H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC
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).
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | 7-6(5) 7-6(3) | Zhizhen Zhang | Match data | Apr 1, 2026 | R16 | U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship | ATP 250 | Clay |
| Zhizhen Zhang | 6-2 6-4 | Ben Shelton | Match data | May 13, 2024* | R32 | Italian Open | Masters 1000 | Clay |
| Ben Shelton | 4-6 6-3 6-2 2-6 7-6(4) | Zhizhen Zhang | 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.
| 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 | 4,680 | 2,076 | 150 | 90 | 62.5% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Zhizhen Zhang | #166 | #31 | 1,351 | 1,833 | 57 | 78 | 42.2% | 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 | Zhizhen Zhang | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2015 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #413 | 1,562 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 25–24 | 51.0% | #17 | 1,904 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | 2–1 | 66.7% | #342 | 1,578 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #21 | 1,919 | 0 | 2 | 2018 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #360 | 1,560 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #9 | 1,952 | 0 | 3 | 2019 | 2–3 | 40.0% | #138 | 1,591 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 40–15 | 72.7% | #4 | 2,035 | 0 | 7 | 2021 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #321 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #99 | 1,673 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 19–17 | 52.8% | #58 | 1,772 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 23–26 | 46.9% | #45 | 1,741 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 3–10 | 23.1% | #410 | 1,646 | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 4–13 | 23.5% | #166 | 1,546 | 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 | Zhizhen Zhang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 60.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 64.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% | 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 76.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2021 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 50.0% | 10 | 7 | 17 | 58.8% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 40.0% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.3% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 23.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12.5% | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16.7% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Career | 106 | 56 | 162 | 65.4% | 26 | 21 | 47 | 55.3% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% | Career | 29 | 49 | 78 | 37.2% | 20 | 20 | 40 | 50.0% | 8 | 9 | 17 | 47.1% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 236/240 of Ben Shelton's and 134/137 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.
| 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% |
| 2022 | 6/6 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 57.2% | 78.5% | 55.9% | 76.8% | 37.9% | 68.3% | 33.1% | 2015 | 2/2 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 55.8% | 63.1% | 49.9% | 45.7% | 40.0% | 57.2% | 32.8% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| 2026 | 55/55 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 68.3% | 77.4% | 57.6% | 61.4% | 36.4% | 71.1% | 33.6% | 2021 | 2/2 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 59.7% | 71.8% | 47.9% | 58.3% | 40.0% | 62.3% | 33.6% |
| — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 7/7 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 64.3% | 71.2% | 55.5% | 56.4% | 22.0% | 65.8% | 32.2% |
| — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2023 | 36/36 | 6.4 | 2.2 | 65.0% | 71.6% | 51.9% | 52.7% | 45.7% | 64.5% | 34.0% |
| — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 48/49 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 63.6% | 73.3% | 52.0% | 51.3% | 34.7% | 65.6% | 34.0% |
| — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 13/13 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 64.9% | 71.1% | 50.8% | 72.4% | 25.8% | 64.2% | 29.0% |
| — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 17/19 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 64.6% | 69.9% | 45.6% | 63.2% | 41.6% | 61.1% | 31.3% |
| Career | 236/240 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 66.1% | 76.5% | 55.1% | 62.9% | 41.3% | 69.1% | 33.0% | Career | 134/137 | 7.4 | 2.0 | 64.0% | 71.8% | 51.1% | 56.3% | 37.3% | 64.3% | 33.1% |
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 | Zhizhen Zhang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 2021 | 1511 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2012 | 1492 | 94.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2015 | 1562 | 113.6 | -1.97 | -1.45 | 0.767 | 45.7% | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.75 | — | — | — | +0.16 |
| 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 | 2016 | 1547 | 107.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2017 | 1578 | 114.0 | -0.15 | -1.02 | 1.080 | 51.7% | +10 | — | — | 62.5% | +0.75 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | +0.38 |
| 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 | 2018 | 1561 | 103.1 | +1.10 | -1.36 | 0.842 | 45.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.26 |
| 2026 | 2035 | 158.2 | +5.43 | -0.75 | 1.164 | 52.2% | +61 | -252 | -179 | 64.6% | +0.72 | 16–9 (64%) | 27–17 (61%) | 105.9 | +1.16 | 2019 | 1592 | 125.8 | +0.22 | -1.25 | 0.910 | 48.8% | +4 | — | — | 41.7% | -0.25 | 1–1 | 1–3 (25%) | — | 0.00 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1543 | 98.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 1609 | 113.3 | +0.55 | -2.27 | 0.890 | 48.0% | — | — | — | 37.5% | -1.25 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | +0.16 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 1673 | 114.4 | +0.94 | -1.86 | 0.943 | 48.4% | -36 | — | — | 47.4% | -0.42 | 1–2 (33%) | 4–3 (57%) | 99.6 | +0.49 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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%) | 109.3 | +1.22 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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%) | 97.6 | +0.21 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 1646 | 123.6 | -0.63 | -3.93 | 0.809 | 47.2% | -59 | — | — | 31.3% | -0.78 | 3–3 (50%) | 2–5 (29%) | 97.8 | +0.04 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 1547 | 123.6 | -2.62 | -2.64 | 0.805 | 46.8% | +6 | +120 | +114 | 27.5% | -1.17 | 1–3 (25%) | 2–8 (20%) | 93.6 | -0.17 |
| 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 | 1833 | 133.2 | +0.04 | -1.57 | 0.927 | 48.8% | -50 | +31 | -74 | 44.6% | -0.33 | 24–25 (49%) | 33–45 (42%) | 98.2 | +1.65 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert Hurkacz | 2 | 2 | 4 | Feb 14, 2025 | H2H |
| Andrey Rublev | 0 | 4 | 4 | Feb 6, 2025 | H2H |
| Aslan Karatsev | 1 | 3 | 4 | Oct 17, 2024 | H2H |
| Adrian Mannarino | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 12, 2026 | H2H |
| Ben Shelton | 1 | 2 | 3 | Apr 1, 2026 | H2H |