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: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC
Ben Shelton vs Pavel Kotov H2H: 1-0
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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H2H
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H2H Match Log
| 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.
Career Comparison
| 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 | 145 | 88 | 62.2% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Pavel Kotov | #250 | #50 | 944 | 1,817 | 36 | 46 | 43.9% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Progression by Age
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 | Pavel Kotov | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2023 | 25–24 | 51.0% | #17 | 1,904 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2024 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #21 | 1,919 | 0 | 2 | 2020 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #272 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2025 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #9 | 1,952 | 0 | 3 | 2021 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #225 | 1,545 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2026 | 35–13 | 72.9% | #9 | 1,984 | 0 | 7 | 2022 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #117 | 1,641 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 16–14 | 53.3% | #67 | 1,761 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 18–23 | 43.9% | #86 | 1,669 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #465 | 1,550 | 0 | 0 |
Surface Results by Age
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 | Pavel Kotov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2023 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 60.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2024 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 64.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2025 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2026 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 77.8% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50.0% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35.0% | 11 | 9 | 20 | 55.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 101 | 54 | 155 | 65.2% | 26 | 21 | 47 | 55.3% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% | — | 17 | 28 | 45 | 37.8% | 17 | 16 | 33 | 51.5% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% |
Performance Progression by Age
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 229/234 of Ben Shelton's and 81/82 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.
| Age | 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% | |
| 19 | 2022 | 6/6 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 57.2% | 78.5% | 55.9% | 76.8% | 37.9% | 68.3% | 33.1% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2023 | 49/49 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 64.0% | 75.7% | 51.9% | 61.3% | 45.6% | 66.9% | 32.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2024 | 65/65 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 68.9% | 76.7% | 55.4% | 68.3% | 42.4% | 70.0% | 32.4% | 2020 | 1/1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 59.8% | 67.3% | 42.9% | 71.4% | 25.0% | 57.5% | 33.0% |
| 22 | 2025 | 61/65 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 63.7% | 75.8% | 55.1% | 58.4% | 41.5% | 68.3% | 33.6% | 2021 | 2/2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 59.4% | 59.3% | 46.9% | 49.2% | 64.3% | 54.1% | 33.5% |
| 23 | 2026 | 48/49 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 67.8% | 77.9% | 57.8% | 62.6% | 35.3% | 71.5% | 33.3% | 2022 | 6/6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 57.5% | 66.4% | 45.2% | 41.7% | 40.9% | 57.5% | 36.0% |
| 24 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 30/30 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 67.2% | 69.7% | 49.5% | 59.7% | 43.7% | 63.0% | 34.8% |
| 25 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 40/41 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 65.9% | 70.3% | 47.5% | 64.7% | 44.2% | 62.4% | 35.2% |
| 26 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 2/2 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 61.0% | 68.0% | 37.5% | 48.5% | 25.0% | 55.5% | 25.0% |
| Career | — | 229/234 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 65.9% | 76.5% | 55.1% | 63.2% | 41.2% | 69.1% | 32.9% | — | 81/82 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 65.4% | 69.4% | 47.8% | 60.4% | 43.6% | 61.8% | 34.8% |
Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age
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 | Pavel Kotov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2020 | 1533 | 106.3 | -1.02 | +3.01 | 0.775 | 44.9% | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | 0.00 |
| 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 | 2021 | 1545 | 109.6 | -1.83 | -0.89 | 0.730 | 44.0% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -2.50 | — | — | — | +0.20 |
| 23 | 2026 | 1984 | 153.6 | +5.52 | -1.18 | 1.168 | 52.2% | +75 | -204 | -133 | 64.9% | +0.70 | 15–9 (63%) | 24–12 (67%) | — | +1.35 | 2022 | 1642 | 127.7 | -1.44 | +0.18 | 0.847 | 46.6% | -9 | -22 | — | 35.3% | -1.12 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | -0.31 |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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%) | — | +0.24 |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 1669 | 135.9 | -1.52 | -0.33 | 0.937 | 49.2% | -35 | +87 | — | 45.5% | -0.21 | 7–8 (47%) | 7–9 (44%) | — | -0.07 |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1551 | 103.4 | -2.18 | -2.66 | 0.562 | 41.5% | — | — | — | 0.0% | -3.20 | — | — | — | +0.13 |
| Career | — | 2041 | 157.5 | +4.47 | -1.65 | 1.067 | 51.1% | +24 | -237 | -199 | 58.4% | +0.40 | 50–38 (57%) | 92–78 (54%) | 106.3 | +3.16 | — | 1817 | 129.3 | -1.36 | -0.46 | 0.912 | 48.7% | -18 | +26 | -167 | 43.3% | -0.41 | 15–13 (54%) | 15–20 (43%) | 97.9 | +0.23 |
Career Rivalries
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
Pavel Kotov
all rivalries →| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tallon Griekspoor | 2 | 2 | 4 | Oct 17, 2024 | 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 |
| Tomas Martin Etcheverry | 0 | 2 | 2 | Nov 7, 2024 | H2H |