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Rod Laver vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 6-4

Rod Laver holds a 6–4 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 10 main-draw meetings, Rod Laver leads 5–1 on hard courts, while Ismail El Shafei leads 3–1 on carpet. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1975 Denver Wct round of 16 7-6(6) 7-5.

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Rod Laver

AUS Age 88 Left-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H

6 – 4

10 main-draw meetings

Ismail El Shafei

EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Ismail El Shafei	7-6(6) 7-5	Rod Laver #3	Match data	Apr 18, 1975*	R16	Denver Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver #4	7-5 6-3	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Mar 22, 1975*	QF	Caracas Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	7-6(5) 4-6 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Feb 22, 1975*	QF	La Costa Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	7-6(5) 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Feb 7, 1975*	R16	St. Petersburg Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Ismail El Shafei	3-6 6-1 6-0	Rod Laver	Match data	Oct 25, 1972*	R32	Vancouver Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Rod Laver	6-3 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Jul 10, 1972*	R16	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	4-6 6-2 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Aug 12, 1971*	R16	U.S. Pro Tennis Championships	ATP 250	Hard
Rod Laver	6-2 5-7 6-1	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Jun 8, 1970*	QF	St. Louis Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Ismail El Shafei	6-3 6-3	Rod Laver	Match data	Mar 8, 1970*	R16	Wembley	ATP 250	Carpet
Ismail El Shafei	6-3 10-8	Rod Laver	Match data	Feb 20, 1970*	QF	Salisbury	ATP 250	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	1000 including documented historical predecessor categories	Finals	500 including documented historical predecessor categories	250 including documented historical predecessor categories	Titles
Rod Laver	#662	#3	0	2,303	570	145	79.7%	5	0	0	0	64	69
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	Rod Laver							Ismail El Shafei
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
29	1968	73–19	79.3%	—	1,879	1	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	1969	97–14	87.4%	—	2,162	5	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
31	1970	89–15	85.6%	—	2,216	5	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1971	85–20	81.0%	—	2,158	5	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1972	50–16	75.8%	—	2,018	5	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1973	67–16	80.7%	#8	2,103	5	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1974	42–9	82.4%	#4	2,124	5	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1975	49–12	80.3%	#10	2,100	5	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1976	9–11	45.0%	#73	2,006	5	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1977	5–9	35.7%	#106	1,937	5	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1978	4–3	57.1%	#216	1,926	5	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	1979	0–1	0.0%	#662	1,909	5	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	Rod Laver																	Ismail El Shafei
	Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet				Yr	Hard				Clay				Grass				Carpet
	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	Yr	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %	W	L	M	Win %
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	4	7	11	36.4%	2	5	7	28.6%	2	9	11	18.2%	3	6	9	33.3%
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	5	8	13	38.5%	12	8	20	60.0%	1	5	6	16.7%	4	11	15	26.7%
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	8	8	16	50.0%	3	4	7	42.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	10	11	21	47.6%
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	1968	16	6	22	72.7%	31	9	40	77.5%	17	2	19	89.5%	9	2	11	81.8%	1977	4	2	6	66.7%	8	11	19	42.1%	3	2	5	60.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
30	1969	21	4	25	84.0%	12	4	16	75.0%	34	3	37	91.9%	30	3	33	90.9%	1978	4	5	9	44.4%	4	7	11	36.4%	2	5	7	28.6%	0	3	3	0.0%
31	1970	33	3	36	91.7%	8	2	10	80.0%	21	4	25	84.0%	27	6	33	81.8%	1979	3	3	6	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
32	1971	27	4	31	87.1%	14	6	20	70.0%	10	3	13	76.9%	34	7	41	82.9%	1980	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
33	1972	8	6	14	57.1%	9	4	13	69.2%	3	1	4	75.0%	30	5	35	85.7%	1981	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
34	1973	18	3	21	85.7%	19	6	25	76.0%	2	1	3	66.7%	28	6	34	82.4%	1982	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
35	1974	12	2	14	85.7%	15	0	15	100.0%	—	—	—	—	15	7	22	68.2%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1975	19	2	21	90.5%	21	7	28	75.0%	—	—	—	—	9	3	12	75.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1976	4	3	7	57.1%	0	3	3	0.0%	—	—	—	—	5	5	10	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1977	2	2	4	50.0%	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	33.3%	2	5	7	28.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	3	7	57.1%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	1979	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	160	36	196	81.6%	129	41	170	75.9%	88	16	104	84.6%	193	52	245	78.8%	—	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	Rod Laver																Ismail El Shafei
Age	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
20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1968	1540	108.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1970	1611	132.3	—	—	—	—	+51	0	-116	36.6%	-0.96	2–10 (17%)	1–3 (25%)	91.9	-3.33
23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1971	1712	135.3	—	—	—	—	-81	+32	-221	43.5%	-0.64	5–12 (29%)	5–4 (56%)	96.3	-3.45
24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1972	1852	151.6	—	—	—	—	-8	-77	—	44.6%	-0.18	9–5 (64%)	6–9 (40%)	105.2	-6.93
25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	1968	1880	130.3	—	—	—	—	+5	-6	+3	74.4%	+1.65	15–6 (71%)	—	—	-0.22	1977	1669	125.0	—	—	—	—	+59	-76	+111	49.4%	-0.08	5–4 (56%)	9–7 (56%)	101.7	+1.94
30	1969	2162	149.8	—	—	—	—	+113	-174	+143	76.7%	+1.93	22–7 (76%)	—	—	-1.40	1978	1575	137.1	—	—	—	—	+69	+26	+160	42.3%	-0.28	2–9 (18%)	7–5 (58%)	95.2	-0.37
31	1970	2216	155.8	—	—	—	—	+205	-202	+12	76.8%	+1.87	21–6 (78%)	6–2 (75%)	105.7	-1.22	1979	1559	115.8	—	—	—	—	+56	+25	—	41.9%	-0.44	2–3 (40%)	2–6 (25%)	95.5	+1.44
32	1971	2158	162.7	—	—	—	—	+162	-164	0	71.8%	+1.59	26–7 (79%)	11–14 (44%)	99.7	-5.72	1980	1522	112.0	—	—	—	—	—	+26	—	38.1%	-0.52	0–2	2–3 (40%)	—	+1.52
33	1972	2018	162.7	—	—	—	—	+115	-23	+112	69.6%	+1.41	13–11 (54%)	7–10 (41%)	89.2	-3.85	1981	1549	109.4	—	—	—	—	—	+5	—	50.0%	-0.10	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	98.4	+0.91
34	1973	2104	156.6	—	—	—	—	+130	-106	-10	73.5%	+1.55	18–7 (72%)	17–10 (63%)	102.6	-2.11	1982	1543	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.13	1–1	—	—	+0.17
35	1974	2124	154.5	—	—	—	—	+39	+3	—	73.2%	+1.66	12–3 (80%)	6–3 (67%)	105.2	-0.95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1975	2100	163.1	—	—	—	—	+101	-5	—	71.6%	+1.53	16–7 (70%)	14–11 (56%)	100.3	-2.95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1976	2006	156.1	—	—	—	—	+89	+18	—	46.0%	-0.38	2–3 (40%)	6–2 (75%)	102.1	-2.11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1977	1937	147.8	—	—	—	—	+75	—	+86	44.4%	-0.42	1–4 (20%)	—	—	-2.94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1978	1926	125.9	—	—	—	—	+45	—	—	50.0%	0.00	2–0	1–1	—	-0.22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	1979	1910	103.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33.3%	-2.33	0–1	1–0	—	-0.31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2303	159.0	—	—	—	—	+120	-67	+61	72.3%	+1.57	148–62 (70%)	69–53 (57%)	102.7	-3.39	—	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.

Rod Laver's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Roy Emerson	26	6	32	Mar 14, 1975	H2H
Ken Rosewall	24	7	31	Apr 10, 1976	H2H
Tom Okker	22	3	25	May 18, 1974	H2H
Fred Stolle	20	4	24	Apr 12, 1974	H2H
Arthur Ashe	19	2	21	Feb 28, 1976	H2H

Ismail El Shafei's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Arthur Ashe	7	8	15	Nov 8, 1975	—
Marty Riessen	4	10	14	Jul 19, 1973	—
Tom Okker	4	7	11	Nov 8, 1978	—
Rod Laver	4	6	10	Apr 18, 1975	—
John Newcombe	3	7	10	Nov 21, 1974	—