Shafei v Riessen
ATP Tour career
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Marty Riessen takes it, 8–1 on categories
Riessen wins on games won. El Shafei’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: El Shafei 524 matches, Riessen 834 matches.
- El Shafei has 2 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Riessen’s 15 titles (one every 50 matches).
- Riessen averages 13.7 games won a match to El Shafei’s 12.1 (13% more).
- Riessen averages 1.0 sets lost a match to El Shafei’s 1.3.
- Winners’ edge: Riessen’s team won 63%, El Shafei’s team won 45% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Riessen has 834 matches across 14 seasons, El Shafei 524 in 15 — 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.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- 0.02 total · best 1Titlesper game0.015 total · best 1
- 12.16,358 total · best 34Games wonper game13.711,389 total · best 62
- 47.9Sets won %59.8
- 49.5Games won %53.3
- 0.04 total · best 1Finalsper game0.135 total · best 1
- 1.2620 total · best 3Sets wonper game1.51,250 total · best 3
Head to head
414 matches
since 196910
since 196910
- Carpet · 5 matchesShafei 3Riessen 2
- Clay · 4 matchesShafei 1Riessen 3
- Hard · 3 matchesShafei 0Riessen 3
- Grass · 2 matchesShafei 0Riessen 2
Last meetings
- 16 July 1973 · Boston · Round of 32 · HardRiessen won 6-1 7-5
- 12 Feb 1973 · Copenhagen WCT · Round of 32 · CarpetRiessen won 6-4 3-6 6-3
- 23 Oct 1972 · Essen WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetShafei won 6-2 6-2
- 16 Oct 1972 · Vancouver WCT · Round of 16 · CarpetRiessen won 6-3 6-3
- 11 Sept 1972 · Montreal WCT · Quarterfinal · CarpetShafei won 7-6 7-6
- 12 July 1971 · Washington WCT · Quarterfinal · ClayRiessen won 6-1 6-7 6-2
- 15 Oct 1970 · Tucson · Round of 16 · HardRiessen won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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