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Paul Gerken vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 0-1

Ismail El Shafei holds a 1–0 lead over Paul Gerken in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ismail El Shafei leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1977 Newport round of 32 6-3 6-4.

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Paul Gerken
USA Age 76 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ismail El Shafei 6-3 6-4 Paul Gerken Match data Jul 7, 1977* R32 Newport 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
Paul Gerken #496 #35 0 1,836 121 126 49.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Paul Gerken Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 4–3 57.1% — 1,540 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 4–8 33.3% — 1,514 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 3–7 30.0% — 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 7–9 43.8% — 1,558 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1972 14–12 53.8% — 1,651 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1973 49–32 60.5% #50 1,760 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1974 23–31 42.6% #65 1,649 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1975 14–19 42.4% #80 1,610 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1977 3–5 37.5% — 1,601 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 Paul Gerken 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 %
18 1968 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 — — — — 1 3 4 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 1971 3 4 7 42.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1972 2 3 5 40.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1973 20 11 31 64.5% 18 13 31 58.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 6 4 10 60.0% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 1974 6 10 16 37.5% 7 10 17 41.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 7 8 15 46.7% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1975 3 3 6 50.0% 1 6 7 14.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — 37 34 71 52.1% 39 46 85 45.9% 19 22 41 46.3% 26 24 50 52.0% — 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 Paul Gerken 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
18 1968 1541 101.1 — — — — +35 — -12 42.1% +0.05 1–0 — — -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 1515 107.8 — — — — — -31 -14 43.8% -0.13 1–5 (17%) — — -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 1514 114.4 — — — — — -33 +11 37.5% -0.46 0–2 1–0 — -0.12 1968 1540 108.5 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 1971 1559 109.6 — — — — -25 -50 — 47.6% +0.10 4–4 (50%) 2–5 (29%) 99.0 +0.82 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 1972 1652 124.6 — — — — -35 -63 -66 52.8% +0.39 7–6 (54%) 6–7 (46%) 102.0 +2.19 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 1973 1761 139.5 — — — — +36 -32 -117 56.5% +0.68 18–10 (64%) 16–17 (48%) 105.1 +1.23 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.45
24 1974 1649 124.9 — — — — +35 -18 -16 46.9% -0.35 8–13 (38%) 13–9 (59%) 96.8 -0.35 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1975 1611 129.1 — — — — +120 -75 +20 42.7% -0.56 7–7 (50%) 10–6 (63%) 104.1 -0.79 1973 1728 136.2 — — — — +58 -101 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.76
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.56
27 1977 1601 119.0 — — — — — -52 — 38.9% -0.39 1–1 1–2 (33%) — +0.38 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -11 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1977 1669 125.0 — — — — +59 -76 +111 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +160 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 — — — — — +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 — 1836 131.6 — — — — +41 -39 -39 49.2% +0.08 47–48 (49%) 49–46 (52%) 101.5 +1.07 — 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.