Arthur Ashe vs Ismail El Shafei Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Arthur Ashe and Ismail El Shafei have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 15 times. Arthur Ashe currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 8–7.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Arthur Ashe has compiled an overall career record of 798–260 across 1058 matches, translating to a win rate of 75.43%. On hard courts his record stands at 200–64 (75.76%), while on clay he holds a 176–74 (70.40%) mark. On grass the numbers read 137–36 (79.19%) , and on carpet 285–86 (76.82%). Throughout his career he has won 45 titles (9 hard, 6 clay, 7 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 35–41 (46.05%).

Ismail El Shafei, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 250–296 from 546 matches (45.79% win rate). His hard-court record is 46–57 (44.66%), on clay he stands at 117–117 (50.00%), and on grass he has gone 38–43 (46.91%) , with a carpet record of 41–73 (35.96%). He has accumulated 1 title in total (1 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 7–21 (25.00%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 4 times, the record is tied 2–2 (50.00% each). The clay record between them sits at 2–1 (66.67% for Arthur Ashe) across 3 matches. On grass, their 2 encounters have yielded a record of 2–0 (100.00% for Arthur Ashe).