SF Stuttgart Open 2025

Alexander Zverev #3 def. Ben Shelton #12

7-6(8) 7-6(1)

Alexander Zverev defeated Ben Shelton 7-6(8) 7-6(1) in the 2025 Stuttgart Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAlexander ZverevBen Shelton
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1521
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
77.0%62.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.0%78.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.0%49.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%100.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%67.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
0.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
33.0%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+15.8+2.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.8-15.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAlexander ZverevBen Shelton
Country GER USA
Birth dateApr 20, 1997—
Age28—
Height198 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)312
Ranking points (entering)6,3853,080
Elo (entering)2,0681,936
Current career W-L553–220150–90
Current career earnings$74,135,966$17,856,600
Pre-match H2H
Alexander Zverev #3 2 – 0 Ben Shelton #12

Path

Alexander Zverev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brandon Nakashima #317-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2025QF
Corentin Moutet #916-2 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2025R16

Alexander Zverev's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Taylor Fritz #73-6 6-7(0)LH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2025F

Ben Shelton's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Lehecka #336-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2025QF
Pierre-Hugues Herbert #1327-6(4) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2025R16