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

Phil Dent vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 2-1

Phil Dent holds a 2–1 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Phil Dent leads 1–0 on carpet, while Ismail El Shafei leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Phil Dent won the 1975 Eastbourne Open round of 32 3-6 6-3 12-10.

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Phil Dent
AUS Age 76 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Phil Dent 3-6 6-3 12-10 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jun 19, 1975* R32 Eastbourne Open ATP 250 Grass
Phil Dent 7-5 6-3 Ismail El Shafei Match data May 1, 1971* R32 Chicago Wct ATP 250 Carpet
Ismail El Shafei 9-7 3-6 6-3 Phil Dent Match data Apr 17, 1969* R32 Houston 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
Phil Dent #726 #17 0 1,958 414 344 54.6% 0 0 0 0 3 3
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 Phil Dent Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 1968 21–15 58.3% — 1,588 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1969 24–22 52.2% — 1,578 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1970 19–15 55.9% — 1,652 0 0 — — — — — — —
21 1971 28–33 45.9% — 1,673 0 1 — — — — — — —
22 1972 5–22 18.5% — 1,610 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 1973 38–31 55.1% #49 1,763 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 1974 29–19 60.4% #41 1,829 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1975 41–26 61.2% #33 1,862 0 1 — — — — — — —
26 1976 28–22 56.0% #37 1,852 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 1977 59–29 67.0% #20 1,851 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 1978 24–24 50.0% #87 1,744 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 1979 27–22 55.1% #50 1,854 0 3 — — — — — — —
30 1980 28–19 59.6% #34 1,846 0 3 — — — — — — —
31 1981 26–21 55.3% #65 1,753 0 3 — — — — — — —
32 1982 17–19 47.2% #57 1,727 0 3 — — — — — — —
33 1983 0–5 0.0% #100 1,639 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Phil Dent 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 — — — — 11 9 20 55.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 0 1 1 0.0% 7 7 14 50.0% 15 13 28 53.6% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 3 1 4 75.0% 6 7 13 46.2% 10 7 17 58.8% — — — — 1968 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2 0 2 100.0%
21 1971 15 10 25 60.0% 2 10 12 16.7% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 7 10 30.0% 1969 6 4 10 60.0% 10 8 18 55.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 1972 0 5 5 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 3 12 15 20.0% 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1973 10 8 18 55.6% 14 11 25 56.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 9 8 17 52.9% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 1974 7 6 13 53.8% 2 2 4 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 7 16 56.3% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1975 5 5 10 50.0% 16 10 26 61.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 12 8 20 60.0% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1976 8 4 12 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 11 5 16 68.8% 8 11 19 42.1% 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1977 8 6 14 57.1% 30 10 40 75.0% 18 8 26 69.2% 3 5 8 37.5% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1978 3 4 7 42.9% 10 9 19 52.6% 9 6 15 60.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1979 6 6 12 50.0% 2 6 8 25.0% 19 6 25 76.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1980 5 3 8 62.5% 8 7 15 53.3% 14 6 20 70.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1981 9 9 18 50.0% — — — — 12 6 18 66.7% 5 6 11 45.5% 1979 3 3 6 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1982 4 7 11 36.4% 5 3 8 62.5% 4 2 6 66.7% 4 7 11 36.4% 1980 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1983 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 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 — 83 77 160 51.9% 115 96 211 54.5% 155 85 240 64.6% 61 86 147 41.5% — 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 Phil Dent 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 1588 114.0 — — — — — -36 +43 53.1% +0.25 4–1 (80%) — — +1.13 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1969 1578 111.6 — — — — +5 -22 +22 49.2% -0.10 9–4 (69%) — — +2.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1970 1652 119.5 — — — — -10 -72 +2 53.8% +0.08 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +1.49 1968 1540 108.5 — — — — — — — 58.8% +0.29 0–1 — — -0.37
21 1971 1673 131.4 — — — — +50 -175 +56 47.3% -0.27 5–8 (38%) 11–12 (48%) 98.2 -2.31 1969 1656 128.0 — — — — -8 +11 -112 52.0% +0.11 5–7 (42%) — — -0.82
22 1972 1611 141.4 — — — — +3 -91 +77 29.7% -1.05 1–6 (14%) 1–5 (17%) 92.7 -3.31 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 1973 1763 138.9 — — — — +15 -134 -89 54.9% +0.38 9–13 (41%) 10–9 (53%) 100.7 -0.92 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.45
24 1974 1829 137.7 — — — — -83 -196 +77 60.2% +0.58 8–9 (47%) 9–12 (43%) 95.9 +0.62 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1975 1862 142.9 — — — — -95 -69 +80 56.9% +0.26 15–8 (65%) 12–7 (63%) 108.4 -3.62 1973 1728 136.4 — — — — +58 -100 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.77
26 1976 1853 153.9 — — — — -3 -77 +101 56.3% +0.27 9–8 (53%) 6–4 (60%) 102.5 -1.72 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.55
27 1977 1852 146.1 — — — — -65 +78 +46 62.0% +0.61 18–9 (67%) 18–8 (69%) 109.6 -0.26 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +69 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1978 1745 138.5 — — — — -25 +116 +104 48.4% -0.31 12–9 (57%) 11–5 (69%) 104.3 -1.73 1976 1640 135.6 — — — — +75 -12 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1979 1855 142.1 — — — — -193 -68 +147 55.3% +0.20 6–6 (50%) 8–7 (53%) 100.8 -0.69 1977 1668 125.0 — — — — +60 -75 +112 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1980 1846 138.9 — — — — -171 -93 +169 55.5% +0.29 11–6 (65%) 10–6 (63%) 102.8 +1.00 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +159 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 1981 1753 130.9 — — — — -82 — +160 54.2% +0.21 9–11 (45%) 13–10 (57%) 98.1 +2.03 1979 1559 115.8 — — — — +56 +25 — 41.9% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 95.5 +1.44
32 1982 1728 146.8 — — — — -77 +60 +164 48.2% +0.09 3–8 (27%) 5–5 (50%) 95.0 -2.25 1980 1522 112.0 — — — — — +26 — 38.1% -0.52 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +1.52
33 1983 1639 101.1 — — — — -58 — — 15.4% -2.54 0–2 — — +0.07 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 — 1958 142.7 — — — — -46 -32 +79 53.4% +0.14 120–110 (52%) 115–90 (56%) 105.2 -1.08 — 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.