Ismail El Shafei vs Rod Laver Head to Head Tennis Stats and Match Analysis

Ismail El Shafei and Rod Laver have built a notable rivalry on the ATP Tour, having clashed 10 times. Rod Laver currently holds the upper hand, leading the series 6–4.

Looking at their individual career profiles, Ismail El Shafei has compiled an overall career record of 250–296 across 546 matches, translating to a win rate of 45.79%. On hard courts his record stands at 46–57 (44.66%), while on clay he holds a 117–117 (50.00%) mark. On grass the numbers read 38–43 (46.91%) , and on carpet 41–73 (35.96%). Throughout his career he has won 1 title (1 clay). Against Top 10 opponents his record reads 7–21 (25.00%).

Rod Laver, on the other hand, enters this matchup with a career mark of 576–146 from 722 matches (79.78% win rate). His hard-court record is 152–32 (82.61%), on clay he stands at 121–39 (75.63%), and on grass he has gone 95–17 (84.82%) , with a carpet record of 208–58 (78.20%). He has accumulated 72 titles in total (25 hard, 15 clay, 9 grass, 23 carpet). Against Top 10 opponents his record stands at 17–28 (37.78%).

When it comes to their head-to-head meetings, the surface breakdown reveals this contrast. On hard courts they have met 6 times, with Rod Laver leading 5–1 (83.33%).