Career 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 John Alexander takes it, 7–0 on categories Alexander wins on sets lost. ATP Tour career: Denton 226 matches, Alexander 1,005 matches.
Alexander averages 1.1 sets lost a match to Denton’s 1.4. Alexander has the better sets won %: 55.8 to Denton’s 47.1. Alexander averages 1.4 sets won a match to Denton’s 1.3 (14% more). Best single match: Alexander 40 games won, Denton 35. Winners’ edge: Alexander’s team won 58%, Denton’s team won 48% of the matches they played. Longevity: Alexander has 1,005 matches across 18 seasons, Denton 226 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, masters/1000 matches, tour finals matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 9 total · best 1
13.5 3,045 total · best 35 Games wonper game 13.5 13,561 total · best 40
47.1 Sets won % 55.8
49.5 Games won % 52.3
0.0 6 total · best 1 Finalsper game 0.0 32 total · best 1
1.3 283 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.4 1,438 total · best 3
Head to head 2 5 matches since 1979 3
Carpet · 2 matches Denton 1 Alexander 1 Grass · 2 matches Denton 1 Alexander 1 Hard · 1 match Denton 0 Alexander 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Denton 1 Alexander 0 Last meetings 4 Oct 1982 · Melbourne Indoor · Quarterfinal · Carpet Denton won 6-7 7-6 6-4 7 June 1982 · London / Queen's Club · Round of 64 · Grass Alexander won 6-3 1-6 6-3 24 Dec 1981 · Australian Open · Round of 16 · Grass Denton won 6-7 4-6 7-6 7-5 7-6 24 Mar 1980 · Milan WCT · Round of 32 · Carpet Alexander won 7-5 6-3 10 Sept 1979 · Atlanta · Round of 32 · Hard Alexander won 6-2 4-6 7-5 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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