H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC

Bjorn Borg vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 2-1

Bjorn Borg holds a 2–1 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on grass, while Bjorn Borg leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Bjorn Borg won the 1980 Wimbledon round of 128 6-3 6-4 6-4.

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Bjorn Borg
SWE Age 70 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Bjorn Borg #1 6-3 6-4 6-4 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jun 25, 1980* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Bjorn Borg 6-2 6-4 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jan 29, 1976* R32 Philadelphia Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ismail El Shafei 6-2 6-3 6-1 Bjorn Borg Match data Jun 30, 1974* R32 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass

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
Bjorn Borg #1,224 #1 10 2,558 617 140 81.5% 11 0 2 3 50 66
Ismail El Shafei — — — 1,908 — — — 0 0 0 0 1 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 Bjorn Borg Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 1971 0–1 0.0% — 1,496 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 1972 11–10 52.4% — 1,601 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1973 48–24 66.7% #18 1,868 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1974 89–23 79.5% #3 2,062 1 8 — — — — — — —
19 1975 77–19 80.2% #3 2,192 2 13 — — — — — — —
20 1976 59–12 83.1% #2 2,311 3 20 — — — — — — —
21 1977 78–8 90.7% #2 2,388 4 32 — — — — — — —
22 1978 70–9 88.6% #2 2,386 6 41 — — — — — — —
23 1979 82–7 92.1% #1 2,478 8 54 — — — — — — —
24 1980 65–6 91.5% #1 2,444 10 63 — — — — — — —
25 1981 35–6 85.4% #4 2,369 11 66 — — — — — — —
26 1982 2–1 66.7% #90 2,342 11 66 — — — — — — —
27 1983 1–1 50.0% #262 2,315 11 66 — — — — — — —
28 1984 0–1 0.0% #745 2,284 11 66 — — — — — — —
35 1991 0–1 0.0% #1131 2,253 11 66 — — — — — — —
36 1992 0–8 0.0% #769 2,015 11 66 — — — — — — —
37 1993 0–3 0.0% #1120 1,936 11 66 — — — — — — —

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 Bjorn Borg Ismail El Shafei
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 1971 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 3 2 5 60.0% 4 2 6 66.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 5 4 9 55.6% 25 14 39 64.1% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 9 2 11 81.8% 51 7 58 87.9% 16 8 24 66.7% 13 6 19 68.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 10 4 14 71.4% 39 8 47 83.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 24 6 30 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 9 5 14 64.3% 24 3 27 88.9% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 4 23 82.6% 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 1977 15 2 17 88.2% 28 1 29 96.6% 7 0 7 100.0% 28 5 33 84.8% 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1978 13 3 16 81.3% 20 0 20 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 30 6 36 83.3% 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1979 17 3 20 85.0% 26 1 27 96.3% 7 0 7 100.0% 32 3 35 91.4% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 1980 20 3 23 87.0% 19 0 19 100.0% 7 0 7 100.0% 19 3 22 86.4% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1981 6 1 7 85.7% 17 1 18 94.4% 6 1 7 85.7% 6 3 9 66.7% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1982 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1983 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1984 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 3 3 6 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 1991 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1992 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1993 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 107 35 142 75.4% 256 45 301 85.0% 73 15 88 83.0% 181 45 226 80.1% — 51 55 106 48.1% 78 102 180 43.3% 29 40 69 42.0% 32 53 85 37.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Bjorn Borg Ismail El Shafei
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 1971 1497 104.2 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 1972 1601 124.6 — — — — +22 +22 — 50.0% -0.21 0–3 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 99.2 +1.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1973 1868 144.7 — — — — -87 -18 -72 61.4% +0.78 15–6 (71%) 9–11 (45%) 107.4 +2.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1974 2063 160.3 — — — — -37 +157 -185 68.7% +1.33 24–8 (75%) 15–17 (47%) 105.6 -2.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1975 2192 164.8 — — — — -58 +80 -258 72.8% +1.51 13–5 (72%) 13–5 (72%) 105.4 -4.68 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1976 2312 172.4 — — — — -93 +26 -193 74.5% +1.74 12–5 (71%) 8–12 (40%) 95.8 -4.00 1968 1540 108.5 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 1977 2388 170.7 — — — — -94 +17 -136 85.7% +2.52 11–2 (85%) 6–4 (60%) 104.7 -1.96 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 1978 2386 178.5 — — — — -75 +91 -58 83.9% +2.61 11–1 (92%) 9–4 (69%) 105.9 -2.75 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 1979 2478 179.6 — — — — +14 +49 -24 84.8% +2.52 12–3 (80%) 12–7 (63%) 102.3 -3.72 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.45
24 1980 2445 180.5 — — — — +21 +91 +59 85.0% +2.74 11–3 (79%) 6–6 (50%) 98.8 -2.04 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1981 2369 168.9 — — — — +3 +189 +67 78.8% +2.11 6–1 (86%) 8–6 (57%) 99.9 -1.91 1973 1728 136.2 — — — — +58 -101 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.76
26 1982 2342 121.2 — — — — — +192 — 57.1% -0.14 1–0 — — -0.08 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.56
27 1983 2315 119.9 — — — — — — — 60.0% +1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.11 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1984 2285 100.1 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.02 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -11 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1669 125.0 — — — — +59 -76 +111 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +160 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1979 1559 115.8 — — — — +56 +25 — 41.9% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 95.5 +1.44
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1980 1522 112.0 — — — — — +26 — 38.1% -0.52 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +1.52
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1981 1549 109.4 — — — — — +5 — 50.0% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.4 +0.91
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1982 1543 104.5 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.13 1–1 — — +0.17
35 1991 2254 102.8 +1.48 -1.56 0.752 42.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — 0.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 1992 2016 92.0 -4.74 -4.41 0.582 40.2% +95 +330 — 0.0% -3.50 — 0–2 — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1993 1937 105.3 +1.45 -1.97 0.859 47.3% +99 — — 33.3% -1.11 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — -0.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2559 172.6 -3.05 -3.71 0.641 41.7% -40 +80 -102 75.0% +1.81 116–42 (73%) 92–78 (54%) 103.6 -2.77 — 1908 141.9 — — — — +10 -35 -26 45.5% -0.28 55–84 (40%) 59–71 (45%) 94.3 -5.21

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.