Career 1971 1970 1969 1968 Too close to call — 4–2 on categories El Shafei wins on sets lost. Sharpe’s case rests on games won. ATP Tour career: Sharpe 22 matches, El Shafei 524 matches.
Sharpe averages 16.2 games won a match to El Shafei’s 12.1 (34% more). El Shafei averages 1.3 sets lost a match to Sharpe’s 2.1. El Shafei averages 12.4 games lost a match to Sharpe’s 17.1. Best single match: El Shafei 34 games won, Sharpe 29. Longevity: El Shafei has 524 matches across 15 seasons, Sharpe 22 in 4 — 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
– Titlesper game 0.0 2 total · best 1
16.2 357 total · best 29 Games wonper game 12.1 6,358 total · best 34
41.0 Sets won % 47.9
48.8 Games won % 49.5
– Finalsper game 0.0 4 total · best 1
1.5 32 total · best 3 Sets wonper game 1.2 620 total · best 3
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Head to head 0 1 match since 1969 1
Grass · 1 match Sharpe 0 Shafei 1 Grand Slams · 1 match Sharpe 0 Shafei 1 Last meetings 27 Aug 1969 · US Open · Round of 128 · Grass Shafei won 6-4 6-3 8-6 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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