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

Ben Shelton

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

#4 · 23 yrs · L

1–3

4 meetings · sets 4–9

Carlos Alcaraz

🇪🇸Carlos Alcaraz

#3 · 23 yrs · R

7Title

Ben Shelton and Carlos Alcaraz have met 4 times since 2023; Carlos Alcaraz leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at National Bank Open - Toronto in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Alcaraz leads 2–1. Across all meetings Shelton has taken 4 sets to Alcaraz's 9. Their most recent meeting: Ben Shelton won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorSheltonAlcaraz
Wins in straight sets50%72%
Wins a set when losing56%40%
Goes to a deciding set52%30%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite35%64%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog70%0%
Tiebreak sets won56%54%
Wins after taking set 177%95%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 153%82%

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 (52% vs 48%, 1,511 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.

Previous meetings

4 career meetings, newest first

Sep 9, 2026

U.S. Open - New York

H Hard · Quarterfinals

657
61
63
16
76
Shelton

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

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeSheltonAlcaraz
1 or more100%92%
3 or more95%75%
5 or more84%25%
10 or more26%0%
15 or more5%0%
20 or more5%0%

Player ROI

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

MetricSheltonAlcaraz
W-L15–611–1
Avg odds1.541.15
ROI %+9.9%+4.3%
Units P/L+2.08u+0.51u

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricSheltonAlcaraz
Countries13
Events13
Matches27
Distance0 mi · 0 km7,032 mi · 11,317 km
RouteCHNGBR → JPN → CHN

Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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 30%).

OpponentSheltonAlcaraz
Jiri Lehecka
L
46
46
W
76
64
Jaume Munar
L
36
46
W
57
63
61
Denis Shapovalov
W
76
67
63
64
W
Taylor Fritz
L
76
67
67
W
63
46
1311
Alexander Zverev
L
36
67
75
26
W
64
76
67
67
75
Jaime Faria
L
46
46
W
46
60
63
62
Joao Fonseca
W
63
76
W
64
64
Otto Virtanen
L
46
63
76
26
67
W
64
62
Jannik Sinner
L
36
46
46
L
67
36
Valentin Vacherot
W
64
64
76
W
64
64

Recent Form

Last five matches per player

Shelton
LWLLLWWW
L

Arthur Gea

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round

657
637

Oct 11

W

Daniel Altmaier

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round

63
766

Oct 9

L

Jakub Mensik

Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, CZE-USA · Rubber 4

75
46
36

Sep 19

L

Jiri Lehecka

Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, CZE-USA · Rubber 2

46
46

Sep 18

L

Alexander Zverev

U.S. Open - New York · Final

36
627
75
26

Sep 13

W

Frances Tiafoe

U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals

46
63
63
75

Sep 11

W

Carlos Alcaraz

U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals

657
61
63
16
76

Sep 9

W

Stefanos Tsitsipas

U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round

62
63
64

Sep 7

Alcaraz
WWWWWWWL
W

Juan Manuel Cerundolo

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round

63
63

Oct 10

W

Jiri Lehecka

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · Final

764
64

Oct 6

W

Jaume Munar

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · Semifinals

57
63
61

Oct 5

W

Denis Shapovalov

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · Quarterfinals

Oct 4

W

Matteo Arnaldi

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 2nd Round

766
61

Oct 3

W

Alex Michelsen

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round

761
46
61

Oct 1

W

Taylor Fritz

Laver Cup - London · Round Robin

63
46
1311

Sep 26

L

Ben Shelton

U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals

765
16
36
61
67

Sep 9

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ SheltonAlcaraz ahead↓ Alcaraz

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–65 matches

MetricSheltonAlcaraz
Matches won66%86%
Sets won61%78%
Games won53%59%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageSheltonAlcaraz
Grand Slam11
Other01
ATP Masters 100001

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceSheltonAlcaraz
Hard12
Clay01

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Ben Shelton vs Carlos Alcaraz FAQ

Carlos Alcaraz leads the head-to-head 3–1 over 4 meetings.