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Robin Drysdale vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 1-0

Robin Drysdale holds a 1–0 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Robin Drysdale leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Robin Drysdale won the 1978 Lagos semifinal 4-6 6-4 6-4.

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Robin Drysdale
GBR Age 73 Right-Handed
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Robin Drysdale #60 4-6 6-4 6-4 Ismail El Shafei Match data Mar 10, 1978* SF Lagos 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
Robin Drysdale #718 #60 0 1,618 35 77 31.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Robin Drysdale Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 1972 2–2 50.0% — 1,544 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 1973 0–1 0.0% — 1,528 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 1975 4–4 50.0% #205 1,546 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1976 5–12 29.4% #131 1,543 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1977 4–12 25.0% #176 1,555 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 1978 13–25 34.2% #158 1,513 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 1979 3–11 21.4% #226 1,490 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 1980 3–5 37.5% #185 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 1981 1–5 16.7% — 1,461 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 Robin Drysdale 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 %
19 1972 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 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 1975 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1976 0 3 3 0.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 1977 1 1 2 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 8 11 27.3% — — — — 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1978 4 4 8 50.0% 7 15 22 31.8% 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1979 1 3 4 25.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1980 0 1 1 0.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 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 1981 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 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 — 7 14 21 33.3% 16 31 47 34.0% 9 27 36 25.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — 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 Robin Drysdale 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
19 1972 1545 110.9 — — — — +52 — — 50.0% 0.00 — 0–2 — -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 1973 1529 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.33 — — — -0.07 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 1975 1546 109.1 — — — — — +21 -15 45.5% -0.32 2–0 1–0 — +0.95 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 1976 1544 117.7 — — — — +2 +36 -13 30.0% -1.65 2–1 (67%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.16 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.44
24 1977 1556 117.5 — — — — — -27 -22 34.1% -0.75 1–2 (33%) 3–4 (43%) 99.5 +0.36 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1978 1514 113.0 — — — — +107 -24 -12 37.8% -1.12 4–8 (33%) 4–4 (50%) 98.8 +3.18 1973 1728 136.4 — — — — +59 -100 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.77
26 1979 1490 119.2 — — — — +113 -35 -27 25.0% -1.47 1–2 (33%) 2–3 (40%) 98.6 +0.14 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.55
27 1980 1487 101.6 — — — — — +16 — 40.0% -0.55 1–1 1–1 — +1.03 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +70 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1981 1461 104.3 — — — — — — — 26.7% -1.80 0–1 1–1 — +0.18 1976 1640 135.7 — — — — +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 — 1619 118.5 — — — — +81 -6 -18 34.7% -1.09 11–15 (42%) 14–16 (47%) 99.5 +4.85 — 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.