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Steve Denton vs Sherwood Stewart H2H: 1-0

Steve Denton holds a 1–0 lead over Sherwood Stewart 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 16 3-6 6-4 9-7.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Sherwood Stewart
USA Age 80 Right-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steve Denton 3-6 6-4 9-7 Sherwood Stewart Match data Nov 27, 1981* R16 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
Sherwood Stewart — — — 1,737 — — — 0 0 0 0 2 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 Sherwood Stewart
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 Sherwood Stewart
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 %
21 1978 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1968 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 22 8 30 73.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 11 10 21 52.4% 1971 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1972 — — — — 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0% 1973 8 5 13 61.5% 1 3 4 25.0% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 4 7 42.9%
28 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1974 7 9 16 43.8% 8 9 17 47.1% 0 2 2 0.0% 5 5 10 50.0%
29 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1975 1 5 6 16.7% 5 8 13 38.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 8 12 33.3%
30 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1976 4 5 9 44.4% 5 9 14 35.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 5 10 15 33.3%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 4 4 8 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 2 6 8 25.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 5 8 37.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 2 7 9 22.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 7 12 41.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 3 6 9 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 0 1 100.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 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% — 35 53 88 39.8% 35 55 90 38.9% 30 37 67 44.8% 34 58 92 37.0%

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 Sherwood Stewart
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
21 1978 1496 110.8 — — — — — — — 30.0% -1.00 1–1 0–1 — -0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83 1968 1462 101.1 — — — — — — -22 33.3% -1.00 2–3 (40%) — — -0.46
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1969 1458 98.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — -0.18
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93 1971 1426 95.1 — — — — — — — 12.5% -2.63 — — — +0.10
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46 1972 1472 107.7 — — — — +91 +31 +4 39.3% -0.93 1–1 1–0 — +0.61
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88 1973 1669 127.2 — — — — +26 -192 -99 47.4% -0.12 5–1 (83%) 6–6 (50%) 106.3 +0.89
28 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 -0.55 1974 1661 124.3 — — — — +13 -118 — 46.7% -0.22 5–11 (31%) 6–7 (46%) 97.4 +2.55
29 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38 1975 1630 131.0 — — — — -44 -66 -28 39.3% -0.61 5–5 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 102.5 -1.82
30 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20 1976 1662 135.5 — — — — +29 -128 -96 41.8% -0.71 4–7 (36%) 4–3 (57%) 100.6 -0.99
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1685 139.9 — — — — -32 -62 -76 43.8% -0.35 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 100.3 -0.66
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1709 131.7 — — — — -64 -58 +9 50.6% +0.09 8–8 (50%) 8–13 (38%) 99.5 +1.42
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1634 126.6 — — — — +13 -20 +12 31.4% -1.37 2–3 (40%) 1–2 (33%) 98.1 -2.03
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1665 130.9 — — — — -19 -65 +37 40.3% -0.69 7–5 (58%) 4–5 (44%) 103.6 -0.32
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1585 116.3 — — — — -24 — — 32.4% -0.91 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 95.7 +0.12
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1596 101.6 — — — — — — — 42.9% -1.43 — 1–0 — +0.11
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1594 106.8 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.25 — 1–0 — -0.39
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1585 103.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -0.67 0–1 1–1 — -0.11
Career — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45 — 1737 134.1 — — — — -4 -84 -36 41.7% -0.56 44–54 (45%) 43–50 (46%) 101.6 -0.35

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.