Ben Shelton
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner | 1 | 9 | 10 | Jan 28, 2026 | H2H |
| Brandon Nakashima | 6 | 0 | 6 | Aug 13, 2026 | H2H |
| Lorenzo Sonego | 5 | 1 | 6 | Jun 17, 2026 | H2H |
| Flavio Cobolli | 4 | 2 | 6 | Apr 19, 2026 | H2H |
| Taylor Fritz | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 19, 2026 | H2H |
H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC
Ben Shelton holds a 2–0 lead over Aslan Karatsev in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ben Shelton leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ben Shelton won the 2023 Japan Open final 7-5 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | 7-5 6-1 | Aslan Karatsev | Match data | Oct 22, 2023* | F | Japan Open | ATP 500 | Hard |
| Ben Shelton | 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-0 | Aslan Karatsev | Match data | Sep 3, 2023* | R32 | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | #9 | #5 | 4,320 | 2,040 | 144 | 88 | 62.1% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Aslan Karatsev | #369 | #14 | 2,633 | 1,985 | 79 | 87 | 47.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | Ben Shelton | Aslan Karatsev | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 19 | 2022 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #96 | 1,556 | 0 | 0 | 2013 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #292 | 1,509 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 2023 | 25–24 | 51.0% | #17 | 1,904 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #218 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2024 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #21 | 1,919 | 0 | 2 | 2015 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #195 | 1,574 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2025 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #9 | 1,952 | 0 | 3 | 2016 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #235 | 1,598 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2026 | 34–13 | 72.3% | #9 | 1,968 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #112 | 1,636 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 34–20 | 63.0% | #18 | 1,867 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 17–29 | 37.0% | #59 | 1,631 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 22–19 | 53.7% | #35 | 1,818 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #287 | 1,680 | 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 | Ben Shelton | Aslan Karatsev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 % | |||
| 19 | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2023 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 60.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2024 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 64.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2025 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2026 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 76.9% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 66.7% | 9 | 6 | 15 | 60.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 37.9% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 52.0% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 28.6% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| Career | — | 100 | 54 | 154 | 64.9% | 26 | 21 | 47 | 55.3% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% | — | 53 | 56 | 109 | 48.6% | 22 | 23 | 45 | 48.9% | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 228/233 of Ben Shelton's and 164/166 of Aslan Karatsev'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 | Ben Shelton | Aslan Karatsev | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| 19 | 2022 | 6/6 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 57.2% | 78.5% | 55.9% | 76.8% | 37.9% | 68.3% | 33.1% | 2013 | 2/2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 57.6% | 62.3% | 47.7% | 56.0% | 9.1% | 55.4% | 33.5% |
| 20 | 2023 | 49/49 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 64.0% | 75.7% | 51.9% | 61.3% | 45.6% | 66.9% | 32.5% | 2014 | 1/1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 67.8% | 60.0% | 52.6% | 62.5% | 20.0% | 57.6% | 37.1% |
| 21 | 2024 | 65/65 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 68.9% | 76.7% | 55.4% | 68.3% | 42.4% | 70.0% | 32.4% | 2015 | 2/2 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 65.3% | 61.9% | 55.0% | 50.0% | 35.8% | 59.5% | 45.1% |
| 22 | 2025 | 61/65 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 63.7% | 75.8% | 55.1% | 58.4% | 41.5% | 68.3% | 33.6% | 2016 | 2/2 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 60.5% | 63.0% | 39.1% | 61.3% | 61.5% | 53.7% | 29.1% |
| 23 | 2026 | 47/48 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 67.6% | 78.0% | 57.7% | 62.5% | 35.6% | 71.5% | 33.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 5/5 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 54.3% | 73.3% | 47.9% | 61.4% | 58.3% | 62.2% | 37.3% |
| 27 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 52/54 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 59.4% | 73.4% | 53.3% | 58.8% | 39.4% | 65.2% | 38.7% |
| 28 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 46/46 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 59.1% | 70.1% | 49.2% | 55.5% | 40.5% | 61.5% | 36.8% |
| 29 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 41/41 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 59.3% | 75.2% | 50.7% | 63.4% | 41.1% | 65.2% | 34.5% |
| 30 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 13/13 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 63.0% | 68.2% | 49.7% | 56.4% | 43.7% | 61.4% | 34.1% |
| Career | — | 228/233 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 65.9% | 76.5% | 55.1% | 63.2% | 41.3% | 69.1% | 32.9% | — | 164/166 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 59.5% | 72.0% | 50.8% | 58.8% | 40.8% | 63.4% | 36.6% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 | Ben Shelton | Aslan Karatsev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
| 18 | 2021 | 1511 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 1471 | 102.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2022 | 1556 | 123.5 | +0.97 | +1.20 | 1.045 | 50.1% | +15 | — | — | 52.9% | +0.06 | 1–2 (33%) | 2–4 (33%) | — | +0.33 | 2013 | 1510 | 109.6 | -0.26 | -2.56 | 0.752 | 44.4% | — | — | — | 20.0% | -2.40 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | -0.14 |
| 20 | 2023 | 1905 | 151.2 | +2.96 | -2.12 | 0.981 | 50.0% | +18 | -387 | -334 | 51.4% | +0.03 | 9–12 (43%) | 17–16 (52%) | — | +0.06 | 2014 | 1551 | 107.8 | -0.62 | -1.10 | 0.877 | 46.5% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.02 |
| 21 | 2024 | 1920 | 151.9 | +4.94 | -2.48 | 1.077 | 51.2% | +13 | -226 | -219 | 57.2% | +0.45 | 17–11 (61%) | 22–25 (47%) | — | +4.54 | 2015 | 1574 | 111.4 | -0.63 | +0.65 | 1.113 | 52.0% | — | — | — | 60.0% | +1.00 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | -0.08 |
| 22 | 2025 | 1952 | 159.4 | +4.71 | -1.02 | 1.060 | 51.0% | +11 | -176 | -167 | 60.9% | +0.45 | 8–4 (67%) | 27–21 (56%) | — | +1.04 | 2016 | 1599 | 109.4 | -3.15 | -2.40 | 0.629 | 43.0% | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.09 |
| 23 | 2026 | 1968 | 153.3 | +5.45 | -1.08 | 1.169 | 52.2% | +79 | -188 | -117 | 64.6% | +0.69 | 15–9 (63%) | 23–12 (66%) | — | +1.40 | 2017 | 1584 | 101.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 1569 | 106.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1637 | 125.4 | -0.63 | +0.29 | 0.986 | 50.2% | +29 | — | — | 46.2% | 0.00 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.06 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 1867 | 157.8 | +2.15 | +2.50 | 1.113 | 51.7% | +23 | -153 | -317 | 59.0% | +0.58 | 11–7 (61%) | 6–9 (40%) | — | -0.81 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 1632 | 137.3 | -1.44 | +0.46 | 0.956 | 49.3% | +37 | +33 | -91 | 42.6% | -0.40 | 7–15 (32%) | 9–13 (41%) | — | +2.11 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 1818 | 140.4 | +1.00 | -0.97 | 0.989 | 50.1% | -55 | +21 | -260 | 53.8% | +0.18 | 5–5 (50%) | 14–11 (56%) | — | +0.74 |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1680 | 118.5 | -1.65 | -1.34 | 0.884 | 48.0% | +7 | +48 | — | 35.7% | -0.89 | 1–3 (25%) | 2–2 (50%) | — | -0.67 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1659 | 96.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2041 | 157.4 | +4.45 | -1.63 | 1.067 | 51.1% | +25 | -232 | -194 | 58.3% | +0.39 | 50–38 (57%) | 91–78 (54%) | 106.1 | +3.19 | — | 1986 | 141.9 | +0.32 | +0.52 | 0.999 | 50.1% | +7 | -30 | -229 | 50.2% | +0.03 | 25–35 (42%) | 33–37 (47%) | 97.1 | +0.80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner | 1 | 9 | 10 | Jan 28, 2026 | H2H |
| Brandon Nakashima | 6 | 0 | 6 | Aug 13, 2026 | H2H |
| Lorenzo Sonego | 5 | 1 | 6 | Jun 17, 2026 | H2H |
| Flavio Cobolli | 4 | 2 | 6 | Apr 19, 2026 | H2H |
| Taylor Fritz | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 19, 2026 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Khachanov | 1 | 4 | 5 | Jul 3, 2024 | H2H |
| Lorenzo Sonego | 3 | 2 | 5 | Jun 22, 2023 | H2H |
| Zhizhen Zhang | 3 | 1 | 4 | Oct 17, 2024 | H2H |
| Frances Tiafoe | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 26, 2024 | H2H |
| Mackenzie McDonald | 2 | 2 | 4 | May 10, 2024 | H2H |