H2H data updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Mark Cox vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 6-2

Mark Cox holds a 6–2 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Mark Cox leads 4–1 on clay, while they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1979 Cairo round of 16 7-5 6-7 6-3.

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Mark Cox

GBR Age 83 Left-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H

6 – 2

8 main-draw meetings

Ismail El Shafei

EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ismail El Shafei	7-5 6-7 6-3	Mark Cox	Match data	Apr 13, 1979*	R16	Cairo	ATP 250	Clay
Mark Cox #14	6-3 7-6	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Jul 17, 1977*	QF	Cincinnati Open	ATP 250	Clay
Mark Cox	6-4 6-4	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Jan 23, 1974*	R64	Philadelphia Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Mark Cox	6-2 6-0	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Aug 23, 1973*	R32	Canadian Open	ATP 500	Clay
Mark Cox	6-3 7-6	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Aug 18, 1972*	QF	Cleveland Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Mark Cox	6-4 6-4 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	May 1, 1970*	QF	Bournemouth	ATP 250	Clay
Ismail El Shafei	9-7 6-4	Mark Cox	Match data	Feb 15, 1969*	QF	Salisbury	ATP 250	Hard
Mark Cox	6-2 6-3	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Feb 6, 1969*	QF	Pittsburgh	ATP 250	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
Mark Cox	#486	#12	0	2,023	406	272	59.9%	0	0	0	0	13	13
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	Mark Cox							Ismail El Shafei
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
24	1968	52–23	69.3%	—	1,715	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
25	1969	35–16	68.6%	—	1,838	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
26	1970	39–31	55.7%	—	1,800	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
27	1971	27–31	46.6%	—	1,819	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
28	1972	43–29	59.7%	—	1,874	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
29	1973	56–28	66.7%	#22	1,894	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1974	24–16	60.0%	#30	1,833	0	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1975	30–12	71.4%	#25	1,934	0	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1976	22–15	59.5%	#17	1,965	0	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1977	35–21	62.5%	#26	1,828	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1978	15–16	48.4%	#68	1,769	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1979	17–16	51.5%	#76	1,789	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1980	11–13	45.8%	#140	1,675	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1981	0–5	0.0%	—	1,599	0	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	Mark Cox																	Ismail El Shafei
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	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	1968	24	11	35	68.6%	18	8	26	69.2%	6	2	8	75.0%	4	2	6	66.7%	1972	8	8	16	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	11	21	47.6%
25	1969	11	5	16	68.8%	12	6	18	66.7%	4	2	6	66.7%	8	3	11	72.7%	1973	0	2	2	0.0%	2	11	13	15.4%	4	3	7	57.1%	4	6	10	40.0%
26	1970	10	9	19	52.6%	14	6	20	70.0%	12	9	21	57.1%	3	7	10	30.0%	1974	9	5	14	64.3%	15	10	25	60.0%	7	2	9	77.8%	1	3	4	25.0%
27	1971	9	11	20	45.0%	8	7	15	53.3%	5	6	11	45.5%	5	7	12	41.7%	1975	5	6	11	45.5%	6	10	16	37.5%	2	2	4	50.0%	4	5	9	44.4%
28	1972	14	9	23	60.9%	8	5	13	61.5%	2	1	3	66.7%	19	14	33	57.6%	1976	3	5	8	37.5%	7	14	21	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	0	2	2	0.0%
29	1973	11	4	15	73.3%	10	11	21	47.6%	10	2	12	83.3%	25	11	36	69.4%	1977	4	2	6	66.7%	8	11	19	42.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
30	1974	8	4	12	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	2	2	4	50.0%	13	8	21	61.9%	1978	4	5	9	44.4%	4	7	11	36.4%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	3	3	0.0%
31	1975	3	2	5	60.0%	3	3	6	50.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	22	6	28	78.6%	1979	3	3	6	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
32	1976	9	2	11	81.8%	5	4	9	55.6%	2	2	4	50.0%	6	7	13	46.2%	1980	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
33	1977	8	8	16	50.0%	5	5	10	50.0%	8	2	10	80.0%	14	6	20	70.0%	1981	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
34	1978	5	4	9	55.6%	2	1	3	66.7%	1	2	3	33.3%	7	9	16	43.8%	1982	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
35	1979	9	8	17	52.9%	1	2	3	33.3%	4	3	7	57.1%	3	3	6	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1980	5	5	10	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	2	2	4	50.0%	2	3	5	40.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1981	0	1	1	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	0	2	2	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	126	83	209	60.3%	89	65	154	57.8%	60	38	98	61.2%	131	86	217	60.4%	—	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	Mark Cox																Ismail El Shafei
Age	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	108.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	-3.44
24	1968	1715	125.1	—	—	—	—	+101	-20	-76	64.9%	+1.14	9–9 (50%)	—	—	+2.87	1972	1852	151.6	—	—	—	—	-8	-77	—	44.6%	-0.18	9–5 (64%)	6–9 (40%)	105.2	-6.93
25	1969	1839	129.2	—	—	—	—	+75	-68	-126	60.3%	+0.67	12–5 (71%)	—	—	+4.09	1973	1728	136.4	—	—	—	—	+59	-100	-128	38.7%	-0.99	3–7 (30%)	7–4 (64%)	101.9	-6.77
26	1970	1800	135.6	—	—	—	—	-58	+55	+20	55.8%	+0.34	9–10 (47%)	2–6 (25%)	95.2	-1.59	1974	1874	144.5	—	—	—	—	-57	-120	-72	58.6%	+0.70	9–5 (64%)	11–8 (58%)	110.9	-2.55
27	1971	1819	144.9	—	—	—	—	-45	+46	-3	47.1%	-0.09	6–6 (50%)	13–13 (50%)	99.1	-7.37	1975	1739	136.8	—	—	—	—	+70	-77	+57	42.4%	-0.34	8–7 (53%)	3–11 (21%)	94.0	-2.24
28	1972	1874	146.7	—	—	—	—	-12	+65	-36	56.3%	+0.44	18–12 (60%)	15–11 (58%)	105.7	-2.93	1976	1640	135.7	—	—	—	—	+75	-11	+177	42.7%	-0.49	2–9 (18%)	4–8 (33%)	91.7	-1.80
29	1973	1894	146.3	—	—	—	—	+68	-87	+21	61.9%	+0.79	18–9 (67%)	14–12 (54%)	105.1	-0.98	1977	1669	125.0	—	—	—	—	+59	-76	+111	49.4%	-0.08	5–4 (56%)	9–7 (56%)	101.7	+1.94
30	1974	1833	142.2	—	—	—	—	+74	-51	+60	60.8%	+0.62	3–7 (30%)	14–9 (61%)	95.2	-0.76	1978	1575	137.1	—	—	—	—	+69	+26	+160	42.3%	-0.28	2–9 (18%)	7–5 (58%)	95.2	-0.37
31	1975	1934	154.1	—	—	—	—	+99	-157	-28	66.7%	+1.39	6–3 (67%)	4–6 (40%)	100.5	-0.83	1979	1559	115.8	—	—	—	—	+56	+25	—	41.9%	-0.44	2–3 (40%)	2–6 (25%)	95.5	+1.44
32	1976	1965	146.6	—	—	—	—	+85	-198	-95	52.6%	-0.01	12–4 (75%)	8–6 (57%)	107.0	-3.40	1980	1522	112.0	—	—	—	—	—	+26	—	38.1%	-0.52	0–2	2–3 (40%)	—	+1.52
33	1977	1828	146.3	—	—	—	—	+95	-114	+115	57.0%	+0.45	11–3 (79%)	7–11 (39%)	100.4	-0.20	1981	1549	109.4	—	—	—	—	—	+5	—	50.0%	-0.10	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	98.4	+0.91
34	1978	1770	142.4	—	—	—	—	+56	-48	+123	50.0%	+0.15	3–5 (38%)	5–1 (83%)	100.0	-1.06	1982	1543	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.13	1–1	—	—	+0.17
35	1979	1790	141.2	—	—	—	—	+18	-86	+110	53.0%	+0.22	3–6 (33%)	6–6 (50%)	93.7	-1.30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1980	1676	120.6	—	—	—	—	+49	-18	+194	46.8%	-0.26	4–4 (50%)	7–6 (54%)	98.6	+1.71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1981	1599	106.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21.4%	-1.79	0–2	1–1	—	-0.05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2023	146.1	—	—	—	—	+46	-36	+21	57.2%	+0.50	114–85 (57%)	96–88 (52%)	101.1	-1.75	—	1908	141.9	—	—	—	—	+10	-35	-26	45.5%	-0.28	55–84 (40%)	59–71 (45%)	94.3	-5.20

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.

Mark Cox's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Tom Okker	6	11	17	Oct 25, 1979	H2H
Cliff Drysdale	6	10	16	Mar 26, 1977	H2H
Stan Smith	6	7	13	Oct 27, 1979	H2H
Marty Riessen	4	9	13	Mar 13, 1976	H2H
Jan Kodes	6	6	12	Nov 26, 1977	H2H

Ismail El Shafei's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arthur Ashe	7	8	15	Nov 8, 1975	—
Marty Riessen	4	10	14	Jul 19, 1973	—
Tom Okker	4	7	11	Nov 8, 1978	—
Rod Laver	4	6	10	Apr 18, 1975	—
John Newcombe	3	7	10	Nov 21, 1974	—