James Story and Jelle Sels have met 1 time since 2025; James Story leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: James Story won at M25 Sheffield (2025).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Story
💥 Big Hitter
Sels
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,807 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Story | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.24 |
| ROI % | - | -44.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -3.55u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sels has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Story's 0%).
| Opponent | Story | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Lui Maxted | L 26 46 | W 36 63 62 |
| Marat Sharipov | L 36 36 | W 64 64 |
Last five matches per player
Dimitris Azoidis
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 8
Lui Maxted
ITC Crete Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 1
Niels Mcdonald
M15 Oberhaching · Round of 32
Feb 9
Lui Maxted
M25 Glasgow · Semifinals
Jan 26
Sean Hodkin
M25 Glasgow · Round of 16
Jan 26
Paul Jubb
M25 Glasgow · Quarterfinals
Jan 26
Sebastian Sorger
M25 Glasgow · Round of 32
Jan 26
Milos Karol
Lexus Glasgow Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 11
Dimitar Kuzmanov
PLOVDIV CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Jun 23
Francesco Forti
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Lorenzo Carboni
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Edoardo Betti
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Tommaso Compagnucci
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Yanis Ghazouani Durand
Internazionali Di Tennis - Citta'Di Vicenza · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Federico Iannaccone
CAME CUP 2026 CITTA' DI CERVIA · 1st Round Qualifying
May 17
Sergey Fomin
Shymkent Challenger 2 · Round of 32
Apr 29
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–61 matches
| Metric | Story | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 49% |
| Sets won | 59% | 46% |
| Games won | 53% | 48% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Story | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Story | Sels |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
