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Roy Emerson vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 6-2

Roy Emerson holds a 6–2 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 8 main-draw meetings, Roy Emerson leads 3–0 on carpet, while Ismail El Shafei leads 2–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Roy Emerson won the 1972 Alamo Wct round of 16 6-4 6-4.

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Roy Emerson

AUS Age 89 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H

6 – 2

8 main-draw meetings

Ismail El Shafei

EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

Player	Score	Player	Match Data	Date	Round	Tournament	Category	Surface
Roy Emerson	6-4 6-4	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Oct 5, 1972*	R16	Alamo Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Roy Emerson	7-6 6-4	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Sep 22, 1972*	SF	Montreal Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Ismail El Shafei	(def.)	Roy Emerson	Match data	Jul 13, 1972*	R16	Bretton Woods	ATP 250	Hard
Ismail El Shafei	6-2 6-2	Roy Emerson	Match data	May 4, 1972*	R32	Las Vegas Wct	ATP 250	Hard
Roy Emerson	7-5 3-6 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Nov 4, 1971*	R32	Stockholm Open	ATP 250	Hard
Roy Emerson	6-4 6-1	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Aug 13, 1971*	R32	Canadian Open	ATP 250	Clay
Roy Emerson	6-4 4-6 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Feb 12, 1971*	R32	Philadelphia Wct	ATP 250	Carpet
Roy Emerson	6-3 6-2	Ismail El Shafei	Match data	Aug 26, 1970	RR	Newport 2	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
Roy Emerson	#744	#12	0	2,007	275	174	61.2%	0	0	0	0	5	5
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	Roy Emerson							Ismail El Shafei
Age	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles	Yr	W-L	Win %	Rank	Elo	GS	Titles
31	1968	44–26	62.9%	—	1,788	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	1969	62–31	66.7%	—	1,862	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	1970	41–25	62.1%	—	1,939	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
34	1971	46–30	60.5%	—	1,919	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	1972	31–24	56.4%	—	1,920	0	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1973	35–18	66.0%	#12	1,974	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1974	7–5	58.3%	#82	1,907	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1975	3–8	27.3%	#154	1,823	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1976	0–2	0.0%	#310	1,788	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	1977	6–4	60.0%	#133	1,803	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	1983	0–1	0.0%	—	1,776	0	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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	Roy Emerson																	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	1968	7	10	17	41.2%	18	9	27	66.7%	13	4	17	76.5%	6	3	9	66.7%	1979	3	3	6	50.0%	4	6	10	40.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%
32	1969	8	5	13	61.5%	26	7	33	78.8%	17	9	26	65.4%	11	10	21	52.4%	1980	—	—	—	—	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
33	1970	14	9	23	60.9%	0	1	1	0.0%	12	7	19	63.2%	15	8	23	65.2%	1981	—	—	—	—	2	2	4	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%	1	1	2	50.0%
34	1971	14	7	21	66.7%	12	8	20	60.0%	10	4	14	71.4%	10	11	21	47.6%	1982	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—
35	1972	2	5	7	28.6%	2	4	6	33.3%	0	1	1	0.0%	27	14	41	65.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1973	8	5	13	61.5%	7	4	11	63.6%	0	1	1	0.0%	20	8	28	71.4%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1974	3	3	6	50.0%	3	1	4	75.0%	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	50.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1975	1	3	4	25.0%	1	2	3	33.3%	—	—	—	—	1	3	4	25.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1976	0	1	1	0.0%	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	1977	6	3	9	66.7%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	1983	—	—	—	—	0	1	1	0.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	63	51	114	55.3%	69	38	107	64.5%	52	26	78	66.7%	91	59	150	60.7%	—	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	Roy Emerson																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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	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	1968	1789	126.7	—	—	—	—	-182	+4	-53	64.6%	+0.98	2–8 (20%)	—	—	-3.03	1979	1559	115.8	—	—	—	—	+56	+25	—	41.9%	-0.44	2–3 (40%)	2–6 (25%)	95.5	+1.44
32	1969	1863	139.4	—	—	—	—	-65	+90	0	62.9%	+0.95	14–10 (58%)	—	—	-1.56	1980	1522	112.0	—	—	—	—	—	+26	—	38.1%	-0.52	0–2	2–3 (40%)	—	+1.52
33	1970	1939	147.2	—	—	—	—	+17	—	-28	60.5%	+0.64	10–10 (50%)	6–3 (67%)	100.2	-3.37	1981	1549	109.4	—	—	—	—	—	+5	—	50.0%	-0.10	2–2 (50%)	2–3 (40%)	98.4	+0.91
34	1971	1919	151.6	—	—	—	—	+32	-60	+53	59.1%	+0.55	10–13 (43%)	15–12 (56%)	100.6	-6.40	1982	1543	104.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37.5%	-1.13	1–1	—	—	+0.17
35	1972	1920	148.9	—	—	—	—	+33	-65	—	53.9%	+0.15	14–5 (74%)	15–9 (63%)	108.3	-2.90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
36	1973	1975	147.9	—	—	—	—	+13	-82	—	60.3%	+0.93	17–5 (77%)	4–7 (36%)	106.5	-0.61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
37	1974	1908	130.6	—	—	—	—	+36	-10	—	51.7%	+0.48	3–1 (75%)	1–3 (25%)	101.2	-0.52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
38	1975	1824	125.5	—	—	—	—	+23	+31	—	33.3%	-1.21	0–2	1–1	—	-1.72	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
39	1976	1789	108.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	0–1	—	-0.33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
40	1977	1804	119.4	—	—	—	—	+32	—	—	50.0%	-0.30	2–0	2–0	—	-0.07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
46	1983	1776	97.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.0%	-3.00	—	—	—	+0.18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career	—	2008	146.9	—	—	—	—	-7	+6	-9	59.4%	+0.65	72–54 (57%)	44–36 (55%)	105.7	-4.65	—	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.

Roy Emerson's most-played ATP rivals
Opponent	W	L	M	Last Played	H2H
Rod Laver	6	26	32	Mar 14, 1975	H2H
Arthur Ashe	2	16	18	Sep 29, 1973	H2H
Andres Gimeno	5	13	18	Aug 15, 1971	H2H
Ken Rosewall	8	8	16	Mar 16, 1973	H2H
Fred Stolle	7	8	15	Sep 1, 1972	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	—