Steve Denton
Steve Denton ( born September 5, 1956 in Kingsville, Texas ) is a former American professional tennis player. He stood in the individual finals in six of which he lost all six. In double Denton reached 43 finals, of which he won 19 playoffs. The most wins in a double pass him with Kevin Curren.
In the years 1981 and 1982 Denton reached the final of the Australian Open. In both years, the South African Johan Kriek was his opponent, against whom he lost both games. In 1983 he succeeded with his compatriot Sherwood Stewart of entry into the finals of the doubles competition against Australian Mark Edmondson and Paul McNamee, but they lost them with 3:6 and 6:7.
With the South African Kevin Curren Denton succeeded in 1982, the victory at the U.S. Open in doubles against the Americans Victor Amaya and Hank Pfister after five sets 6:2, 6:7, 5:7, 6:2 and 6: 4
From 1984 to 1997 Steve Denton held the record for the fastest serve with 222.1 kmh before Mark Philippoussis record with 228.5 kmh broke. The current record was set Andy Roddick 249.4 km / h on September 24, 2004.