
26 1981 14–11 56.0% #48 1,773 0 1 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0
27 1982 23–16 59.0% #34 1,827 0 2 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0
28 1983 38–26 59.4% #35 1,817 0 2 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0
29 1984 15–16 48.4% #61 1,726 0 2 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0
30 1985 13–12 52.0% #48 1,717 0 2 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0
31 1986 24–19 55.8% #45 1,707 0 2 — — — — — — —
32 1987 7–14 33.3% #194 1,604 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 1988 3–2 60.0% #456 1,646 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 Paul Mcnamee 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 %
17 1972 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1 4 5 20.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
22 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 12 13 25 48.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 15 16 31 48.4% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0%
24 1979 2 2 4 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 1980 13 8 21 61.9% 11 9 20 55.0% 11 5 16 68.8% 10 8 18 55.6% 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4%
26 1981 — — — — 5 5 10 50.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4%
27 1982 1 1 2 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0%
28 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 12 8 20 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 9 8 17 52.9% 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
29 1984 6 5 11 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
30 1985 0 1 1 0.0% 6 6 12 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 1986 1 4 5 20.0% 17 10 27 63.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 0 3 3 0.0% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 35 38 73 47.9% 103 99 202 51.0% 55 46 101 54.5% 36 34 70 51.4% — 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 Paul Mcnamee 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
17 1972 1492 102.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1973 1466 94.3 — — — — — — +35 20.0% -1.90 1–0 — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1974 1439 107.1 — — — — — — +20 11.1% -1.45 0–1 1–4 (20%) — -0.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 1976 1414 106.8 — — — — +83 +98 — 21.7% -1.35 0–1 0–5 (0%) — +0.74 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01
22 1977 1603 140.6 — — — — — +58 -142 41.3% -0.60 3–2 (60%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.15 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.83
23 1978 1655 130.9 — — — — -177 +90 -227 42.1% -0.46 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) — +1.07 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24
24 1979 1693 128.0 — — — — -194 +48 -201 48.4% -0.08 6–3 (67%) 5–6 (45%) — -0.46 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.93
25 1980 1882 152.0 — — — — -89 -75 -120 60.4% +0.48 6–12 (33%) 21–8 (72%) — -1.40 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) — -2.93
26 1981 1773 132.7 — — — — +11 -5 -30 57.6% +0.47 3–3 (50%) 3–2 (60%) — +1.51 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) — -1.46
27 1982 1827 143.7 — — — — +32 -101 -6 56.3% +0.38 10–10 (50%) 10–12 (45%) — -0.05 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) — -1.88
28 1983 1817 142.6 — — — — -5 -26 +9 53.6% +0.27 13–6 (68%) 16–14 (53%) — -0.72 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.55
29 1984 1726 140.2 — — — — +31 +84 +45 48.2% -0.05 5–5 (50%) 6–4 (60%) — -1.45 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38
30 1985 1717 130.4 — — — — -26 +29 +129 58.6% +0.24 2–9 (18%) 8–2 (80%) — -0.11 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20
31 1986 1707 136.0 — — — — -61 +70 +161 52.8% +0.20 7–4 (64%) 5–6 (45%) — +0.28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 1987 1605 124.6 — — — — -22 +116 +204 36.5% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.58 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 1988 1646 110.2 — — — — -17 — — 50.0% -0.30 — — — +0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1901 144.6 — — — — -36 +35 -14 50.8% +0.03 63–64 (50%) 86–77 (53%) 101.8 -0.30 — 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.