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Paolo Bertolucci vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 3-2

Paolo Bertolucci holds a 3–2 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 5 main-draw meetings, Paolo Bertolucci leads 3–1 on clay, while Ismail El Shafei leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Paolo Bertolucci won the 1981 Florence round of 32 7-6 6-2.

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Paolo Bertolucci
ITA Age 75 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
3 – 2
5 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paolo Bertolucci #96 7-6 6-2 Ismail El Shafei Match data May 14, 1981* R32 Florence ATP 250 Clay
Paolo Bertolucci 6-3 4-6 6-3 Ismail El Shafei Match data Aug 19, 1976* R64 Canadian Open ATP 500 Clay
Ismail El Shafei 2-6 6-2 6-1 Paolo Bertolucci Match data Oct 29, 1975* R32 Tehran ATP 250 Clay
Paolo Bertolucci #16 7-5 2-0 (ret.) Ismail El Shafei Match data Oct 10, 1973* R64 Barcelona ATP 250 Clay
Ismail El Shafei 6-4 6-4 Paolo Bertolucci Match data Jun 21, 1973* R16 Queen's Club Championships ATP 250 Grass

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
Paolo Bertolucci #382 #12 0 1,934 194 144 57.4% 0 0 0 0 6 6
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 Paolo Bertolucci Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1968 0–2 0.0% — 1,474 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1969 0–1 0.0% — 1,459 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1971 4–1 80.0% — 1,518 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1972 7–7 50.0% — 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1973 30–18 62.5% #20 1,797 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1974 14–6 70.0% #50 1,781 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1975 18–20 47.4% #57 1,676 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1976 33–17 66.0% #33 1,835 0 3 — — — — — — —
25 1977 30–14 68.2% #29 1,813 0 6 — — — — — — —
26 1978 24–17 58.5% #44 1,803 0 6 — — — — — — —
27 1979 6–10 37.5% #158 1,716 0 6 — — — — — — —
28 1980 16–13 55.2% #72 1,754 0 6 — — — — — — —
29 1981 8–10 44.4% #93 1,687 0 6 — — — — — — —
30 1982 3–5 37.5% — 1,656 0 6 — — — — — — —
31 1983 1–3 25.0% #285 1,629 0 6 — — — — — — —

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 Paolo Bertolucci 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 %
16 1968 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 — — — — 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 0 1 1 0.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 1973 1 1 2 50.0% 28 14 42 66.7% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1974 — — — — 14 6 20 70.0% — — — — — — — — 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1975 0 2 2 0.0% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — 2 7 9 22.2% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 1976 2 2 4 50.0% 30 14 44 68.2% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1977 0 1 1 0.0% 30 12 42 71.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1978 — — — — 24 15 39 61.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1979 1 1 2 50.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 10 9 19 52.6% — — — — 6 3 9 66.7% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% — — — — 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 1982 — — — — 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1983 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — 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 — 5 10 15 33.3% 177 111 288 61.5% 3 5 8 37.5% 9 18 27 33.3% — 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 Paolo Bertolucci 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
16 1968 1475 98.5 — — — — — — — 40.0% -1.20 0–1 — — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1969 1459 97.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1971 1518 114.4 — — — — — +43 — 75.0% +1.83 1–1 1–0 — +1.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1972 1543 115.6 — — — — — +52 +5 48.5% -0.76 0–3 (0%) 1–1 — +0.09 1968 1540 108.5 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 1973 1797 137.1 — — — — — +77 -289 53.8% +0.13 15–3 (83%) 3–4 (43%) 110.3 -1.48 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 1974 1781 125.5 — — — — — +67 — 56.6% +0.40 9–0 (100%) 2–2 (50%) 107.0 +2.63 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 1975 1677 126.9 — — — — -136 +63 — 47.8% -0.28 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 100.2 +0.42 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.45
24 1976 1836 147.3 — — — — -269 +46 — 57.6% +0.55 19–8 (70%) 11–11 (50%) 109.7 -0.72 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1977 1813 140.9 — — — — — +76 — 62.8% +1.08 11–3 (79%) 2–4 (33%) 102.6 +3.71 1973 1728 136.2 — — — — +58 -101 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.76
26 1978 1804 143.5 — — — — — +48 — 57.3% +0.24 7–9 (44%) 5–5 (50%) 94.7 -0.53 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.56
27 1979 1716 128.8 — — — — -228 +91 — 38.9% -0.97 4–2 (67%) 3–0 (100%) — -0.45 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1980 1755 132.3 — — — — -161 -23 — 51.4% 0.00 6–3 (67%) 6–3 (67%) 102.7 +1.70 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -11 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1981 1687 132.0 — — — — -106 +26 — 42.9% -0.24 3–4 (43%) 1–0 — +0.70 1977 1669 125.0 — — — — +59 -76 +111 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1982 1656 116.3 — — — — — +36 — 35.0% -1.60 2–1 (67%) 0–1 — +0.08 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +160 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 1983 1629 106.2 — — — — — +23 — 25.0% -1.50 — — — 0.00 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 — — — — — +5 — 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 — 1935 142.7 — — — — -175 +54 -142 53.3% +0.15 86–44 (66%) 40–35 (53%) 108.4 +2.22 — 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.