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Ben Shelton #9 def. Denis Shapovalov #40

4-6 6-4 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date	Feb 14, 2026
Tournament	Nexo Dallas Open
Category	ATP 500
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Ben Shelton
Score	4-6 6-4 7-6(4)
Loser	Denis Shapovalov
Duration	2h 36m

Stat	Ben Shelton	Denis Shapovalov
Aces	8	4
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	72	62
First serve points won %	73	74
Second serve points won %	56	61
Break points saved %	91	83
Break points converted %	17	9
Service points won %	68	69
Return points won %	31	32
Total points won %	50	50
Serve rating	298	292
Return rating	88	86

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Ben Shelton	Denis Shapovalov
Country	USA	CAN
Birth date	Oct 9, 2002	Apr 15, 1999
Age	23	26
Height	193	185
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	9	40
Ranking points (entering)	3,560	1,160
Elo (entering)	2,010	1,801
Career W-L	135–86	224–190
Career earnings	$13,698,562	$15,218,042

Pre-match H2H

Ben Shelton 3 – 0 Denis Shapovalov

Path

Ben Shelton's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 14, 2026	QF	Miomir Kecmanovic	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 2026	R16	Adrian Mannarino	7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 10, 2026	R32	Gabriel Diallo	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Ben Shelton's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 15, 2026	F	Taylor Fritz	3-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data

Denis Shapovalov's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 13, 2026	QF	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	5-7 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 12, 2026	R16	Aleksandar Kovacevic	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 10, 2026	R32	Rafael Jodar	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data