Steve Denton
| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | College Station, Texas, U.S. |
| Born |
September 5, 1956 Kingsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1978 |
| Retired | 1987 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Texas |
| Prize money | $1,084,664 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 108–117 (Grand Prix, WCT and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 12 (April 18, 1983) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1981, 1982) |
| French Open | 1R (1982, 1984) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1982) |
| US Open | 4R (1982) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | 1R (1982) |
| WCT Finals | QF (1983) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 325–198 (Grand Prix, WCT and Grand Slam level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 18 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (August 15, 1983) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (1983) |
| French Open | QF (1984) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1982, 1983) |
| US Open | W (1982) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (1982) |
Steve Denton (born September 5, 1956, in Kingsville, Texas) is a former professional tennis player for the ATP Tour. He is currently the head men's tennis coach at Texas A&M University.
After becoming an all-American at the University of Texas in 1978, Denton spent nine seasons playing for the ATP Tour. He reached the final of both the 1981 and 1982 Australian Open, and won the 1982 US Open doubles championship with Kevin Curren, attaining career-high rankings of World No. 12 in singles and World No. 2 in doubles. He won a total of 18 tour level doubles titles and, despite reaching 6 finals, never won a singles title. In 1984, his 138 miles per hour (222 km/h) serve broke the world record, which would not be broken until 13 years later. After retiring from the pros, he moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, coaching several local junior tennis teams. In 2001, he debuted his college coaching career at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, where he led his teams to three conference championships and a first-ever NCAA tournament appearance. In 2006, he resigned to become the head coach at Texas A&M University.
For his accomplishments, he is a member of the ITA Hall of Fame, the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame, the Blue-Gray Tennis Class Hall of Fame, and the Longhorn Hall of Honor.
Denton attended Bishop High School in Bishop, Texas. As a prep, he won four consecutive UIL state 3A singles titles. He then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played tennis from 1976–79. He earned all-American honors in 1978. Along with teammate Kevin Curren, he won the U.S. Tennis Association amateur indoor and SWC doubles title in 1979. He completed his college career with an 85–22 singles record, which currently ranks third all-time in school history. He also compiled a 72–18 doubles record, and a 78–27 team record. For his collegiate and professional accomplishments, he was inducted into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 2006.
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