Denis Shapovalov and Roman Safiullin have met 3 times since 2022; Denis Shapovalov leads 2–1. Their most recent meeting: Roman Safiullin won at Wimbledon (2023).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shapovalov
💥 Big Hitter
Safiullin
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 8,831 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shapovalov | Safiullin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Denis Shapovalov | Roman Safiullin | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 100% | 24/24 |
| 3 or more | 60% | 6/10 | 79% | 19/24 |
| 5 or more | 30% | 3/10 | 58% | 14/24 |
| 10 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 17% | 4/24 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 13% | 3/24 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 8% | 2/24 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shapovalov | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–6 | 16–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | -38.1% | +25.9% |
| Units P/L | -3.43u | +5.44u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 5 shared opponents, both Shapovalov and Safiullin posted a 40% win rate.
| Opponent | Shapovalov | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Faria | L 46 57 46 | W 46 64 76 |
| Casper Ruud | L 36 46 | L 26 67 75 60 26 |
| Valentin Royer | W 76 62 | W 61 62 |
| Alexander Blockx | L 46 64 36 | L 26 26 |
| Christopher O'Connell | W 63 62 | L 36 36 |
Last five matches per player
Alex de Minaur
HSBC Championships · Round of 16
Jun 17
Marin Cilic
Libema Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Jack Pinnington Jones
HSBC Championships · Round of 32
Jun 9
Jaime Faria
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Mariano Navone
Internazionali BNL d'Italia · Round of 128
May 7
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Mutua Madrid Open · Round of 64
Apr 25
Alex Molcan
BMW Open by Bitpanda · Quarterfinals
Apr 17
Tallon Griekspoor
BMW Open by Bitpanda · Round of 32
Apr 14
August Holmgren
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 16
Oliver Tarvet
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Zhizhen Zhang
Lexus Nottingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 14
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
BOSS OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Alexis Galarneau
BOSS OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Petr Bar Biryukov
BOSS OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Casper Ruud
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Tom Gentzsch
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–41 matches
| Metric | Shapovalov | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 62% |
| Sets won | 48% | 54% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shapovalov | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shapovalov | Safiullin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
