Roman Safiullin vs Ben Shelton Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
R. Safiullin vs B. Shelton

Roman Safiullin

RUS

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

172

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.3M

Career Money

$9.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Ben Shelton

USA

2

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'1" (185 cm)

Height

172

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.3M

Career Money

$9.1M

Right-Handed

Plays

Head-to-head: Safiullin 2 - 1 Shelton

They have played 9 sets in total, with Roman Safiullin winning 5 and Ben Shelton winning 4. The last match between Roman Safiullin and Ben Shelton was at the Brisbane International - Brisbane, 01-01-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Roman Safiullin getting the victory 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Safiullin	2
Shelton	1

Last 3 H2H Matches:

(R1) Brisbane International - Brisbane(01-01-24)

Stats

Roman Safiullin

Ben Shelton

(R3) Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai(10-08-23)

Stats

Ben Shelton

Roman Safiullin

(F) Chicago Challenger(08-14-22)

Stats

Roman Safiullin

Ben Shelton

R. Safiullin vs B. Shelton H2H Profile

R. Safiullin	Stats	B. Shelton
$2,294,235	Career Prize Money	$9,066,750
64.06% (410-230)	Career Total W/L	64.12% (168-94)
2	Hard	1
25	Titles	7
2	Total H2H Matches	1
29.17% (7-17)	YTD Win/Loss	62.50% (40-24)
0	YTD Titles	1

R. Safiullin vs B. Shelton Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Roman Safiullin has won 52.32% of points on their second serve, while Ben Shelton has won 47.90%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Roman Safiullin, in recent form, has won 46.06% of their opponent's second serve points, while Ben Shelton has won 40.60%. The same stats for first serve returns are 24.45% and 19.55% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Roman Safiullin has saved 54.12% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Ben Shelton has saved 60.83% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Roman Safiullin has won 39.39% of matches played (W/L 13/20), with Ben Shelton winning 62.50% (W/L 40/24) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Roman Safiullin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 69% (W/L 233/104), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 14/13). Ben Shelton has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 69% (W/L 43/17), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 52% (W/L 12/11).
Player level: In the last year, Roman Safiullin has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 27.27% of matches (W/L 3/8), where as Ben Shelton has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 65.22% of matches (W/L 15/8). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 3 times before with Roman Safiullin winning 2 times and Ben Shelton being victorious 1 times. They have played 9 sets in total, with Roman Safiullin winning 5 and Ben Shelton winning 4.
The last match between Roman Safiullin and Ben Shelton was at the Brisbane International - Brisbane, 01-01-2024, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Roman Safiullin getting the victory 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:22:7.
Deciding set H2H prediction: Roman Safiullin and Ben Shelton have played a deciding set 3 times, with Roman Safiullin winning 2 times and Ben Shelton 1 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Roman Safiullin has played against opponents with an average rank of 108.88 while Ben Shelton has played against players with an average rank of 50.16.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Roman Safiullin has won 46% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Ben Shelton has won 62% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Roman Safiullin has converted 30.56% of breakpoint opportunities, and Ben Shelton has converted 23.23% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Roman Safiullin vs Ben Shelton Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

R. Safiullin vs B. Shelton H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

R. Safiullin	Stats	B. Shelton
2	H2H Matches Won	1
5	Sets Won	4
48	Games Won	42
15	Aces (Total)	28
11	Total Double Faults	14
2:22:7	Average Match Time	2:22:7
59% (161/275)	1st Serve %	66% (200/303)
76% (123/161)	1st Serve Win %	76% (151/200)
61% (70/114)	2nd Serve Win %	46% (47/103)
24% (7/29)	Break Pts Won %	19% (4/21)
35% (105/303)	Return Points Win %	30% (82/275)
67% (2/3)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	33% (1/3)
67% (2/3)	Deciding Set Win %	33% (1/3)
67% (2/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
33% (1/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	33% (1/3)

Recent Performance Stats

R. Safiullin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R2 Felix Auger AliassimeF. Auger	L	6-1 7-6(4) 7-6(5)	Stats
R1 Gael MonfilsG. Monfils	W	6-4 2-6 6-1 3-6 6-4	Stats
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem - 18-08-2025
R1 Christopher O'ConnellC. O'Connell	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
R2 Holger RuneH. Rune	L	7-5 7-6(5)	Stats
R1 Alejandro TabiloA. Tabilo	W	6-3 6-3	Stats

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B. Shelton Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Nitto ATP Finals - Turin - 10-11-2025
Robin Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 7-6(3)	Stats
Robin Felix Auger AliassimeF. Auger	L	4-6 7-6(7) 7-5	Stats
Robin Alexander ZverevA. Zverev	L	6-3 7-6(6)	Stats
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris - 27-10-2025
QF Jannik SinnerJ. Sinner	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
R3 Andrey RublevA. Rublev	W	7-6(6) 6-3	Stats

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R. Safiullin vs B. Shelton Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

R. Safiullin	Stats	B. Shelton
64.12% (411/230)	YTD Win/Loss	64.12% (168/94)
61.05% (934/596)	Sets Win/Loss	60.12% (410/272)
54.31% (7940/6681)	Games Win/Loss	52.55% (3660/3305)
69.23% (234/104)	Hard Win/Loss	65.44% (89/47)
57.05% (85/64)	Clay Win/Loss	55.81% (24/19)
61.42% (78/49)	Indoor Hard W/L	71.67% (43/17)
51.85% (14/13)	Grass Win/Loss	52.17% (12/11)
0.43	Aces Per Game	0.68
3047	Aces Total	2335
0.26	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
1858	Total Double Faults	917
1:30:33	Average Match Time	1st Match
467.21	Average Opponent Rank	191.16
64% (26444/41601)	1st Serve %	65% (13633/21049)
71% (18878/26444)	1st Serve Win %	75% (10275/13633)
51% (7772/15157)	2nd Serve Win %	54% (4013/7416)
43% (1809/4255)	Break Points Won % (Total)	39% (592/1499)
40% (17035/42674)	Return Points Win %	34% (7159/20971)
52.50% (21/19)	Slam W/L	70.21% (33/14)
56.25% (27/21)	Masters W/L	57.38% (35/26)
50.00% (2/2)	Cups W/L	50.00% (2/2)
46.24% (43/50)	Main Tour W/L	55.26% (42/34)
0% (0/0)	Tour Finals W/L	0.00% (0/3)
58.04% (130/94)	Challenger W/L	80.00% (44/11)
81.14% (185/43)	Futures W/L	75.00% (12/4)
65% (385/596)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	62% (134/215)
50% (16/32)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	71% (32/45)
51% (117/229)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	54% (90/166)
53% (115/215)	Deciding Set Win %	56% (50/89)
87% (395/342)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (145/126)
13% (395/50)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	12% (145/18)
27% (245/65)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	35% (117/41)