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Steve Denton vs Jose Higueras H2H: 0-1

Jose Higueras holds a 1–0 lead over Steve Denton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Jose Higueras leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Jose Higueras won the 1981 North Conway round of 64 6-3 6-3.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Jose Higueras
ESP Age 73 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jose Higueras #26 6-3 6-3 Steve Denton Match data Jul 30, 1981* R64 North Conway ATP 250 Clay

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
Jose Higueras #335 #6 0 2,101 424 220 65.8% 0 0 0 0 16 16

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 Jose Higueras
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 1968 0–1 0.0% — 1,475 0 0
16 — — — — — — — 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,446 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 1970 0–1 0.0% — 1,432 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 1971 1–1 50.0% — 1,444 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 1973 6–2 75.0% #128 1,565 0 0
21 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0 1974 12–12 50.0% #108 1,646 0 0
22 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0 1975 31–27 53.4% #46 1,733 0 0
23 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0 1976 36–20 64.3% #42 1,886 0 1
24 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0 1977 42–23 64.6% #28 1,850 0 2
25 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0 1978 57–19 75.0% #14 2,023 0 6
26 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0 1979 59–21 73.8% #9 1,968 0 9
27 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0 1980 16–11 59.3% #30 1,870 0 9
28 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0 1981 35–20 63.6% #35 1,771 0 9
29 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0 1982 53–22 70.7% #12 1,955 0 11
30 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0 1983 44–14 75.9% #7 1,936 0 14
31 — — — — — — — 1984 25–12 67.6% #21 1,878 0 16
32 — — — — — — — 1985 5–12 29.4% #182 1,689 0 16
33 — — — — — — — 1986 2–1 66.7% #330 1,723 0 16

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 Jose Higueras
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 — — — — 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — —
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1974 1 1 2 50.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0%
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 21 17 38 55.3% — — — — 7 7 14 50.0%
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1976 0 1 1 0.0% 31 17 48 64.6% — — — — 5 2 7 71.4%
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1977 0 2 2 0.0% 38 19 57 66.7% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7%
25 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4% 1978 1 1 2 50.0% 50 13 63 79.4% — — — — 6 5 11 54.5%
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1979 4 2 6 66.7% 53 12 65 81.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3%
27 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0% 1980 — — — — 15 10 25 60.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
28 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1981 1 2 3 33.3% 34 18 52 65.4% — — — — — — — —
29 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1982 4 3 7 57.1% 48 15 63 76.2% — — — — 1 4 5 20.0%
30 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1983 8 2 10 80.0% 35 11 46 76.1% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 3 3 6 50.0% 22 9 31 71.0% — — — — — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1 2 3 33.3% 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 42 40 82 51.2% 8 14 22 36.4% 26 22 48 54.2% 33 40 73 45.2% — 28 23 51 54.9% 363 162 525 69.1% 3 3 6 50.0% 30 32 62 48.4%

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 Jose Higueras
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1475 97.2 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.67 — — — +0.04
16 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1446 89.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.33 — — — +0.21
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1433 99.7 — — — — — — — 25.0% -2.50 — — — -0.04
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1445 100.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.25 — — — +0.15
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1973 1565 128.5 — — — — — +52 — 65.0% +0.90 3–1 (75%) 1–0 — +0.28
21 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01 1974 1646 114.8 — — — — -67 -2 -95 49.1% -0.12 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) 102.0 +0.96
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83 1975 1733 138.2 — — — — -73 +3 — 52.6% +0.29 10–12 (45%) 2–6 (25%) 96.1 +1.85
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1976 1886 145.8 — — — — -148 -4 — 62.2% +0.76 11–7 (61%) 8–2 (80%) 108.5 +0.51
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93 1977 1851 147.7 — — — — -89 +15 — 59.7% +0.64 9–7 (56%) 6–3 (67%) 100.0 +2.70
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93 1978 2024 165.2 — — — — -168 +26 — 71.2% +1.66 15–4 (79%) 6–8 (43%) 105.8 -5.11
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46 1979 1969 163.9 — — — — -139 +100 — 68.0% +1.43 13–9 (59%) 7–6 (54%) 96.5 -3.30
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88 1980 1870 140.8 — — — — — +32 — 55.6% +0.59 5–3 (63%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.83
28 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 -0.55 1981 1772 145.1 — — — — +17 +38 — 58.7% +0.64 11–6 (65%) 6–2 (75%) 102.2 +0.57
29 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38 1982 1955 167.5 — — — — -181 +140 — 67.2% +1.41 15–7 (68%) 6–10 (38%) 99.4 -4.64
30 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20 1983 1936 160.4 — — — — -103 +108 — 68.8% +1.18 12–1 (92%) 10–5 (67%) 108.4 -2.62
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1878 145.9 — — — — -69 +105 — 60.8% +0.72 12–5 (71%) 9–4 (69%) 105.0 -0.62
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1689 119.7 — — — — +77 +73 — 35.9% -0.90 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — -0.82
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1986 1724 117.2 — — — — +66 — — 57.1% +0.43 1–0 — — -0.74
Career — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45 — 2101 158.0 — — — — -102 +58 -95 61.9% +0.88 122–68 (64%) 63–51 (55%) 105.1 -1.79

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.