# Phil Dent vs Erik Van Dillen — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/phil-dent-vs-erik-van-dillen?player1_id=4544881&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100231
Tour: ATP

Phil Dent holds a 2–0 lead over Erik Van Dillen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Phil Dent leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1977 San Jose round of 32 7-6 6-4.

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## Overall
- Phil Dent: 2 wins
- Erik Van Dillen: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 2

## By surface
- Clay: Phil Dent 1 - 0 Erik Van Dillen
- Hard: Phil Dent 1 - 0 Erik Van Dillen

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Phil Dent 2 - 0 Erik Van Dillen

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Phil Dent | 1958 | 142.7 | - | - | - | - | -47 | -32 | 79 | 53.4% | 0.14 | 120-110 (52%) | 115-90 (56%) | 105.2 | -1.08 |
| Erik Van Dillen | 1858 | 137.5 | - | - | - | - | -16 | -23 | -68 | 45.0% | -0.26 | 52-52 (50%) | 50-57 (47%) | 102.0 | -2.68 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1977-02-17* | San Jose | ATP 250 | R32 | Hard | Phil Dent | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1975-07-24* | Washington | ATP 250 | R32 | Clay | Phil Dent | 7-6 7-5 |

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