H2H data updated: 2026-09-02 00:00 UTC

Steve Denton vs John Alexander H2H: 2-3

John Alexander holds a 3–2 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on carpet, while they are tied 1–1 on grass. Most recently, Steve Denton won the 1982 Melbourne Indoor quarterfinal 6-7 7-6 6-4.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 69 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
2 – 3
5 main draw meetings
John Alexander
AUS Age 75 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steve Denton #15 6-7 7-6 6-4 John Alexander #40 Match data Oct 9, 1982* QF Melbourne Indoor ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander #49 6-3 1-6 6-3 Steve Denton #24 Match data Jun 9, 1982* R64 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass
Steve Denton #54 6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-6 John Alexander #75 Match data Jan 2, 1982* R16 Australian Open Grand Slam Grass
John Alexander #21 7-5 6-3 Steve Denton Match data Mar 27, 1980* R32 Milan ATP 250 Carpet
John Alexander #19 6-2 4-6 7-5 Steve Denton Match data Sep 13, 1979* R32 Atlanta 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
John Alexander #860 #8 0 2,015 567 419 57.5% 0 0 0 0 7 7

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 John Alexander
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 — — — — — — — 1968 27–14 65.9% — 1,630 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1969 29–21 58.0% — 1,636 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1970 24–14 63.2% — 1,819 0 1
19 — — — — — — — 1971 44–36 55.0% — 1,816 0 1
20 — — — — — — — 1972 36–32 52.9% — 1,856 0 1
21 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0 1973 46–30 60.5% #29 1,917 0 1
22 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0 1974 38–23 62.3% #26 1,849 0 1
23 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0 1975 61–24 71.8% #8 1,946 0 2
24 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0 1976 19–21 47.5% #47 1,841 0 2
25 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0 1977 48–33 59.3% #21 1,878 0 3
26 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0 1978 50–31 61.7% #22 1,810 0 3
27 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0 1979 38–28 57.6% #20 1,798 0 4
28 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0 1980 10–18 35.7% #100 1,686 0 4
29 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0 1981 23–21 52.3% #75 1,744 0 4
30 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0 1982 38–21 64.4% #31 1,792 0 6
31 — — — — — — — 1983 24–25 49.0% #77 1,658 0 7
32 — — — — — — — 1984 12–21 36.4% #142 1,565 0 7
33 — — — — — — — 1985 0–6 0.0% #405 1,492 0 7

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 John Alexander
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 0 1 1 0.0% 22 10 32 68.8% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0%
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 4 1 5 80.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 4 1 5 80.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 21 12 33 63.6% 12 9 21 57.1% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 10 17 41.2%
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 11 10 21 52.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 10 14 24 41.7%
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 8 6 14 57.1% 14 11 25 56.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 21 10 31 67.7%
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1974 12 5 17 70.6% 13 6 19 68.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 7 11 36.4%
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1975 13 3 16 81.3% 20 8 28 71.4% 6 3 9 66.7% 22 10 32 68.8%
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 9 7 16 56.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
25 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4% 1977 4 5 9 44.4% 19 6 25 76.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 7 14 21 33.3%
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1978 2 5 7 28.6% 24 10 34 70.6% 18 6 24 75.0% 6 10 16 37.5%
27 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0% 1979 12 5 17 70.6% 13 8 21 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 9 16 43.8%
28 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1980 4 5 9 44.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 8 10 20.0%
29 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1981 7 9 16 43.8% 8 6 14 57.1% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1982 6 5 11 54.5% 10 7 17 58.8% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 7 5 12 58.3% 11 9 20 55.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 4 6 10 40.0% 4 5 9 44.4% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
Career — 42 40 82 51.2% 8 14 22 36.4% 26 22 48 54.2% 33 40 73 45.2% — 118 92 210 56.2% 208 123 331 62.8% 133 90 223 59.6% 108 114 222 48.6%

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 John Alexander
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1630 115.5 — — — — — +31 -45 58.8% +0.55 5–3 (63%) — — -0.25
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1636 120.9 — — — — -112 +1 +83 58.9% +0.61 5–8 (38%) — — +3.75
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1820 138.4 — — — — -87 -42 -115 59.1% +0.62 6–6 (50%) 2–1 (67%) — +1.24
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1817 144.4 — — — — -5 +9 -82 55.2% +0.33 7–16 (30%) 18–12 (60%) — -3.21
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1856 153.5 — — — — -29 +48 -73 53.7% +0.51 13–16 (45%) 13–24 (35%) — -8.33
21 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01 1973 1917 150.8 — — — — +39 -78 -95 57.3% +0.44 13–12 (52%) 19–14 (58%) — -3.88
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) — +0.83 1974 1850 146.4 — — — — +27 +47 +21 60.4% +0.86 9–8 (53%) 12–14 (46%) — +0.21
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1975 1946 155.4 — — — — +66 +20 -94 66.4% +1.04 15–9 (63%) 23–11 (68%) — -0.90
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) — +0.93 1976 1841 150.1 — — — — +55 +53 -1 48.4% -0.02 5–7 (42%) 8–12 (40%) — -2.95
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) — -2.93 1977 1878 156.4 — — — — -38 +45 +16 58.5% +0.69 13–18 (42%) 16–15 (52%) — -1.53
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) — -1.46 1978 1810 149.4 — — — — -79 +125 +104 58.6% +0.69 15–14 (52%) 10–14 (42%) — +2.66
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) — -1.88 1979 1799 156.8 — — — — +64 +143 -3 53.0% +0.25 15–10 (60%) 15–13 (54%) — -3.64
28 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) — -0.55 1980 1687 138.0 — — — — +72 +209 +52 38.8% -0.58 4–5 (44%) 7–8 (47%) — -0.32
29 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38 1981 1744 136.6 — — — — -49 +128 0 52.7% +0.29 7–8 (47%) 9–11 (45%) — +0.63
30 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20 1982 1792 141.1 — — — — -49 +33 +52 57.6% +0.56 17–7 (71%) 13–14 (48%) — +0.78
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1658 134.7 — — — — +55 +150 +81 47.5% +0.09 7–5 (58%) 10–14 (42%) — +1.71
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1565 130.2 — — — — +79 +244 +37 39.0% -0.49 5–6 (45%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.48
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1493 102.7 — — — — +110 — — 13.3% -2.13 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.02
Career — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45 — 2016 150.6 — — — — +12 +56 +17 55.6% +0.46 161–159 (50%) 182–189 (49%) 95.7 -1.49

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.