H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Ben Shelton vs Zhizhen Zhang H2H: 2-1

Ben Shelton holds a 2–1 lead over Zhizhen Zhang in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on clay, while Ben Shelton leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ben Shelton won the 2026 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship second round 7-6(5) 7-6(3).

United States Age 23 Left-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"
H2H
2 1
3 main draw meetings
China Age 29 Right-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ben Shelton #9 7-6(5) 7-6(3) Zhizhen Zhang #263 Match data Apr 1, 2026 R16 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship ATP 250 Clay
Zhizhen Zhang #56 6-2 6-4 Ben Shelton #14 Match data May 13, 2024* R32 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Ben Shelton #89 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6(4) Zhizhen Zhang #96 Match data Jan 18, 2023* R128 Australian 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.

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 2,040 144 88 62.1% 0 2 0 3 2 7
Zhizhen Zhang #154 #31 1,351 1,833 57 75 43.2% 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 Zhizhen Zhang
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2015 1–1 50.0% #413 1,562 0 0
19 2022 3–3 50.0% #96 1,556 0 0
20 2023 25–24 51.0% #17 1,904 0 1 2017 2–1 66.7% #342 1,578 0 0
21 2024 41–24 63.1% #21 1,919 0 2 2018 0–1 0.0% #360 1,560 0 0
22 2025 41–24 63.1% #9 1,952 0 3 2019 2–3 40.0% #138 1,591 0 0
23 2026 34–13 72.3% #9 1,968 0 7
24 2021 0–2 0.0% #321 1,608 0 0
25 2022 3–4 42.9% #99 1,673 0 0
26 2023 19–17 52.8% #58 1,772 0 0
27 2024 23–26 46.9% #45 1,741 0 0
28 2025 3–10 23.1% #410 1,646 0 0
29 2026 4–10 28.6% #154 1,573 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 Zhizhen Zhang
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
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 2015 1 1 2 50.0%
19 2022 3 3 6 50.0%
20 2023 21 14 35 60.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 2 3 5 40.0% 2017 2 1 3 66.7%
21 2024 29 16 45 64.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% 2018 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2025 27 15 42 64.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 4 10 60.0% 2019 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2026 20 6 26 76.9% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0%
24 2021 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2022 3 4 7 42.9%
26 2023 7 7 14 50.0% 10 7 17 58.8% 2 3 5 40.0%
27 2024 10 15 25 40.0% 9 7 16 56.3% 4 4 8 50.0%
28 2025 3 10 13 23.1%
29 2026 1 4 5 20.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 2 1 3 66.7%
Career 100 54 154 64.9% 26 21 47 55.3% 18 13 31 58.1% 29 46 75 38.7% 20 20 40 50.0% 8 9 17 47.1%

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 228/233 of Ben Shelton's and 131/132 of Zhizhen Zhang'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 Zhizhen Zhang
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 —/— 2015 2/2 5.0 3.0 55.8% 63.1% 49.9% 45.7% 40.0% 57.2% 32.8%
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% 2017 3/3 6.3 2.3 58.2% 74.6% 49.4% 72.7% 38.5% 63.7% 39.3%
21 2024 65/65 9.5 3.4 68.9% 76.7% 55.4% 68.3% 42.4% 70.0% 32.4% 2018 1/1 9.0 3.0 59.6% 66.0% 41.7% 55.6% 20.0% 56.2% 36.9%
22 2025 61/65 9.6 3.1 63.7% 75.8% 55.1% 58.4% 41.5% 68.3% 33.6% 2019 5/5 7.8 0.6 64.5% 70.5% 54.0% 59.6% 38.8% 65.4% 31.4%
23 2026 47/48 10.3 2.9 67.6% 78.0% 57.7% 62.5% 35.6% 71.5% 33.3% —/—
24 —/— 2021 2/2 9.5 1.0 59.7% 71.8% 47.9% 58.3% 40.0% 62.3% 33.6%
25 —/— 2022 7/7 7.4 1.4 64.3% 71.2% 55.5% 56.4% 22.0% 65.8% 32.2%
26 —/— 2023 36/36 6.4 2.2 65.0% 71.6% 51.9% 52.7% 45.7% 64.5% 34.0%
27 —/— 2024 48/49 8.0 2.0 63.6% 73.3% 52.0% 51.3% 34.7% 65.6% 34.0%
28 —/— 2025 13/13 8.5 2.7 64.9% 71.1% 50.8% 72.4% 25.8% 64.2% 29.0%
29 —/— 2026 14/14 7.6 1.6 64.3% 71.6% 46.9% 69.3% 41.1% 62.6% 30.6%
Career 228/233 10.0 3.5 65.9% 76.5% 55.1% 63.2% 41.3% 69.1% 32.9% 131/132 7.5 2.0 63.9% 72.0% 51.4% 56.8% 37.1% 64.5% 33.1%

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 Zhizhen Zhang
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
15 2012 1492 94.4
18 2021 1511 104.0 2015 1562 113.6 -1.97 -1.45 0.767 45.7% 50.0% -0.75 +0.16
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 2016 1547 107.9
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 2017 1578 114.0 -0.15 -1.02 1.080 51.7% +10 62.5% +0.75 1–1 1–0 +0.38
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 2018 1561 103.1 +1.10 -1.36 0.842 45.8% -0.26
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 2019 1592 125.8 +0.22 -1.25 0.910 48.8% +4 41.7% -0.25 1–1 1–3 (25%) 0.00
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 2020 1543 98.1
24 2021 1609 113.3 +0.55 -2.27 0.890 48.0% 37.5% -1.25 0–2 1–1 +0.16
25 2022 1673 114.4 +0.94 -1.86 0.943 48.4% -36 47.4% -0.42 1–2 (33%) 4–3 (57%) +0.49
26 2023 1772 130.1 +0.09 -1.32 0.956 49.3% -64 -22 -176 49.5% -0.21 10–6 (63%) 11–8 (58%) +1.22
27 2024 1741 139.3 +1.04 -0.75 0.989 49.7% -77 +54 -80 48.8% -0.01 7–7 (50%) 11–17 (39%) +0.21
28 2025 1646 123.6 -0.63 -3.93 0.809 47.2% -59 31.3% -0.78 3–3 (50%) 2–5 (29%) +0.04
29 2026 1574 121.4 -1.24 -3.04 0.820 47.3% +6 +92 +87 30.3% -1.09 1–2 (33%) 2–7 (22%) -0.23
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 1833 133.0 +0.25 -1.59 0.932 48.9% -52 +27 -79 45.2% -0.30 24–24 (50%) 33–44 (43%) 99.1 +1.64

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.