Hoad v Shafei

Lew Hoad takes it, 6–2 on categories

Hoad wins on games won. El Shafei’s case rests on retired hurt, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Hoad 47 matches, El Shafei 524 matches.

• Hoad averages 14.2 games won a match to El Shafei’s 12.1 (17% more).
• El Shafei averages a retired hurt every 50 matches to Hoad’s 1.
• Hoad averages 1.6 sets won a match to El Shafei’s 1.2 (31% more).
• Best single match: El Shafei 34 games won, Hoad 29.
• Winners’ edge: Hoad’s team won 57%, El Shafei’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: El Shafei has 524 matches across 15 seasons, Hoad 47 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals, masters/1000 matches…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.