H2H data updated: 2026-10-19 00:00 UTC
Ben Shelton holds a 1–0 lead over Pavel Kotov in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ben Shelton leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ben Shelton won the 2024 Italian Open second round 4-6 6-3 6-4.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | Pavel Kotov | Match data | May 11, 2024* | R64 | Italian Open | Masters 1000 | Clay |
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 | #4 | #4 | 4,720 | 2,076 | 150 | 90 | 62.5% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Pavel Kotov | #172 | #50 | 944 | 1,817 | 37 | 47 | 44.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Ben Shelton | Pavel Kotov | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 2022 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #96 | 1,556 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #272 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25–24 | 51.0% | #17 | 1,904 | 0 | 1 | 2021 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #225 | 1,545 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #21 | 1,919 | 0 | 2 | 2022 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #117 | 1,641 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #9 | 1,952 | 0 | 3 | 2023 | 16–14 | 53.3% | #67 | 1,761 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 40–15 | 72.7% | #4 | 2,035 | 0 | 7 | 2024 | 18–23 | 43.9% | #86 | 1,669 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #465 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #172 | 1,609 | 0 | 0 |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Ben Shelton | Pavel Kotov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 60.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 64.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 2023 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2026 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 76.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2024 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 106 | 56 | 162 | 65.4% | 26 | 21 | 47 | 55.3% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% | Career | 18 | 29 | 47 | 38.3% | 17 | 16 | 33 | 51.5% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 236/241 of Ben Shelton's and 83/84 of Pavel Kotov'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.
| Ben Shelton | Pavel Kotov | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2022 | 6/6 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 57.2% | 78.5% | 55.9% | 76.8% | 37.9% | 68.3% | 33.1% | 2020 | 1/1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 59.8% | 67.3% | 42.9% | 71.4% | 25.0% | 57.5% | 33.0% |
| 2023 | 49/49 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 64.0% | 75.7% | 51.9% | 61.3% | 45.6% | 66.9% | 32.5% | 2021 | 2/2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 59.4% | 59.3% | 46.9% | 49.2% | 64.3% | 54.1% | 33.5% |
| 2024 | 65/65 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 68.9% | 76.7% | 55.4% | 68.3% | 42.4% | 70.0% | 32.4% | 2022 | 6/6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 57.5% | 66.4% | 45.2% | 41.7% | 40.9% | 57.5% | 36.0% |
| 2025 | 61/65 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 63.7% | 75.8% | 55.1% | 58.4% | 41.5% | 68.3% | 33.6% | 2023 | 30/30 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 67.2% | 69.7% | 49.5% | 59.7% | 43.7% | 63.0% | 34.8% |
| 2026 | 55/56 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 68.3% | 77.4% | 57.6% | 61.4% | 36.4% | 71.1% | 33.6% | 2024 | 40/41 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 65.9% | 70.3% | 47.5% | 64.7% | 44.2% | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 2/2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 61.0% | 68.0% | 37.5% | 48.5% | 25.0% | 55.5% | 25.0% |
| — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 2/2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 70.5% | 71.5% | 56.0% | 35.5% | 16.5% | 67.0% | 31.5% |
| Career | 236/241 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 66.1% | 76.5% | 55.1% | 62.9% | 41.3% | 69.1% | 33.0% | Career | 83/84 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 65.5% | 69.5% | 48.0% | 59.8% | 42.9% | 61.9% | 34.7% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Ben Shelton | Pavel Kotov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2021 | 1511 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1533 | 106.3 | -1.02 | +3.01 | 0.775 | 44.9% | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | 0.00 |
| 2022 | 1556 | 123.5 | +0.97 | +1.20 | 1.045 | 50.1% | +15 | — | — | 52.9% | +0.06 | 1–2 (33%) | 2–4 (33%) | 98.8 | +0.33 | 2021 | 1545 | 109.6 | -1.83 | -0.89 | 0.730 | 44.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.20 |
| 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%) | 101.7 | +0.06 | 2022 | 1642 | 127.7 | -1.44 | +0.18 | 0.847 | 46.6% | -9 | -22 | — | 35.3% | -1.12 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | -0.31 |
| 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%) | 101.9 | +4.54 | 2023 | 1761 | 127.4 | -1.05 | -0.70 | 0.941 | 49.2% | -1 | -94 | -167 | 47.9% | -0.17 | 7–3 (70%) | 8–9 (47%) | 102.8 | +0.24 |
| 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%) | 104.8 | +1.04 | 2024 | 1669 | 135.9 | -1.52 | -0.33 | 0.937 | 49.2% | -35 | +87 | — | 45.5% | -0.21 | 7–8 (47%) | 7–9 (44%) | 97.2 | -0.07 |
| 2026 | 2035 | 158.2 | +5.43 | -0.74 | 1.164 | 52.2% | +60 | -252 | -179 | 64.6% | +0.72 | 16–9 (64%) | 27–17 (61%) | 105.9 | +1.16 | 2025 | 1551 | 103.4 | -2.18 | -2.66 | 0.562 | 41.5% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.20 | — | — | — | +0.13 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1609 | 117.3 | -0.64 | +1.36 | 0.955 | 48.0% | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.50 | — | 1–0 | — | -0.13 |
| Career | 2076 | 158.5 | +4.48 | -1.53 | 1.069 | 51.1% | +24 | -250 | -210 | 58.6% | +0.41 | 51–38 (57%) | 95–83 (53%) | 105.8 | +2.98 | Career | 1817 | 129.8 | -1.34 | -0.42 | 0.912 | 48.6% | -18 | +26 | -167 | 43.5% | -0.41 | 15–13 (54%) | 16–20 (44%) | 98.6 | +0.07 |
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 |
| Alexander Zverev | 0 | 6 | 6 | Sep 13, 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 |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallon Griekspoor | 3 | 2 | 5 | Oct 8, 2026 | H2H |
| Flavio Cobolli | 1 | 2 | 3 | Sep 30, 2024 | H2H |
| Lorenzo Sonego | 2 | 1 | 3 | Aug 23, 2024 | H2H |
| Alexandre Muller | 2 | 1 | 3 | Aug 21, 2024 | H2H |
| Arthur Fils | 0 | 2 | 2 | Oct 10, 2026 | H2H |