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Ben Shelton vs Carlos AlcarazPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Ben Shelton

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

#9 · 23 yrs · L

Title
0–3

3 meetings · sets 1–7

Carlos Alcaraz

🇪🇸Carlos Alcaraz

#3 · 23 yrs · R

20w

Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz have met 3 times since 2023; Carlos Alcaraz leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at National Bank Open - Toronto in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Alcaraz leads 2–0. Alcaraz has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Shelton has taken 1 sets to Alcaraz's 7. Their most recent meeting: Carlos Alcaraz won at French Open - Paris (2025).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorSheltonAlcaraz
Wins in straight sets48%80%
Wins a set when losing56%33%
Goes to a deciding set53%23%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite35%69%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog70%0%
Tiebreak sets won58%40%
Wins after taking set 179%95%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 154%91%

Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shelton 0, Alcaraz 2).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Shelton

🤖 Servebot

High ace rateDominant serviceWeaker returnBig first serve
vs

Alcaraz

👑 The Complete Package

Elite serve & returnHigh BP conversionAll-surface dominanceClutch performer

Matchup analysis

🤖 Servebot vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 616 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

3 career meetings, newest first

Jun 1, 2025

French Open - Paris

C Clay · 4th Round

687
36
64
46
Alcaraz

Sep 21, 2024

Laver Cup - Berlin

H Hard · Round Robin

46
46
Alcaraz

Aug 10, 2023

National Bank Open - Toronto

H Hard · 2nd Round

36
637
Alcaraz

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

MetricSheltonAlcaraz
W-L14–4-
Avg odds1.47-
ROI %+14.8%-
Units P/L+2.67u-

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricSheltonAlcaraz
Countries2—
Events3—
Matches9—
Distance1,200 mi · 1,932 km—
RouteUSA → CAN → USA—

Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.

Common opponents

Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months

Alcaraz has a higher win rate against shared opponents (90% vs Shelton's 60%).

OpponentSheltonAlcaraz
Brandon Nakashima
W
63
76
W
62
64
Joao Fonseca
W
63
76
W
64
64
Zizou Bergs
W
63
62
W
64
63
Otto Virtanen
L
46
63
76
26
67
W
64
62
Taylor Fritz
L
76
67
67
W
67
75
63
Jiri Lehecka
W
67
76
76
W
64
62
64
Jannik Sinner
L
36
46
46
L
67
36
Valentin Vacherot
W
64
64
76
W
64
64
Sebastian Baez
L
57
36
W
61
63
Casper Ruud
W
36
64
63
64
W
61
76

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Shelton
LWWWWWWL
L

Jaime Faria

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round

46
46

Aug 17

W

Brandon Nakashima

National Bank Open - Montreal · Final

63
764

Aug 14

W

Learner Tien

National Bank Open - Montreal · Semifinals

62
63

Aug 13

W

Jakub Mensik

National Bank Open - Montreal · Quarterfinals

63
61

Aug 12

W

Joao Fonseca

National Bank Open - Montreal · 4th Round

63
763

Aug 10

W

Zizou Bergs

National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round

63
62

Aug 7

W

Jenson Brooksby

National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round

63
75

Aug 5

L

Alejandro Tabilo

Citi Open - Washington · Quarterfinals

64
57
46

Jul 31

Alcaraz
WLWWWWLW
W

Otto Virtanen

Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona · 1st Round

64
62

Apr 14

L

Jannik Sinner

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · Final

657
36

Apr 12

W

Valentin Vacherot

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · Semifinals

64
64

Apr 11

W

Alexander Bublik

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · Quarterfinals

63
60

Apr 10

W

Tomas Martin Etcheverry

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 3rd Round

61
46
63

Apr 9

W

Sebastian Baez

Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo · 2nd Round

61
63

Apr 7

L

Sebastian Korda

Miami Open - Miami · 3rd Round

36
75
46

Mar 22

W

Joao Fonseca

Miami Open - Miami · 2nd Round

64
64

Mar 20

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ SheltonAlcaraz ahead↓ Alcaraz

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–55 matches

MetricSheltonAlcaraz
Matches won65%86%
Sets won60%80%
Games won52%59%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageSheltonAlcaraz
Grand Slam01
Other01
ATP World Tour Masters 100001

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceSheltonAlcaraz
Hard02
Clay01

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Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz FAQ

Carlos Alcaraz leads the head-to-head 3–0 over 3 meetings.