H2H data updated: 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC

Frantisek Pala vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 0-2

Ismail El Shafei holds a 2–0 lead over Frantisek Pala in their ATP head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Ismail El Shafei leads 1–0 on carpet and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1974 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships round of 32 7-6 7-6.

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Frantisek Pala
CZE Age 82 Left-Handed
H2H
0 – 2
2 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ismail El Shafei 7-6 7-6 Frantisek Pala Match data Aug 29, 1974* R32 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships ATP 250 Clay
Ismail El Shafei 7-6 7-5 Frantisek Pala Match data Feb 22, 1973* R32 Cologne 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
Frantisek Pala #326 #102 0 1,722 64 114 36.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ismail El Shafei — — — 1,907 — — — 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 Frantisek Pala Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
25 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,488 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1970 2–3 40.0% — 1,485 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1971 10–11 47.6% — 1,531 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1972 15–15 50.0% — 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1973 8–18 30.8% #114 1,574 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1974 4–15 21.1% #129 1,536 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 1975 8–14 36.4% #119 1,571 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 1976 12–15 44.4% #114 1,620 0 0 — — — — — — —
33 1977 3–16 15.8% #148 1,487 0 0 — — — — — — —
34 1978 1–1 50.0% #374 1,500 0 0 — — — — — — —
35 1979 0–2 0.0% #326 1,482 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 Frantisek Pala 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 1969 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1970 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1971 — — — — 10 7 17 58.8% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1972 0 3 3 0.0% 12 9 21 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1973 0 1 1 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 8 9 11.1% 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1974 0 2 2 0.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1975 1 1 2 50.0% 7 11 18 38.9% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1979 3 3 6 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1976 3 3 6 50.0% 7 10 17 41.2% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1980 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1977 1 3 4 25.0% 2 10 12 16.7% — — — — 0 3 3 0.0% 1981 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1978 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 1982 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
35 1979 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 6 14 20 30.0% 49 70 119 41.2% 4 11 15 26.7% 5 19 24 20.8% — 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 Frantisek Pala 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 1969 1488 111.2 — — — — — +1 — 15.4% -1.92 1–0 — — -0.33 1973 1728 136.4 — — — — +58 -100 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.77
26 1970 1485 108.5 — — — — — +31 — 52.6% +0.26 0–2 — — +0.43 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.55
27 1971 1531 121.6 — — — — — +88 -98 49.1% +0.33 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +2.42 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1972 1612 119.5 — — — — -59 +107 -140 47.7% -0.49 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) 102.0 +1.60 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -12 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1973 1574 122.4 — — — — -63 +104 -98 35.5% -0.82 4–5 (44%) 3–5 (38%) 99.1 -0.34 1977 1668 125.0 — — — — +60 -75 +112 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1974 1536 124.7 — — — — -82 +104 — 24.4% -1.49 2–2 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 99.3 -1.06 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +159 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 1975 1572 130.3 — — — — -116 +60 — 37.0% -0.39 3–2 (60%) 2–4 (33%) 102.3 +0.23 1979 1559 115.8 — — — — +56 +25 — 41.9% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 95.5 +1.44
32 1976 1621 129.7 — — — — -95 -7 — 44.3% -0.20 2–1 (67%) 5–4 (56%) 104.0 +1.21 1980 1522 112.0 — — — — — +26 — 38.1% -0.52 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +1.52
33 1977 1488 107.7 — — — — -26 +29 — 27.7% -1.30 0–5 (0%) 1–5 (17%) 91.6 +1.28 1981 1549 109.4 — — — — — +5 — 50.0% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.4 +0.91
34 1978 1500 99.2 — — — — — — — 50.0% -1.50 — — — +0.11 1982 1543 104.5 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.13 1–1 — — +0.17
35 1979 1482 104.5 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1722 128.2 — — — — -72 +66 -112 39.1% -0.60 20–25 (44%) 17–23 (43%) 99.1 +3.18 — 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.