H2H data updated: 2026-10-18 00:00 UTC
Carlos Alcaraz holds a 2–1 lead over Ben Shelton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Carlos Alcaraz leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ben Shelton won the 2026 US Open quarterfinal 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(7).
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Shelton | 6-7(5) 6-1 6-3 1-6 7-6(7) | Carlos Alcaraz | Match data | Sep 8, 2026 | QF | US Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 7-6(8) 6-3 4-6 6-4 | Ben Shelton | Match data | Jun 3, 2025* | R16 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | Clay |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-3 7-6(3) | Ben Shelton | Match data | Aug 10, 2023* | R32 | Canadian Open | Masters 1000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Alcaraz | #3 | #1 | 13,650 | 2,406 | 299 | 69 | 81.2% | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 27 |
| Ben Shelton | #4 | #4 | 4,680 | 2,076 | 150 | 90 | 62.5% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Carlos Alcaraz | Ben Shelton | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 2020 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #141 | 1,482 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | 3–3 | 50.0% | #96 | 1,556 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27–17 | 61.4% | #32 | 1,945 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | 25–24 | 51.0% | #17 | 1,904 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 55–12 | 82.1% | #1 | 2,151 | 1 | 6 | 2024 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #21 | 1,919 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 65–12 | 84.4% | #2 | 2,210 | 2 | 12 | 2025 | 41–24 | 63.1% | #9 | 1,952 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 49–13 | 79.0% | #3 | 2,177 | 4 | 16 | 2026 | 40–15 | 72.7% | #4 | 2,035 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 70–8 | 89.7% | #1 | 2,352 | 6 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 32–6 | 84.2% | #3 | 2,292 | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.
| Carlos Alcaraz | Ben Shelton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 % | ||
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | 2022 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 60.0% | 11 | 6 | 17 | 64.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2023 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 60.0% | 2 | 7 | 9 | 22.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% |
| 2022 | 26 | 7 | 33 | 78.8% | 26 | 4 | 30 | 86.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2024 | 29 | 16 | 45 | 64.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 4 | 4 | 8 | 50.0% |
| 2023 | 28 | 9 | 37 | 75.7% | 25 | 3 | 28 | 89.3% | 12 | 0 | 12 | 100.0% | 2025 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 64.3% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 4 | 10 | 60.0% |
| 2024 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 75.0% | 17 | 4 | 21 | 81.0% | 8 | 1 | 9 | 88.9% | 2026 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 76.5% | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 2025 | 37 | 6 | 43 | 86.0% | 22 | 1 | 23 | 95.7% | 11 | 1 | 12 | 91.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 27 | 4 | 31 | 87.1% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 157 | 44 | 201 | 78.1% | 107 | 21 | 128 | 83.6% | 35 | 4 | 39 | 89.7% | Career | 106 | 56 | 162 | 65.4% | 26 | 21 | 47 | 55.3% | 18 | 13 | 31 | 58.1% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 356/368 of Carlos Alcaraz's and 236/240 of Ben Shelton'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.
| Carlos Alcaraz | Ben Shelton | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2020 | 2/2 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 63.6% | 68.8% | 42.1% | 55.6% | 24.8% | 58.7% | 42.5% | 2022 | 6/6 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 57.2% | 78.5% | 55.9% | 76.8% | 37.9% | 68.3% | 33.1% |
| 2021 | 44/44 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 62.2% | 67.8% | 52.6% | 51.4% | 42.9% | 62.1% | 40.0% | 2023 | 49/49 | 10.6 | 4.6 | 64.0% | 75.7% | 51.9% | 61.3% | 45.6% | 66.9% | 32.5% |
| 2022 | 67/67 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 66.0% | 73.0% | 56.1% | 62.1% | 43.0% | 67.3% | 42.6% | 2024 | 65/65 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 68.9% | 76.7% | 55.4% | 68.3% | 42.4% | 70.0% | 32.4% |
| 2023 | 77/77 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 66.2% | 73.1% | 57.2% | 64.7% | 44.9% | 67.7% | 42.8% | 2025 | 61/65 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 63.7% | 75.8% | 55.1% | 58.4% | 41.5% | 68.3% | 33.6% |
| 2024 | 56/62 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 65.1% | 73.1% | 57.5% | 61.3% | 44.2% | 67.9% | 43.0% | 2026 | 55/55 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 68.3% | 77.4% | 57.6% | 61.4% | 36.4% | 71.1% | 33.6% |
| 2025 | 73/78 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 64.3% | 75.3% | 57.7% | 56.8% | 47.7% | 69.0% | 43.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 37/38 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 68.1% | 73.4% | 55.8% | 54.6% | 45.5% | 67.9% | 42.8% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 356/368 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 65.3% | 72.9% | 56.3% | 59.3% | 44.7% | 67.2% | 42.6% | Career | 236/240 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 66.1% | 76.5% | 55.1% | 62.9% | 41.3% | 69.1% | 33.0% |
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.
| Carlos Alcaraz | Ben Shelton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
| 2019 | 1483 | 98.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 1511 | 104.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1482 | 107.0 | -0.50 | -2.06 | 1.030 | 50.1% | — | — | — | 50.0% | -0.34 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | +0.27 | 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 | 1946 | 152.8 | -0.39 | +3.12 | 1.056 | 50.8% | -84 | -134 | — | 56.5% | +0.57 | 10–4 (71%) | 12–10 (55%) | 109.1 | -0.30 | 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 | 2152 | 173.2 | +4.22 | +6.15 | 1.303 | 54.3% | -39 | -5 | -428 | 73.5% | +1.49 | 17–7 (71%) | 20–15 (57%) | 108.5 | -1.73 | 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 | 2210 | 173.2 | +4.42 | +7.26 | 1.326 | 54.7% | -46 | +78 | -84 | 77.7% | +1.59 | 12–6 (67%) | 19–9 (68%) | 105.7 | -2.16 | 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 | 2178 | 171.8 | +3.87 | +7.51 | 1.337 | 54.7% | -56 | +142 | +137 | 73.8% | +1.61 | 7–3 (70%) | 17–12 (59%) | 102.8 | -1.46 | 2026 | 2035 | 158.2 | +5.43 | -0.75 | 1.164 | 52.2% | +60 | -252 | -179 | 64.6% | +0.72 | 16–9 (64%) | 27–17 (61%) | 105.9 | +1.16 |
| 2025 | 2353 | 173.1 | +5.38 | +7.90 | 1.402 | 55.5% | -76 | +49 | -15 | 78.8% | +1.89 | 16–4 (80%) | 16–10 (62%) | 103.9 | -3.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | 2293 | 168.7 | +3.36 | +6.75 | 1.336 | 54.8% | -34 | +110 | — | 79.6% | +1.85 | 6–2 (75%) | 12–8 (60%) | 100.1 | -0.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 2407 | 173.9 | +3.76 | +6.60 | 1.298 | 54.3% | -56 | +37 | -45 | 74.0% | +1.53 | 69–27 (72%) | 98–64 (60%) | 111.9 | -2.43 | 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 |
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 | 10 | 7 | 17 | Apr 12, 2026 | H2H |
| Alexander Zverev | 7 | 6 | 13 | Jan 30, 2026 | H2H |
| Novak Djokovic | 5 | 5 | 10 | Feb 1, 2026 | H2H |
| Tommy Paul | 7 | 2 | 9 | Sep 6, 2026 | H2H |
| Daniil Medvedev | 6 | 3 | 9 | Mar 14, 2026 | H2H |
| 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 |