Ben Shelton vs Sam RifficePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ben Shelton and Sam Riffice have met 1 time since 2022; Ben Shelton leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shelton has taken 2 sets to Riffice's 0. Their most recent meeting: Ben Shelton won at Tiburon (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shelton | Riffice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ben Shelton | Sam Riffice | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 48% | 15/31 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 9/16 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 53% | 25/47 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 35% | 13/37 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 58% | 21/36 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 22/28 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 15/28 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shelton 1, Riffice 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shelton
🤖 Servebot
Riffice
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,470 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ben Shelton.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 5, 2022
Tiburon
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shelton | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 14–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.47 | - |
| ROI % | +14.8% | - |
| Units P/L | +2.67u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shelton | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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
Michael Mmoh
Fairfield · Semifinals
Oct 15
Alexis Galarneau
Fairfield · Quarterfinals
Oct 14
Christian Langmo
Fairfield · Round of 16
Oct 12
Stefan Kozlov
Fairfield · Round of 32
Oct 11
Ezekiel Clark
Fairfield · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Jack Pinnington Jones
Fairfield · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 9
Ben Shelton
Tiburon · Round of 16
Oct 5
Evan King
Tiburon · Round of 32
Oct 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 55–55 matches
| Metric | Shelton | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | - |
| Sets won | 60% | - |
| Games won | 52% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shelton | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shelton | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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