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Ben Shelton vs Casper RuudPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

Ben Shelton

🇺🇸Ben Shelton

#4 · 23 yrs · L

2–2

4 meetings · sets 6–5

Casper Ruud

🇳🇴Casper Ruud

#24 · 27 yrs · R

Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud have met 4 times since 2022; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Shelton leads 2–1. Across all meetings Shelton has taken 6 sets to Ruud's 5. Their most recent meeting: Ben Shelton won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2026).

Spread & Straight-Sets Form

Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months

IndicatorSheltonRuud
Wins in straight sets50%77%
Wins a set when losing56%15%
Goes to a deciding set52%20%
Covers −1.5 sets as favorite35%56%
Covers +1.5 sets as underdog70%57%
Tiebreak sets won56%50%
Wins after taking set 177%93%
Wins 2-0 after taking set 153%89%

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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shelton 1, Ruud 1).

Style Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Shelton

🤖 Servebot

High ace rateDominant serviceWeaker returnBig first serve
vs

Ruud

🤖 Servebot

High ace rateDominant serviceWeaker returnBig first serve

Matchup analysis

Both Ben Shelton and Casper Ruud are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,464 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.

Previous meetings

4 career meetings, newest first

Jan 26, 2026

Australian Open - Melbourne

H Hard · 4th Round

36
64
63
64
Shelton

Feb 29, 2024

Abierto Mexicano Telcel - Acapulco

H Hard · Quarterfinals

767
46
46
Ruud

Apr 18, 2023

Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona

C Clay · 2nd Round

26
617
Ruud

Aug 17, 2022

Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati

H Hard · 2nd Round

63
63
Shelton

Prop Research

Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days

OutcomeSheltonRuud
1 or more100%100%
3 or more95%83%
5 or more84%50%
10 or more26%33%
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

MetricSheltonRuud
W-L15–66–3
Avg odds1.541.59
ROI %+9.9%+4.7%
Units P/L+2.08u+0.42u

Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.

Travel

Last 30 days

MetricSheltonRuud
Countries13
Events13
Matches24
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

Shelton has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Ruud's 50%).

OpponentSheltonRuud
Learner Tien
W
62
63
W
64
76
Daniel Altmaier
W
63
76
L
36
57
Jakub Mensik
L
75
46
36
L
57
67
Jiri Lehecka
L
46
46
W
63
64
Carlos Alcaraz
W
67
61
63
16
76
L
16
67
Stefanos Tsitsipas
W
62
63
64
W
67
76
76
Denis Shapovalov
W
76
67
63
64
W
63
64
Hubert Hurkacz
W
63
57
76
75
L
46
26
67
Jaime Faria
L
46
46
W
67
64
62
Joao Fonseca
W
63
76
L
67
36

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

Ruud
WWLWWWLL
W

Learner Tien

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round

64
763

Oct 12

W

Bu Yunchaokete

Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round

61
762

Oct 10

L

Luciano Darderi

Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round

637
36

Oct 1

W

Francisco Cerundolo

Laver Cup - London · Round Robin

647
64
108

Sep 25

W

Fnu Nidunjianzan

Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 4

62
60

Sep 19

W

Rigele Te

Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 1

61
761

Sep 18

L

Christopher O'Connell

Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round

Aug 16

L

Joao Fonseca

National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round

667
36

Aug 8

Rivalry momentum

Cumulative head-to-head lead over time

↑ Sheltonlevel↓ Ruud

Win rate

Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–65 matches

MetricSheltonRuud
Matches won66%70%
Sets won61%64%
Games won53%55%

Record by tier

Head-to-head record by tournament tier

StageSheltonRuud
Grand Slam10
ATP 50002
ATP Masters 100010

By surface

Head-to-head record per surface

SurfaceSheltonRuud
Hard21
Clay01

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Ben Shelton vs Casper Ruud FAQ

The head-to-head is level at 2–2 over 4 meetings.