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Steve Denton vs Jimmy Brown H2H: 0-1

Jimmy Brown holds a 1–0 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jimmy Brown leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jimmy Brown won the 1984 US Open round of 64 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-3.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jimmy Brown
USA Age 61 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jimmy Brown 4-6 6-4 7-6 6-3 Steve Denton #92 Match data Sep 1, 1984* R64 US Open Grand Slam 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
Jimmy Brown — — — 1,772 — — — 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 Jimmy Brown
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 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 Jimmy Brown
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 2 6 8 25.0% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 4 4 8 50.0% 20 12 32 62.5% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 5 7 12 41.7% 13 13 26 50.0% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 4 3 7 57.1% 19 12 31 61.3% — — — — — — — —
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1986 3 6 9 33.3% 5 11 16 31.3% — — — — — — — —
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1987 3 4 7 42.9% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — —
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1988 4 9 13 30.8% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1989 9 9 18 50.0% 3 7 10 30.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
25 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4% 1990 2 5 7 28.6% 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1991 1 5 6 16.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 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% 1992 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — 38 62 100 38.0% 89 90 179 49.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 12 16 25.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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 Jimmy Brown
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1499 115.1 — — — — — +54 — 47.1% -0.12 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +0.37
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1578 132.3 — — — — -96 +82 — 42.9% -0.69 5–4 (56%) 2–2 (50%) 103.9 +0.42
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1723 148.3 — — — — -176 +73 — 58.8% +0.75 4–6 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 96.8 +0.72
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1681 136.4 — — — — -87 +72 — 48.0% -0.39 5–8 (38%) 4–5 (44%) 97.4 +0.11
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1740 143.2 — — — — -121 +62 — 60.0% +0.82 5–7 (42%) 6–5 (55%) 99.2 +1.80
21 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01 1986 1629 121.2 — — — — -34 +69 — 34.5% -1.33 3–3 (50%) 1–4 (20%) 97.7 -1.15
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83 1987 1637 121.9 — — — — -59 +71 — 50.0% -0.17 2–2 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +0.61
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1988 1633 132.6 — — — — -60 +47 — 38.4% -0.64 3–4 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.1 -2.01
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93 1989 1609 125.0 — — — — 0 -7 — 43.4% -0.12 4–7 (36%) 3–5 (38%) 94.3 +1.30
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93 1990 1519 118.0 — — — — +63 +28 — 26.8% -1.39 1–3 (25%) 1–6 (14%) 93.9 -0.06
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46 1991 1521 103.2 — — — — +22 +47 — 32.0% -0.68 2–1 (67%) 0–2 — +0.30
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88 1992 1492 102.0 — — — — +37 — — 25.0% -1.75 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — -0.17
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 — 1772 138.7 — — — — -48 +62 — 45.7% -0.26 35–50 (41%) 24–43 (36%) 89.5 +0.76

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.