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

Steve Denton vs Bob Lutz H2H: 1-1

Steve Denton and Bob Lutz are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Bob Lutz leads 1–0 on carpet, while Steve Denton leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Steve Denton won the 1982 Columbus round of 16 7-6 6-3.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Bob Lutz
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steve Denton #21 7-6 6-3 Bob Lutz Match data Aug 7, 1982* R16 Columbus ATP 250 Hard
Bob Lutz 6-4 7-6 Steve Denton Match data Apr 3, 1981* R16 Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet

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
Steve Denton #1,054 #12 0 1,981 109 116 48.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Lutz — — — 2,053 388 272 58.8% 0 0 0 0 11 11

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 Steve Denton Bob Lutz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 1968 23–15 60.5% — 1,707 0 0
21 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0 1969 24–16 60.0% — 1,845 0 0
22 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0 1970 23–18 56.1% — 1,855 0 2
23 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0 1971 45–25 64.3% — 1,992 0 4
24 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0 1972 36–29 55.4% — 1,912 0 5
25 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0 1973 16–14 53.3% — 1,841 0 5
26 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0 1974 15–18 45.5% — 1,745 0 5
27 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0 1975 36–19 65.5% — 1,875 0 6
28 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0 1976 27–17 61.4% — 1,926 0 6
29 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0 1977 36–22 62.1% — 1,833 0 6
30 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0 1978 28–16 63.6% — 1,917 0 7
31 — — — — — — — 1979 23–13 63.9% — 1,889 0 8
32 — — — — — — — 1980 33–17 66.0% — 1,952 0 11
33 — — — — — — — 1981 10–13 43.5% — 1,788 0 11
34 — — — — — — — 1982 6–15 28.6% — 1,698 0 11
35 — — — — — — — 1983 3–3 50.0% — 1,698 0 11
36 — — — — — — — 1984 3–1 75.0% — 1,740 0 11
37 — — — — — — — 1985 1–1 50.0% — 1,742 0 11

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 Steve Denton Bob Lutz
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 9 8 17 52.9% 3 2 5 60.0% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1969 9 5 14 64.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 13 6 19 68.4% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1970 12 11 23 52.2% — — — — 10 5 15 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1971 13 7 20 65.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 10 5 15 66.7% 13 7 20 65.0%
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1972 6 7 13 46.2% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 1 4 75.0% 22 16 38 57.9%
25 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4% 1973 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 6 16 62.5%
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1974 5 5 10 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
27 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0% 1975 15 8 23 65.2% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 17 6 23 73.9%
28 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1976 5 3 8 62.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0% 11 7 18 61.1%
29 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1977 9 9 18 50.0% 11 7 18 61.1% 7 2 9 77.8% 9 4 13 69.2%
30 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1978 14 5 19 73.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 10 8 18 55.6%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 5 4 9 55.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 9 5 14 64.3%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 22 8 30 73.3% 1 0 1 100.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 6 15 60.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 3 7 10 30.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 42 40 82 51.2% 8 14 22 36.4% 26 22 48 54.2% 33 40 73 45.2% — 145 103 248 58.5% 54 47 101 53.5% 68 40 108 63.0% 121 82 203 59.6%

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 Steve Denton Bob Lutz
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1708 127.8 — — — — -52 -164 +67 59.8% +0.80 4–5 (44%) — — -2.16
21 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01 1969 1846 130.9 — — — — -50 -320 +54 53.3% +0.29 10–3 (77%) — — -1.31
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83 1970 1855 135.8 — — — — -25 — +52 56.6% +0.49 4–8 (33%) 2–1 (67%) 95.6 -0.30
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1971 1992 148.4 — — — — +23 -288 -66 59.7% +0.74 12–8 (60%) 9–10 (47%) 102.7 -4.07
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93 1972 1913 151.7 — — — — +8 -156 +37 56.2% +0.37 12–14 (46%) 10–10 (50%) 96.5 -4.12
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93 1973 1841 135.1 — — — — +30 — — 57.1% +0.44 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 96.7 -1.03
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46 1974 1745 137.0 — — — — +68 -31 +144 42.5% -0.23 3–4 (43%) 7–9 (44%) 96.4 -2.71
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88 1975 1875 152.4 — — — — +83 -147 — 63.6% +1.08 7–4 (64%) 4–6 (40%) 100.4 -0.90
28 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 -0.55 1976 1926 158.4 — — — — +60 -149 -54 56.3% +0.54 11–7 (61%) 6–7 (46%) 102.0 -4.63
29 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38 1977 1833 152.1 — — — — +43 -24 +83 58.8% +0.77 11–5 (69%) 7–10 (41%) 99.8 -3.05
30 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20 1978 1917 150.2 — — — — +30 -70 — 61.5% +0.80 8–5 (62%) 7–7 (50%) 100.3 -2.30
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1890 140.1 — — — — +29 — -26 63.9% +1.27 3–4 (43%) 4–6 (40%) 94.4 +0.36
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1952 152.7 — — — — +46 — -133 61.7% +0.71 9–7 (56%) 8–6 (57%) 103.3 -2.36
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1789 132.9 — — — — +6 — — 47.3% -0.27 3–5 (38%) 4–3 (57%) 96.4 -1.03
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1698 127.1 — — — — +10 +75 — 31.4% -1.04 1–2 (33%) 1–5 (17%) 94.4 -1.57
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1698 117.4 — — — — +8 — — 53.8% +0.46 1–0 0–1 — +0.55
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1740 119.9 — — — — +6 — — 66.7% +0.44 1–0 1–0 — -0.67
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1742 103.0 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — -0.35
Career — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45 — 2053 152.2 — — — — +26 -133 +21 56.9% +0.55 106–87 (55%) 75–86 (47%) 96.1 -4.86

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.