H2H data updated: 2026-09-08 00:00 UTC

Tom Gorman vs Ismail El Shafei H2H: 2-2

Tom Gorman and Ismail El Shafei are tied 2–2 in their ATP head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Tom Gorman leads 2–1 on grass, while Ismail El Shafei leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ismail El Shafei won the 1977 Taipei round of 16 7-6 7-6.

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Tom Gorman
USA Age 80 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Ismail El Shafei
EGY Age 78 Left-Handed

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ismail El Shafei 7-6 7-6 Tom Gorman #41 Match data Nov 24, 1977* R16 Taipei ATP 250 Hard
Ismail El Shafei 6-1 6-2 6-4 Tom Gorman Match data Jun 25, 1975* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Tom Gorman 6-3 4-6 6-4 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jun 14, 1973* R32 Nottingham ATP 250 Grass
Tom Gorman 6-2 6-3 Ismail El Shafei Match data Jun 17, 1970* R64 Queen's Club Championships 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
Tom Gorman #826 #10 0 2,006 415 291 58.8% 0 0 0 0 9 9
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 Tom Gorman Ismail El Shafei
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
22 1968 16–12 57.1% — 1,598 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 1969 18–17 51.4% — 1,612 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 1970 49–31 61.2% — 1,793 0 1 — — — — — — —
25 1971 44–27 62.0% — 1,828 0 2 — — — — — — —
26 1972 44–28 61.1% — 1,958 0 2 — — — — — — —
27 1973 52–28 65.0% #11 1,945 0 5 — — — — — — —
28 1974 53–25 67.9% #21 1,836 0 5 — — — — — — —
29 1975 28–28 50.0% #45 1,870 0 7 — — — — — — —
30 1976 31–25 55.4% #46 1,766 0 9 — — — — — — —
31 1977 28–22 56.0% #43 1,773 0 9 — — — — — — —
32 1978 15–10 60.0% #53 1,775 0 9 — — — — — — —
33 1979 31–25 55.4% #53 1,739 0 9 — — — — — — —
34 1980 6–13 31.6% #156 1,618 0 9 — — — — — — —

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 Tom Gorman 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 %
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 1968 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 1970 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 2 9 11 18.2% 3 6 9 33.3%
23 1969 0 3 3 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% 14 8 22 63.6% 1 1 2 50.0% 1971 5 8 13 38.5% 12 8 20 60.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 4 11 15 26.7%
24 1970 19 10 29 65.5% 5 7 12 41.7% 17 8 25 68.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1972 8 8 16 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 10 11 21 47.6%
25 1971 19 12 31 61.3% 12 9 21 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 3 2 5 60.0% 1973 0 2 2 0.0% 2 11 13 15.4% 4 3 7 57.1% 4 6 10 40.0%
26 1972 15 11 26 57.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 9 3 12 75.0% 14 8 22 63.6% 1974 9 5 14 64.3% 15 10 25 60.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 1 3 4 25.0%
27 1973 12 5 17 70.6% 13 7 20 65.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 21 12 33 63.6% 1975 5 6 11 45.5% 6 10 16 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 5 9 44.4%
28 1974 20 7 27 74.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 12 4 16 75.0% 15 9 24 62.5% 1976 3 5 8 37.5% 7 14 21 33.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 1975 15 9 24 62.5% 9 9 18 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 8 10 20.0% 1977 4 2 6 66.7% 8 11 19 42.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
30 1976 6 7 13 46.2% 8 7 15 53.3% 4 4 8 50.0% 13 7 20 65.0% 1978 4 5 9 44.4% 4 7 11 36.4% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 3 3 0.0%
31 1977 11 8 19 57.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 8 7 15 53.3% 9 6 15 60.0% 1979 3 3 6 50.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
32 1978 1 4 5 20.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 4 2 6 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 1980 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
33 1979 20 10 30 66.7% — — — — 2 5 7 28.6% 9 10 19 47.4% 1981 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
34 1980 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1982 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 149 96 245 60.8% 68 60 128 53.1% 93 60 153 60.8% 105 75 180 58.3% — 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 Tom Gorman 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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 1968 1598 107.8 — — — — +23 -54 -40 59.7% +0.34 3–2 (60%) — — +0.03 1970 1611 132.3 — — — — +51 0 -116 36.6% -0.96 2–10 (17%) 1–3 (25%) 91.9 -3.33
23 1969 1613 116.0 — — — — -36 -82 +81 50.5% +0.18 7–5 (58%) — — +0.76 1971 1712 135.3 — — — — -81 +32 -221 43.5% -0.64 5–12 (29%) 5–4 (56%) 96.3 -3.44
24 1970 1793 129.4 — — — — +49 -282 +24 56.5% +0.33 15–9 (63%) 4–10 (29%) 101.6 +3.37 1972 1852 151.6 — — — — -8 -77 — 44.6% -0.18 9–5 (64%) 6–9 (40%) 105.2 -6.93
25 1971 1829 136.4 — — — — +47 -188 +105 59.9% +0.48 14–10 (58%) 7–8 (47%) 102.5 -0.31 1973 1728 136.4 — — — — +59 -100 -128 38.7% -0.99 3–7 (30%) 7–4 (64%) 101.9 -6.77
26 1972 1958 142.1 — — — — -4 -325 +22 57.0% +0.35 19–10 (66%) 10–13 (43%) 105.0 -1.48 1974 1874 144.5 — — — — -57 -120 -72 58.6% +0.70 9–5 (64%) 11–8 (58%) 110.9 -2.55
27 1973 1945 143.6 — — — — +27 -130 +3 58.7% +0.42 26–11 (70%) 16–9 (64%) 109.9 -3.17 1975 1739 136.8 — — — — +70 -77 +57 42.4% -0.34 8–7 (53%) 3–11 (21%) 94.0 -2.24
28 1974 1837 139.3 — — — — +106 -86 +95 63.4% +0.83 18–10 (64%) 16–15 (52%) 98.3 +2.50 1976 1640 135.7 — — — — +75 -11 +177 42.7% -0.49 2–9 (18%) 4–8 (33%) 91.7 -1.80
29 1975 1871 136.5 — — — — +69 -167 +21 50.4% +0.04 12–9 (57%) 13–9 (59%) 101.2 +0.06 1977 1669 125.0 — — — — +59 -76 +111 49.4% -0.08 5–4 (56%) 9–7 (56%) 101.7 +1.94
30 1976 1766 142.0 — — — — +127 -86 +99 53.3% -0.03 12–8 (60%) 14–6 (70%) 104.4 -1.43 1978 1575 137.1 — — — — +69 +26 +160 42.3% -0.28 2–9 (18%) 7–5 (58%) 95.2 -0.37
31 1977 1773 144.6 — — — — +90 — +21 52.5% +0.13 9–6 (60%) 9–11 (45%) 99.2 -1.59 1979 1559 115.8 — — — — +56 +25 — 41.9% -0.44 2–3 (40%) 2–6 (25%) 95.5 +1.44
32 1978 1776 133.1 — — — — +42 -129 +92 54.5% +0.26 6–3 (67%) 3–6 (33%) 99.1 +2.15 1980 1522 112.0 — — — — — +26 — 38.1% -0.52 0–2 2–3 (40%) — +1.52
33 1979 1739 133.5 — — — — +39 — +61 53.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 10–8 (56%) 101.6 +4.23 1981 1549 109.4 — — — — — +5 — 50.0% -0.10 2–2 (50%) 2–3 (40%) 98.4 +0.91
34 1980 1618 116.9 — — — — +58 — +100 37.2% -0.67 2–4 (33%) 4–5 (44%) 95.0 +0.80 1982 1543 104.5 — — — — — — — 37.5% -1.13 1–1 — — +0.17
Career — 2006 140.1 — — — — +55 -161 +51 56.0% +0.30 153–93 (62%) 106–100 (51%) 103.9 +0.85 — 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.