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Steve Denton vs Stan Smith H2H: 1-1

Steve Denton and Stan Smith are tied 1–1 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Stan Smith leads 1–0 on carpet, while Steve Denton leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Steve Denton won the 1983 Columbus round of 32 6-4 6-7 7-5.

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Steve Denton
USA Age 70 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Stan Smith
USA Age 79 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Steve Denton #13 6-4 6-7 7-5 Stan Smith Match data Aug 4, 1983* R32 Columbus ATP 250 Hard
Stan Smith 6-1 6-2 Steve Denton Match data Mar 20, 1980* R32 Frankfurt ATP 250 Carpet

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
Stan Smith — — — 2,264 647 286 69.3% 2 0 1 1 44 48

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 Stan Smith
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 1978 1–3 25.0% #226 1,495 0 0 1968 34–15 69.4% — 1,782 0 3
22 1979 2–7 22.2% #251 1,466 0 0 1969 54–14 79.4% — 1,966 0 9
23 1980 0–3 0.0% #403 1,456 0 0 1970 58–28 67.4% — 2,058 0 14
24 1981 20–17 54.1% #54 1,762 0 0 1971 58–15 79.5% — 2,027 1 20
25 1982 43–24 64.2% #13 1,929 0 0 1972 68–12 85.0% — 2,146 2 29
26 1983 25–23 52.1% #58 1,742 0 0 1973 72–21 77.4% — 2,055 2 37
27 1984 13–21 38.2% #149 1,620 0 0 1974 46–21 68.7% — 1,981 2 41
28 1985 3–10 23.1% #241 1,577 0 0 1975 32–18 64.0% — 1,887 2 42
29 1986 2–7 22.2% #300 1,554 0 0 1976 45–25 64.3% — 1,965 2 42
30 1987 0–1 0.0% #560 1,526 0 0 1977 50–24 67.6% — 1,879 2 43
31 — — — — — — — 1978 32–16 66.7% — 1,942 2 45
32 — — — — — — — 1979 40–19 67.8% — 1,936 2 47
33 — — — — — — — 1980 25–19 56.8% — 1,852 2 48
34 — — — — — — — 1981 23–15 60.5% — 1,876 2 48
35 — — — — — — — 1982 6–11 35.3% — 1,740 2 48
36 — — — — — — — 1983 4–11 26.7% — 1,610 2 48
37 — — — — — — — 1984 0–1 0.0% — 1,596 2 48
38 — — — — — — — 1985 0–1 0.0% — 1,592 2 48

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 Stan Smith
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% — — — — — — — — 1968 20 5 25 80.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0%
22 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1969 20 4 24 83.3% 8 4 12 66.7% 19 3 22 86.4% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 1980 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1970 25 9 34 73.5% 7 7 14 50.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 18 6 24 75.0%
24 1981 9 8 17 52.9% 1 3 4 25.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1 2 3 33.3% 1971 8 5 13 61.5% 25 7 32 78.1% 21 1 22 95.5% 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% 1972 29 1 30 96.7% 12 6 18 66.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 15 3 18 83.3%
26 1983 8 7 15 53.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 10 21 52.4% 1973 14 7 21 66.7% 18 6 24 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 35 7 42 83.3%
27 1984 1 5 6 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 5 7 28.6% 7 7 14 50.0% 1974 8 5 13 61.5% 16 7 23 69.6% 13 2 15 86.7% 9 7 16 56.3%
28 1985 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1975 11 4 15 73.3% 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 14 5 19 73.7%
29 1986 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1976 16 6 22 72.7% 13 9 22 59.1% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 7 18 61.1%
30 1987 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1977 16 8 24 66.7% 9 6 15 60.0% 9 5 14 64.3% 16 5 21 76.2%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 14 3 17 82.4% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 19 6 25 76.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 7 3 10 70.0% 9 8 17 52.9%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 7 3 10 70.0% 11 8 19 57.9%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 15 9 24 62.5% — — — — 4 2 6 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 5 8 13 38.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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% — 230 98 328 70.1% 125 67 192 65.1% 123 45 168 73.2% 169 76 245 69.0%

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 Stan Smith
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 1968 1782 134.1 — — — — +134 -224 -88 63.9% +1.07 6–5 (55%) — — -1.70
22 1979 1467 102.1 — — — — +40 — — 31.8% -1.45 1–3 (25%) 1–3 (25%) 96.6 +0.83 1969 1966 138.8 — — — — +101 -292 +56 70.1% +1.23 14–7 (67%) — — -0.07
23 1980 1456 108.7 — — — — +27 — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.24 1970 2058 145.9 — — — — +112 -306 -99 65.3% +0.87 15–8 (65%) 5–4 (56%) 104.7 -0.14
24 1981 1763 136.8 — — — — -160 -250 +9 48.0% +0.01 9–2 (82%) 14–16 (47%) 111.3 +0.93 1971 2028 155.0 — — — — +9 -55 +178 73.0% +1.34 8–5 (62%) 16–8 (67%) 106.1 -2.39
25 1982 1930 153.6 — — — — 0 -431 -59 57.4% +0.43 17–7 (71%) 22–14 (61%) 110.7 -2.93 1972 2146 152.4 — — — — +112 -186 +66 72.3% +1.38 19–3 (86%) 10–11 (48%) 103.5 +0.17
26 1983 1743 146.4 — — — — +46 -218 +85 49.6% +0.16 8–7 (53%) 9–19 (32%) 92.0 -1.46 1973 2056 163.3 — — — — +108 -47 +160 70.5% +1.32 19–9 (68%) 16–16 (50%) 100.2 -2.48
27 1984 1621 134.5 — — — — +54 -82 +116 42.0% -0.37 5–7 (42%) 6–12 (33%) 93.1 -1.88 1974 1981 153.7 — — — — +83 -47 +263 61.9% +0.81 18–11 (62%) 10–13 (43%) 94.5 -3.16
28 1985 1577 119.1 — — — — +20 — +123 34.1% -0.80 2–4 (33%) 4–6 (40%) 95.1 -0.55 1975 1887 144.9 — — — — +183 -28 +198 57.0% +0.57 10–4 (71%) 8–10 (44%) 102.3 -0.08
29 1986 1554 123.5 — — — — +28 — — 25.0% -1.50 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.38 1976 1965 158.8 — — — — +106 -108 +87 59.6% +0.74 13–10 (57%) 12–9 (57%) 101.0 -5.63
30 1987 1526 97.9 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.50 — 1–0 — +0.20 1977 1880 150.6 — — — — +138 -41 +147 61.8% +0.70 17–9 (65%) 14–8 (64%) 102.3 -1.48
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1943 148.5 — — — — +108 -163 — 59.5% +0.45 10–4 (71%) 16–4 (80%) 110.4 -0.83
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1936 153.2 — — — — +73 -110 +33 66.0% +1.15 6–6 (50%) 13–9 (59%) 97.5 -1.38
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1852 151.0 — — — — +10 — +148 54.2% +0.54 8–7 (53%) 4–8 (33%) 97.3 -2.59
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1876 149.7 — — — — +5 — +98 56.7% +0.20 10–4 (71%) 10–8 (56%) 102.1 -3.66
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1740 123.3 — — — — +11 — +185 42.2% -0.33 0–5 (0%) 2–7 (22%) 87.6 -0.62
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1983 1611 125.0 — — — — +34 — — 33.3% -0.64 1–3 (25%) 4–4 (50%) 96.9 -0.40
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1984 1597 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — 0–1 — -0.06
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1985 1592 104.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.31
Career — 1981 145.8 — — — — +2 -208 +32 47.1% -0.11 44–32 (58%) 58–73 (44%) 100.8 -2.45 — 2265 156.0 — — — — +94 -112 +90 63.9% +0.90 174–100 (64%) 140–120 (54%) 102.4 -2.91

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.