Ben Shelton vs Reilly OpelkaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ben Shelton and Reilly Opelka have met 3 times since 2024; Ben Shelton leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Shelton leads 3–0. Shelton has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Shelton has taken 6 sets to Opelka's 2. Their most recent meeting: Ben Shelton won at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shelton | Opelka | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ben Shelton | Reilly Opelka | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 48% | 15/31 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 9/16 | 25% | 3/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 53% | 25/47 | 25% | 6/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 35% | 13/37 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 58% | 21/36 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 22/28 | 77% | 10/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 15/28 | 69% | 9/13 |
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: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shelton 1, Opelka 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shelton
🤖 Servebot
Opelka
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Ben Shelton and Reilly Opelka are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,568 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Mar 6, 2026
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 26, 2024
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 13, 2024
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shelton | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.47 | - |
| ROI % | +14.8% | - |
| Units P/L | +2.67u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shelton | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 712 mi · 1,146 km | — |
| Route | 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
Shelton has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Opelka's 29%).
| Opponent | Shelton | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Ugo Humbert | W 67 63 64 | L 67 46 |
| Taylor Fritz | L 76 67 67 | L 36 46 |
| Ethan Quinn | W 64 57 64 | L 57 67 |
| Casper Ruud | W 36 64 63 64 | L 46 67 |
| Dane Sweeny | W 63 62 62 | W 63 75 |
| Sebastian Baez | L 57 36 | W 63 64 |
| Kamil Majchrzak | W 67 63 76 | L 76 67 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jaime Faria
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Brandon Nakashima
National Bank Open - Montreal · Final
Aug 14
Learner Tien
National Bank Open - Montreal · Semifinals
Aug 13
Jakub Mensik
National Bank Open - Montreal · Quarterfinals
Aug 12
Joao Fonseca
National Bank Open - Montreal · 4th Round
Aug 10
Zizou Bergs
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Jenson Brooksby
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Alejandro Tabilo
Citi Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Federico Cina
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 24
Ethan Quinn
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Barcelona · 1st Round
Apr 13
Taylor Fritz
Miami Open - Miami · 3rd Round
Mar 22
Taylor Fritz
Barcelona · Round of 64
Mar 22
Taylor Fritz
Tokyo · Round of 32
Mar 22
Jack Draper
Miami Open - Miami · 2nd Round
Mar 20
Nuno Borges
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 19
Ben Shelton
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 2nd Round
Mar 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 27–55 matches
| Metric | Shelton | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 48% |
| Sets won | 60% | 51% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shelton | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shelton | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
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