H2H data updated: 2026-10-17 00:00 UTC

Novak Djokovic vs Ben Shelton H2H: 1-0

Novak Djokovic holds a 1–0 lead over Ben Shelton in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Novak Djokovic leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Novak Djokovic won the 2023 US Open semifinal 6-3 6-2 7-6(4).

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Novak Djokovic
Serbia Age 39 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ben Shelton
United States Left-Handed 193 cm / 6'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Novak Djokovic #2 6-3 6-2 7-6(4) Ben Shelton #47 Match data Sep 9, 2023* SF US Open Grand Slam 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.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Novak Djokovic #8 #1 16,950 2,593 1,146 232 83.2% 24 1 40 7 16 14 102
Ben Shelton #4 #4 4,680 2,076 150 90 62.5% 0 0 2 0 3 2 7

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.

Novak Djokovic Ben Shelton
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
2004 1–3 25.0% #186 1,490 0 0 2022 3–3 50.0% #96 1,556 0 0
2005 9–9 50.0% #78 1,733 0 0 2023 25–24 51.0% #17 1,904 0 1
2006 35–17 67.3% #16 1,884 0 2 2024 41–24 63.1% #21 1,919 0 2
2007 65–19 77.4% #3 2,068 0 7 2025 41–24 63.1% #9 1,952 0 3
2008 63–16 79.7% #3 2,130 1 11 2026 40–15 72.7% #4 2,035 0 7
2009 78–17 82.1% #3 2,273 1 16 — — — — — — —
2010 56–18 75.7% #3 2,163 1 18 — — — — — — —
2011 72–6 92.3% #1 2,382 4 28 — — — — — — —
2012 75–12 86.2% #1 2,425 5 34 — — — — — — —
2013 67–9 88.2% #2 2,471 6 41 — — — — — — —
2014 65–8 89.0% #1 2,450 7 48 — — — — — — —
2015 82–6 93.2% #1 2,554 10 59 — — — — — — —
2016 64–9 87.7% #2 2,429 12 66 — — — — — — —
2017 31–8 79.5% #12 2,281 12 68 — — — — — — —
2018 53–12 81.5% #1 2,332 14 72 — — — — — — —
2019 55–11 83.3% #2 2,262 16 77 — — — — — — —
2020 35–5 87.5% #1 2,277 17 81 — — — — — — —
2021 50–7 87.7% #1 2,339 20 86 — — — — — — —
2022 42–6 87.5% #5 2,353 21 91 — — — — — — —
2023 54–6 90.0% #1 2,402 24 98 — — — — — — —
2024 35–9 79.5% #7 2,273 24 99 — — — — — — —
2025 39–11 78.0% #4 2,191 24 101 — — — — — — —
2026 20–8 71.4% #8 2,114 24 102 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

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.

Novak Djokovic Ben Shelton
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 %
2004 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2022 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 2 3 5 40.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2023 21 14 35 60.0% 2 7 9 22.2% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
2006 14 8 22 63.6% 14 5 19 73.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 2024 29 16 45 64.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — —
2007 43 12 55 78.2% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2025 27 15 42 64.3% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
2008 42 11 53 79.2% 16 3 19 84.2% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2026 26 8 34 76.5% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
2009 53 11 64 82.8% 17 4 21 81.0% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2010 40 12 52 76.9% 10 4 14 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2011 46 5 51 90.2% 19 1 20 95.0% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2012 50 5 55 90.9% 16 4 20 80.0% 9 3 12 75.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2013 49 5 54 90.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2014 44 6 50 88.0% 14 2 16 87.5% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 59 5 64 92.2% 16 1 17 94.1% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 46 6 52 88.5% 16 2 18 88.9% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 10 3 13 76.9% 13 4 17 76.5% 8 1 9 88.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2018 31 6 37 83.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2019 32 8 40 80.0% 16 3 19 84.2% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 24 4 28 85.7% 11 1 12 91.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2021 25 4 29 86.2% 18 3 21 85.7% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2022 20 2 22 90.9% 15 4 19 78.9% 7 0 7 100.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 36 2 38 94.7% 12 3 15 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2024 13 4 17 76.5% 16 4 20 80.0% 6 1 7 85.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2025 25 7 32 78.1% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2026 13 5 18 72.2% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 717 135 852 84.2% 292 71 363 80.4% 131 22 153 85.6% 6 4 10 60.0% Career 106 56 162 65.4% 26 21 47 55.3% 18 13 31 58.1% — — — —

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 1,330/1,378 of Novak Djokovic'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.

Novak Djokovic 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%
2004 4/4 6.5 5.3 62.5% 59.7% 42.5% 44.3% 38.4% 53.1% 41.5% 2022 6/6 10.0 4.8 57.2% 78.5% 55.9% 76.8% 37.9% 68.3% 33.1%
2005 18/18 4.9 3.2 63.1% 69.1% 48.2% 60.2% 44.6% 61.2% 37.8% 2023 49/49 10.6 4.6 64.0% 75.7% 51.9% 61.3% 45.6% 66.9% 32.5%
2006 52/52 5.5 3.0 63.0% 72.3% 53.1% 59.7% 49.3% 65.1% 40.0% 2024 65/65 9.5 3.4 68.9% 76.7% 55.4% 68.3% 42.4% 70.0% 32.4%
2007 83/84 6.2 2.3 64.2% 73.1% 54.5% 64.7% 44.4% 66.4% 41.0% 2025 61/65 9.6 3.1 63.7% 75.8% 55.1% 58.4% 41.5% 68.3% 33.6%
2008 73/79 6.3 2.0 64.7% 74.2% 58.0% 67.4% 50.9% 68.6% 42.6% 2026 55/55 10.3 3.0 68.3% 77.4% 57.6% 61.4% 36.4% 71.1% 33.6%
2009 95/95 5.3 2.8 63.1% 73.3% 54.3% 63.6% 43.6% 66.3% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2010 72/74 4.2 3.9 64.0% 71.6% 54.0% 65.8% 48.0% 65.2% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2011 75/78 4.6 1.9 65.5% 74.8% 57.2% 63.6% 51.1% 68.6% 46.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2012 81/87 5.6 1.8 64.5% 75.7% 56.9% 65.1% 50.8% 69.1% 44.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2013 76/76 6.3 1.6 65.8% 76.3% 62.2% 64.6% 45.0% 71.3% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2014 69/73 6.2 1.5 67.0% 75.5% 57.5% 60.3% 47.7% 69.6% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2015 87/88 5.4 1.6 66.7% 75.4% 61.4% 62.8% 48.1% 70.7% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2016 71/73 3.8 2.4 64.8% 75.0% 57.4% 62.1% 49.2% 68.6% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2017 38/39 4.1 1.9 66.8% 73.4% 53.8% 61.4% 47.9% 66.8% 41.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2018 65/65 5.3 2.3 66.4% 75.5% 58.1% 64.1% 45.1% 69.7% 42.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2019 65/66 5.7 2.6 66.1% 77.4% 59.4% 63.1% 53.6% 71.3% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2020 40/40 6.1 2.8 64.1% 75.9% 53.8% 64.3% 43.4% 67.9% 44.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2021 50/57 8.3 2.7 64.8% 76.7% 54.6% 59.4% 48.3% 68.9% 44.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2022 47/48 6.0 1.9 65.8% 78.5% 58.2% 59.4% 46.9% 71.7% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2023 60/60 7.2 2.9 63.5% 78.0% 57.9% 60.8% 45.3% 70.7% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2024 36/44 7.3 2.7 63.8% 76.0% 56.7% 61.5% 43.5% 69.1% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2025 46/50 8.2 2.1 67.2% 76.8% 55.8% 53.0% 47.1% 69.9% 39.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2026 27/28 8.0 3.2 67.0% 75.3% 54.6% 68.6% 36.7% 68.4% 36.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career 1,330/1,378 5.8 2.3 65.1% 75.0% 56.7% 62.8% 47.3% 68.6% 42.7% Career 236/240 10.0 3.5 66.1% 76.5% 55.1% 62.9% 41.3% 69.1% 33.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

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.

Novak Djokovic Ben Shelton
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
2004 1491 107.5 -0.98 -0.85 0.885 47.7% — +57 — 36.4% -0.91 1–2 (33%) 0–1 — +0.01 2021 1511 104.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1733 128.8 -0.13 +0.84 0.974 49.7% -92 -124 -27 51.0% -0.14 2–2 (50%) 8–2 (80%) 106.4 -0.77 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
2006 1885 144.3 +2.58 +1.86 1.145 52.6% -115 -18 -101 63.6% +0.85 10–6 (63%) 14–5 (74%) 113.5 +0.06 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
2007 2069 168.7 +4.20 +4.63 1.219 53.6% -9 -83 -156 70.3% +1.30 18–6 (75%) 28–13 (68%) 114.0 -0.04 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
2008 2130 172.3 +5.71 +7.08 1.355 55.3% +34 +15 -166 75.3% +1.68 8–6 (57%) 18–12 (60%) 99.3 -1.51 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
2009 2274 175.6 +3.72 +6.70 1.260 54.2% +35 -48 -230 74.9% +1.62 18–4 (82%) 19–15 (56%) 109.4 +2.04 2026 2035 158.2 +5.43 -0.75 1.164 52.2% +61 -252 -179 64.6% +0.72 16–9 (64%) 27–17 (61%) 105.9 +1.16
2010 2163 172.7 +2.60 +6.48 1.220 53.7% +62 0 -55 71.1% +1.38 9–7 (56%) 11–8 (58%) 96.1 +0.94 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2011 2383 182.8 +6.53 +9.98 1.473 57.2% +13 -31 -72 82.9% +2.35 14–2 (88%) 8–7 (53%) 103.4 -1.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2012 2426 182.4 +6.77 +8.20 1.427 56.2% +70 -20 -80 77.8% +2.07 16–3 (84%) 17–12 (59%) 104.7 -2.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2013 2471 184.6 +8.33 +8.48 1.555 57.0% +86 -60 -72 79.4% +2.09 15–6 (71%) 19–9 (68%) 102.2 -1.97 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2014 2451 184.1 +6.63 +9.04 1.457 56.5% +45 +29 +72 78.4% +2.05 15–2 (88%) 13–10 (57%) 103.8 -1.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 2554 186.4 +7.05 +9.59 1.509 56.9% +60 +29 +50 83.8% +2.33 16–2 (89%) 17–9 (65%) 106.0 +0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2016 2430 183.4 +5.55 +8.54 1.418 56.0% +83 +151 +115 81.8% +2.05 8–1 (89%) 19–7 (73%) 103.4 -0.65 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 2281 169.1 +3.30 +4.52 1.236 53.9% +127 +161 +137 73.4% +1.50 8–2 (80%) 10–5 (67%) 100.1 -0.74 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2018 2333 175.5 +5.76 +7.04 1.406 55.3% +44 +2 +149 76.3% +1.72 8–6 (57%) 15–9 (63%) 95.3 -1.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2019 2263 174.5 +6.82 +6.86 1.476 56.3% 0 +80 +290 80.5% +2.00 7–8 (47%) 15–5 (75%) 96.3 -0.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 2277 174.3 +4.76 +6.66 1.375 55.6% -19 +74 — 81.3% +1.93 6–1 (86%) 11–2 (85%) 108.6 -1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2021 2339 175.3 +5.82 +8.26 1.443 56.3% +2 +113 +292 77.0% +1.99 9–5 (64%) 12–9 (57%) 97.5 -2.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2022 2354 170.3 +7.26 +6.21 1.481 56.1% +24 +57 +322 80.0% +1.83 6–4 (60%) 18–4 (82%) 101.6 -0.84 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 2402 174.8 +7.28 +6.22 1.422 55.5% +78 +9 +271 82.1% +1.97 11–4 (73%) 31–8 (79%) 104.3 -1.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2024 2273 164.2 +4.66 +5.21 1.354 54.9% +76 +122 +363 74.1% +1.59 4–3 (57%) 13–5 (72%) 98.1 -0.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2025 2192 161.5 +5.25 +3.10 1.297 54.3% +52 +120 +371 72.3% +1.53 5–1 (83%) 11–13 (46%) 94.1 -1.44 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2026 2114 148.8 +3.37 +1.97 1.140 52.0% +62 +125 +379 60.9% +0.62 6–5 (55%) 8–4 (67%) 95.3 -1.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 2594 180.7 +5.47 +6.79 1.361 55.3% +38 +32 +76 76.1% +1.75 220–88 (71%) 335–174 (66%) 107.7 -1.41 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

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.