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Steve Denton (1956)

Steve Denton is one of the finest tennis players with an international repute and recognition as all time great professional. Tennis is an outdoor sport which can be played between two players or four players. Players utilize a stringed racquet to hit a rubber ball, hollow inside covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. In some places tennis is referred to as lawn tennis. This game started in England and was the most popular amongst the upper class of society. Presently tennis is an Olympic sport, as well as, it is played in various tournaments including the four Grand Slams in many countries, by people of all ages and classes.

There are three different court surfaces it is played on namely, clay court, grass court and hardcourt. Depending on the surface, each one provides a different movement of speed and bounce for the ball, which in turn affects the level of play of individual players. Steve Denton was born on September 5, 1956 in the Kingsville suburb at Texas. As a player, he possesses height of 6 feet 2 inches with weight of 180 pounds. He acquires the right-handed playing style.

Steve holds a magnificent singles record that reveals 108-117 mark while in the doubles, he compiled impressive record with 322-197 mark. He won almost 18 doubles titles in his professional stint. Steve became a doubles runner-up at Japan Open with Pate, doubles runner-up at Cincinnati with Fitzgerald in 1986 and a doubles semifinalist at Chicago with Curren in 1985. He also reached the round of 16 at the 1982 Wimbledon game, 1982 United States Open games. He also qualified for the 1983 Masters and 1981, 1982 and 1983 Masters doubles.

Steve won ATP, Association of Tennis Professionals Sportsmanship Award in 1982.At the University of Texas he showed strong promise in doubles and singles, a situation that would continue into his initial days. He was a good-humored easy going man who worked himself on the court and dieted off it to make himself a more agile tennis player.

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