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

Steve Denton vs Ferdi Taygan H2H: 1-0

Steve Denton holds a 1–0 lead over Ferdi Taygan in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Steve Denton leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Steve Denton won the 1981 South African Open round of 32 6-7 6-4 6-3.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ferdi Taygan
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steve Denton 6-7 6-4 6-3 Ferdi Taygan Match data Nov 26, 1981* R32 South African Open ATP 250 Hard

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
Ferdi Taygan #687 #59 0 1,745 74 121 37.9% 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 Steve Denton Ferdi Taygan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,491 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1974 4–2 66.7% #176 1,541 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1975 6–7 46.2% #120 1,578 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 1976 3–8 27.3% #176 1,541 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1977 0–3 0.0% #191 1,526 0 0
21 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0 1978 5–13 27.8% #152 1,516 0 0
22 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0 1979 22–26 45.8% #67 1,650 0 0
23 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0 1980 23–29 44.2% #81 1,687 0 0
24 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0 1981 8–24 25.0% #96 1,584 0 0
25 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0 1982 3–7 30.0% — 1,559 0 0
26 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0 1983 0–1 0.0% #262 1,551 0 0
27 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Ferdi Taygan
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 %
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 — — — — — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 — — — — 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1978 2 7 9 22.2% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1979 5 8 13 38.5% 2 7 9 22.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1980 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 10 11 21 47.6%
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1981 3 9 12 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0%
25 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4% 1982 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1983 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 42 40 82 51.2% 8 14 22 36.4% 26 22 48 54.2% 33 40 73 45.2% — 19 38 57 33.3% 18 37 55 32.7% 9 14 23 39.1% 28 32 60 46.7%

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 Ferdi Taygan
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
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1492 105.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.18
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1541 102.5 — — — — — — +14 57.1% +0.14 1–1 2–1 (67%) — +0.60
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1975 1578 132.3 — — — — — +24 — 50.0% +0.46 0–2 2–0 — +1.30
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1542 109.7 — — — — — -19 — 30.8% -1.73 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.12
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1526 105.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.38
21 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01 1978 1517 125.4 — — — — -3 +7 — 39.0% -0.71 1–6 (14%) 2–2 (50%) 95.6 +0.29
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83 1979 1651 135.3 — — — — +35 -158 -103 49.5% -0.15 3–8 (27%) 8–4 (67%) 100.5 +1.82
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1980 1688 135.0 — — — — +4 -108 -154 45.2% -0.44 10–10 (50%) 9–4 (69%) 105.3 +0.83
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93 1981 1585 135.8 — — — — +9 -33 — 31.2% -1.43 2–5 (29%) 2–5 (29%) 93.9 -2.50
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93 1982 1559 117.9 — — — — +74 -41 — 28.6% -1.43 2–0 1–2 (33%) — -0.14
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46 1983 1552 103.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.13
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 -0.55 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45 — 1745 136.9 — — — — +18 -42 -84 41.4% -0.68 20–34 (37%) 27–18 (60%) 100.9 +0.84

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.