H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC
Alexei Popyrin holds a 1–0 lead over Alex Michelsen in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Alexei Popyrin leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Alexei Popyrin won the 2026 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship second round 6-0 4-6 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei Popyrin | 6-0 4-6 6-1 | Alex Michelsen | Match data | Apr 2, 2026 | R16 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship | ATP 250 | Clay |
Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Michelsen | #35 | #30 | 1,670 | 1,904 | 89 | 80 | 52.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexei Popyrin | #129 | #19 | 2,250 | 1,953 | 118 | 151 | 43.9% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Alex Michelsen | Alexei Popyrin | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2023 | 7–5 | 58.3% | #97 | 1,621 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | 1–4 | 20.0% | #147 | 1,636 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 2024 | 31–29 | 51.7% | #41 | 1,840 | 0 | 0 | 2019 | 11–19 | 36.7% | #97 | 1,792 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2025 | 24–26 | 48.0% | #38 | 1,741 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | 2–5 | 28.6% | #113 | 1,680 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2026 | 27–20 | 57.4% | #35 | 1,867 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | 22–21 | 51.2% | #61 | 1,779 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 5–17 | 22.7% | #120 | 1,554 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 23–22 | 51.1% | #40 | 1,739 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 26–21 | 55.3% | #24 | 1,917 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 17–23 | 42.5% | #53 | 1,790 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 11–19 | 36.7% | #129 | 1,723 | 0 | 3 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
| Age | Alex Michelsen | Alexei Popyrin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 18 | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2024 | 23 | 18 | 41 | 56.1% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | 2019 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39.1% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 20 | 2025 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 50.0% | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2026 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 61.8% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 2021 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 58.6% | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 26.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 45.8% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 65.5% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 31.8% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 6 | 6 | 12 | 50.0% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 64 | 51 | 115 | 55.7% | 11 | 17 | 28 | 39.3% | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53.8% | — | 76 | 96 | 172 | 44.2% | 35 | 35 | 70 | 50.0% | 7 | 20 | 27 | 25.9% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 169/169 of Alex Michelsen's and 264/269 of Alexei Popyrin's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.
| Age | Alex Michelsen | Alexei Popyrin | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | |
| 18 | 2023 | 12/12 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 66.1% | 71.1% | 52.2% | 63.6% | 41.6% | 65.0% | 35.1% | 2018 | 5/5 | 10.2 | 5.6 | 55.6% | 72.8% | 44.2% | 60.4% | 50.4% | 60.1% | 27.6% |
| 19 | 2024 | 60/60 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 67.8% | 69.2% | 52.2% | 61.5% | 46.9% | 63.6% | 37.6% | 2019 | 30/30 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 60.8% | 71.9% | 49.6% | 67.4% | 37.7% | 63.2% | 31.8% |
| 20 | 2025 | 50/50 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 65.1% | 68.9% | 48.9% | 52.4% | 36.4% | 62.0% | 36.2% | 2020 | 7/7 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 63.1% | 71.3% | 50.1% | 66.8% | 25.2% | 63.5% | 32.0% |
| 21 | 2026 | 47/47 | 6.4 | 3.1 | 64.4% | 72.8% | 51.3% | 61.7% | 39.3% | 65.3% | 37.0% | 2021 | 43/43 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 59.4% | 74.8% | 53.3% | 60.6% | 42.0% | 66.2% | 34.3% |
| 22 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 22/22 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 60.8% | 73.2% | 47.5% | 58.6% | 30.3% | 63.2% | 31.7% |
| 23 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 44/45 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 61.5% | 76.5% | 50.5% | 62.0% | 35.1% | 66.3% | 33.3% |
| 24 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 44/47 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 63.4% | 75.1% | 50.6% | 63.5% | 40.6% | 66.1% | 34.4% |
| 25 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 39/40 | 9.1 | 3.3 | 62.6% | 73.9% | 48.9% | 58.3% | 26.9% | 64.5% | 34.1% |
| 26 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 30/30 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 62.6% | 74.6% | 53.6% | 51.8% | 25.5% | 66.6% | 32.0% |
| Career | — | 169/169 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 65.9% | 70.2% | 51.0% | 59.0% | 41.3% | 63.7% | 36.8% | — | 264/269 | 9.6 | 3.4 | 61.6% | 74.4% | 50.6% | 60.7% | 34.8% | 65.2% | 33.2% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Age | Alex Michelsen | Alexei Popyrin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 1495 | 101.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | 2023 | 1622 | 115.1 | -0.82 | +0.35 | 1.002 | 50.3% | -82 | — | +75 | 54.8% | +0.32 | 3–1 (75%) | 3–2 (60%) | 104.6 | +0.10 | 2018 | 1636 | 133.9 | -0.01 | -2.99 | 0.693 | 44.9% | +23 | — | — | 30.8% | -1.62 | 0–1 | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.21 |
| 19 | 2024 | 1841 | 148.9 | -0.56 | +2.41 | 1.035 | 50.8% | +17 | -314 | -94 | 51.7% | +0.21 | 8–13 (38%) | 15–19 (44%) | 95.1 | +0.19 | 2019 | 1792 | 135.4 | -0.73 | -2.66 | 0.864 | 47.8% | -22 | -177 | -95 | 41.6% | -0.61 | 1–4 (20%) | 12–10 (55%) | 99.6 | -1.58 |
| 20 | 2025 | 1741 | 137.0 | -1.37 | -0.36 | 0.951 | 48.9% | +12 | -228 | +19 | 47.1% | -0.23 | 9–6 (60%) | 12–12 (50%) | 100.4 | +1.26 | 2020 | 1680 | 114.0 | +0.63 | -1.42 | 0.877 | 48.0% | +18 | — | — | 29.4% | -1.41 | 0–2 | 2–2 (50%) | — | -0.20 |
| 21 | 2026 | 1867 | 154.6 | +1.24 | +1.86 | 1.067 | 51.1% | +33 | -249 | — | 58.4% | +0.31 | 7–9 (44%) | 13–9 (59%) | 102.6 | -1.99 | 2021 | 1779 | 145.7 | +2.47 | -1.29 | 1.014 | 50.1% | +29 | -95 | -133 | 49.5% | -0.05 | 7–10 (41%) | 21–12 (64%) | 104.4 | -0.52 |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 1555 | 124.6 | -0.79 | -3.88 | 0.860 | 47.6% | +53 | — | — | 32.1% | -0.89 | 0–7 (0%) | 6–9 (40%) | 89.9 | +0.83 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 1740 | 140.7 | +1.49 | -1.21 | 0.989 | 50.0% | -63 | +86 | -198 | 49.6% | -0.05 | 10–12 (45%) | 15–15 (50%) | 102.0 | +0.39 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1917 | 157.7 | +2.02 | -0.33 | 1.016 | 50.4% | +3 | -184 | -222 | 54.4% | +0.17 | 8–6 (57%) | 12–14 (46%) | 102.4 | -0.48 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1791 | 147.1 | +0.58 | -0.61 | 0.962 | 49.1% | -1 | +29 | -148 | 45.8% | -0.48 | 7–10 (41%) | 14–8 (64%) | 103.2 | -0.46 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1723 | 137.6 | +1.52 | -1.11 | 0.958 | 49.1% | +2 | +73 | -164 | 38.0% | -0.37 | 6–4 (60%) | 1–9 (10%) | 94.7 | -1.89 |
| Career | — | 1905 | 147.8 | -0.32 | +1.29 | 1.015 | 50.3% | +15 | -265 | -13 | 52.6% | +0.12 | 27–29 (48%) | 43–42 (51%) | 100.6 | -0.26 | — | 1954 | 146.8 | +1.11 | -1.40 | 0.954 | 49.3% | +1 | -15 | -166 | 45.4% | -0.30 | 39–56 (41%) | 85–80 (52%) | 99.1 | -1.54 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fritz | 2 | 2 | 4 | Aug 16, 2026 | H2H |
| Adrian Mannarino | 3 | 1 | 4 | Jul 29, 2026 | H2H |
| Learner Tien | 3 | 1 | 4 | May 21, 2026 | H2H |
| Arthur Rinderknech | 0 | 4 | 4 | Apr 13, 2026 | H2H |
| Daniil Medvedev | 0 | 4 | 4 | Mar 11, 2026 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil Medvedev | 2 | 4 | 6 | Aug 1, 2025 | H2H |
| Grigor Dimitrov | 3 | 2 | 5 | Aug 31, 2026 | H2H |
| Matteo Berrettini | 2 | 3 | 5 | May 7, 2026 | H2H |
| Nicolas Jarry | 3 | 2 | 5 | May 21, 2025 | H2H |
| Karen Khachanov | 1 | 4 | 5 | Nov 1, 2024 | H2H |