Ben Shelton #9 def. Taylor Fritz #7

3-6 6-3 7-5

Ben Shelton defeated Taylor Fritz 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the 2026 Dallas Open final on hard courts on February 15, 2026.

Match Information

Date: Feb 15, 2026
Tournament: Dallas Open
Edition: 2026
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: F
Duration: 1h 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ben Shelton	Taylor Fritz
Aces	16	14
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	71	67
First serve points won %	67	88
Second serve points won %	65	42
Break points saved %	71	40
Break points converted %	60	29
Service points won %	66	73
Return points won %	27	34
Total points won %	49	51
Serve rating	305	290
Return rating	150	110

Win Probability

How the market's view of each player's chances changed through the match.

Player Comparison

Field	Ben Shelton	Taylor Fritz
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Oct 9, 2002	Oct 28, 1997
Age	23	28
Height	193 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	7
Ranking points (entering)	3,560	3,940
Elo (entering)	2,018	2,035
Current career W-L	144–88	343–212
Current career earnings	$15,061,439	$32,238,408

Pre-match H2H

Ben Shelton #9 1 – 1 Taylor Fritz #7

Path

Ben Shelton's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Denis Shapovalov #40	4-6 6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 2026	SF
Miomir Kecmanovic #66	5-7 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 2026	QF
Adrian Mannarino #52	7-6(2) 6-7(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 2026	R16
Gabriel Diallo #38	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 10, 2026	R32

Ben Shelton's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Taylor Fritz's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marin Cilic #61	7-6(5) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 2026	SF
Sebastian Korda #53	6-7(2) 6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 2026	QF
Brandon Nakashima #29	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 12, 2026	R16
Marcos Giron #59	6-4 5-7 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 11, 2026	R32