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Marcello Lara vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 1-0

Marcello Lara holds a 1–0 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Marcello Lara leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Marcello Lara won the 1974 Canadian Open round of 16 6-3 7-5.

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Marcello Lara
MEX Age 79 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Marcello Lara #91 6-3 7-5 Ismail El Shafei Match data Aug 17, 1974* R16 Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay

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
Marcello Lara — #59 0 1,672 59 109 35.1% 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 Marcello Lara Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 1968 7–6 53.8% — 1,550 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1969 1–4 20.0% — 1,529 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1970 2–4 33.3% — 1,520 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1971 3–3 50.0% — 1,557 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1972 1–3 25.0% — 1,554 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1973 18–22 45.0% #102 1,591 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1974 12–16 42.9% #60 1,629 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1975 4–20 16.7% #167 1,465 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1976 2–6 25.0% #169 1,471 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 1977 3–8 27.3% #72 1,464 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 1978 6–17 26.1% #163 1,461 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 Marcello Lara 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 2 2 0.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 1969 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1971 — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 1972 — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1973 5 5 10 50.0% 10 12 22 45.5% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1974 1 5 6 16.7% 10 9 19 52.6% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1975 — — — — 3 16 19 15.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1976 0 3 3 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — — 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1977 2 3 5 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1978 4 6 10 40.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 6 6 0.0% 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% — — — —
Career — 13 28 41 31.7% 36 50 86 41.9% 8 19 27 29.6% 2 12 14 14.3% — 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 Marcello Lara 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 1551 101.0 — — — — — +46 -3 48.8% +0.07 1–0 — — +0.48 1968 1540 108.5 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 1969 1530 104.9 — — — — -21 — — 25.0% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.25 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 1970 1521 111.1 — — — — — — -11 35.7% -0.64 — 0–1 — -0.39 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 +2 -117 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.40
23 1971 1558 120.0 — — — — — +120 — 50.0% +0.25 1–0 — — -0.25 1971 1711 135.3 — — — — -80 +33 -220 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.46
24 1972 1554 105.8 — — — — -61 — — 33.3% -0.78 0–1 0–1 — -0.07 1972 1851 151.6 — — — — -7 -75 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.92
25 1973 1591 120.6 — — — — -51 +61 -68 48.9% -0.07 3–4 (43%) 5–5 (50%) 98.9 +2.57 1973 1728 136.2 — — — — +58 -101 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.76
26 1974 1630 124.3 — — — — -130 +100 — 47.5% -0.48 5–4 (56%) 1–2 (33%) — +1.55 1974 1874 144.4 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.56
27 1975 1466 106.9 — — — — +28 +37 — 22.8% -1.86 3–4 (43%) 1–1 — +0.97 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1976 1472 113.0 — — — — -24 +50 — 27.8% -1.33 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.07 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -12 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1977 1465 104.6 — — — — -2 +28 — 34.8% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 98.0 +1.03 1977 1668 125.0 — — — — +60 -76 +112 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1978 1462 107.0 — — — — -1 +19 — 32.7% -1.36 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 99.0 +1.56 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +159 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 — — — — — +4 — 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
Career — 1673 118.1 — — — — -31 +61 -35 39.3% -0.73 17–24 (41%) 15–17 (47%) 99.5 +4.46 — 1908 141.8 — — — — +10 -35 -26 45.5% -0.28 55–84 (40%) 59–71 (45%) 94.3 -5.22

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.