H2H
Head to Head · ATP Tour
By surface
Clay
1–0
Ruud leads · 1 matches
Hard
1–2
Shelton leads · 3 matches
Grass
0–0
0 matches
Indoor
0–0
0 matches
Stats comparison
RuudStatShelton
64%Win rate60%
69%Clay W%52%
60%Hard W%65%
8.7Aces/match12.6
67%1st serve %68%
—BP converted—
24%Return pts won23%
#12ATP ranking#9
Current form
2W 3L last 5 · streak L2
| 20 Mar | E. Quinn | 4-6 6-7 | L |
| 11 Mar | C. Alcaraz | 6-1 7-6 | L |
| 10 Mar | V. Vacherot | 6-3 3-6 4-6 | W |
| 07 Mar | A. Shevchenko | 1-6 6-7 | W |
| 25 Feb | Y. Wu | 6-7 6-7 | L |
3W 2L last 5 · streak W1
| 02 Apr | Z. Zhang | 7-6 7-6 | W |
| 22 Mar | A. Shevchenko | 7-6 6-7 3-6 | L |
| 08 Mar | L. Tien | 6-7 6-4 3-6 | L |
| 06 Mar | R. Opelka | 6-7 7-6 6-3 | W |
| 15 Feb | D. Shapovalov | 6-4 4-6 6-7 | W |
Match history
| Date | Tournament | Surface | Round | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Hard | 1/8-finals | Shelton | 3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4 | |
| ATP Acapulco | Hard | Quarter-finals | Ruud | 6-7 6-4 6-4 | |
| ATP Barcelona | Clay | 1/16-finals | Ruud | 6-2 7-6 | |
| Cincinnati | Hard | 1/16-finals | Shelton | 3-6 3-6 |
Analysis
Ruud vs Shelton Head to Head
Casper Ruud and Ben Shelton have met 4 times on the professional tour. Ben Shelton leads the head-to-head 3–1 overall.
On clay, Ruud leads 1–0 from 1 matches.
Their hard-court record stands at 1–2 in favour of Shelton.
The last time they met was at Australian Open 2026 — Shelton came out on top.
With Casper Ruud ranked ATP #12 and Ben Shelton at #9, this remains one of the top rivalries on the ATP Tour.

