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Dennis Ralston vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 0-1

Ismail El Shafei holds a 1–0 lead over Dennis Ralston in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ismail El Shafei leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1970 Casablanca Wct round of 16 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-2.

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Dennis Ralston
USA Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 Dennis Ralston Match data Jun 11, 1970* R16 Casablanca Wct ATP 250 Carpet

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
Dennis Ralston #287 #115 0 1,958 156 135 53.6% 0 0 0 0 4 4
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 Dennis Ralston Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 1968 48–25 65.8% — 1,694 0 3 — — — — — — —
26 1969 28–24 53.8% — 1,787 0 3 — — — — — — —
27 1970 41–28 59.4% — 1,897 0 4 — — — — — — —
28 1971 27–21 56.2% — 1,869 0 4 — — — — — — —
29 1972 2–8 20.0% — 1,773 0 4 — — — — — — —
30 1973 1–6 14.3% #219 1,693 0 4 — — — — — — —
31 1974 3–5 37.5% #147 1,700 0 4 — — — — — — —
32 1975 1–4 20.0% #187 1,651 0 4 — — — — — — —
33 1976 1–9 10.0% #248 1,578 0 4 — — — — — — —
34 1977 1–2 33.3% #253 1,592 0 4 — — — — — — —
35 1978 0–1 0.0% #287 1,586 0 4 — — — — — — —
37 1980 3–2 60.0% — 1,626 0 4 — — — — — — —

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 Dennis Ralston 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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1968 4 2 6 66.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 10 5 15 66.7% 29 15 44 65.9% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1969 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0% 14 5 19 73.7% 6 10 16 37.5% 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1970 16 14 30 53.3% — — — — 14 7 21 66.7% 11 7 18 61.1% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1971 5 4 9 55.6% 10 6 16 62.5% 6 5 11 54.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1972 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1973 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1974 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1979 3 3 6 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1975 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1980 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1976 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — 0 5 5 0.0% 1981 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1977 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1982 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 1978 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1980 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 34 43 77 44.2% 19 17 36 52.8% 48 25 73 65.8% 55 50 105 52.4% — 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 Dennis Ralston 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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1968 1540 108.5 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.45
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1968 1694 112.7 — — — — +4 -104 +38 64.2% +1.56 11–5 (69%) — — +3.26 1973 1728 136.2 — — — — +58 -101 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.76
26 1969 1788 133.1 — — — — -116 -165 +110 56.8% +0.27 7–12 (37%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.96 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.56
27 1970 1898 144.3 — — — — -6 — +36 57.5% +0.56 13–8 (62%) 8–5 (62%) 106.0 -2.41 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1971 1870 145.6 — — — — +26 -115 -40 55.9% +0.35 10–9 (53%) 10–7 (59%) 103.0 -4.83 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -11 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1972 1773 103.2 — — — — -28 — — 31.6% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.82 1977 1669 125.0 — — — — +59 -76 +111 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1973 1693 110.4 — — — — -41 — — 20.0% -1.40 0–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.63 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +160 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 1974 1701 123.4 — — — — -32 — — 38.9% -1.11 — 2–0 — -1.16 1979 1559 115.8 — — — — +56 +25 — 41.9% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 95.5 +1.44
32 1975 1651 108.9 — — — — -4 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–1 3–1 (75%) — -0.29 1980 1522 112.0 — — — — — +26 — 38.1% -0.52 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +1.52
33 1976 1579 103.4 — — — — -38 — — 19.0% -2.62 1–2 (33%) 3–2 (60%) 99.7 -0.04 1981 1549 109.4 — — — — — +5 — 50.0% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.4 +0.91
34 1977 1593 106.1 — — — — — — — 45.5% -0.54 0–1 0–1 — -0.26 1982 1543 104.5 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.13 1–1 — — +0.17
35 1978 1586 102.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 1980 1626 122.5 — — — — — — +215 60.0% +0.40 — — — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1958 135.6 — — — — -19 -127 +55 54.5% +0.38 44–41 (52%) 29–20 (59%) 105.6 -2.33 — 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.