# Stan Smith vs Ismail El Shafei — Head-to-Head

Source: https://tennis-db.com/rivalries/stan-smith-vs-ismail-el-shafei?player1_id=sackmann_atp:100126&player2_id=sackmann_atp:100148
Tour: ATP

Stan Smith holds a 1–0 lead over Ismail El Shafei in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Stan Smith leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Stan Smith won the 1969 Salisbury final 6-3 6-8 6-4 6-4.

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## Overall
- Stan Smith: 1 wins
- Ismail El Shafei: 0 wins
- Total meetings: 1

## By surface
- Hard: Stan Smith 1 - 0 Ismail El Shafei

## By tournament category
- ATP 250: Stan Smith 1 - 0 Ismail El Shafei

## Advanced statistics comparison
Career aggregates from the precomputed Advanced table. Surface Elo values are relative to overall Elo; career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches and lower means tougher opposition.

| Player | Peak Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win% | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Schedule |
| :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Stan Smith | 2266 | 156.0 | - | - | - | - | 93 | -106 | 89 | 63.9% | 0.9 | 178-100 (64%) | 140-120 (54%) | -2.96 |
| Ismail El Shafei | 1908 | 141.9 | - | - | - | - | 10 | -35 | -26 | 45.5% | -0.28 | 55-84 (40%) | 59-71 (45%) | -5.2 |

## Recent meetings (last 10)
| Date | Tournament | Category | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1969-02-16* | Salisbury | ATP 250 | F | Hard | Stan Smith | 6-3 6-8 6-4 6-4 |

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