Roman Safiullin vs Ben Shelton — Chicago CH Final

Chicago CH · CHALLENGER · Final
Roman Safiullin
RUS
Roman Safiullin
[7]
#135ATP
1766ELO
1712Hard ELO
$86kYTD
$4.2MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2022
hard
Ben Shelton
USA
Ben Shelton
#5ATP
1938ELO
1910Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$13MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safiullin R.
6472
Shelton B.
3651

Roman Safiullin defeated Ben Shelton 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Chicago CH final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #5. Roman Safiullin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Roman Safiullin closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Safiullin R.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Shelton B.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.3Hard Elo 1712
Surface ELO
7.7+199 Hard Elo edge
2.5Overall Elo 1766
ELO gap
7.5Overall Elo 1938
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.0
Surface form
6.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
7.8
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01BrisbaneR32hardRoman Safiullin6-3 6-7(5) 6-3
2023-10-02Shanghai MastersR32hardBen Shelton3-6 6-3 6-4
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Statistics

Recent form
Safiullin R.Shelton B.
65%1st serve in+1%66%
71%1st serve points won+7%78%
51%2nd serve points won+9%60%
64%Service points won+8%72%
42%Return points won+11%31%
61%Break points saved+16%77%
3.8Aces / match+8.312.1
2.6Double faults / match+0.22.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Safiullin R.[7]
Shelton B.
6-34-67-5
Semi-finals
Shelton B.
Brouwer G.
6-37-5
Safiullin R.[7]
Albot R.[5]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Shelton B.
Thompson J.[4]
7-6126-4
Albot R.[5]
Gojo B.
4-66-26-4
Brouwer G.
Broady L.
6-26-4
Safiullin R.[7]
Svajda Z.
6-36-746-3
R16
Brouwer G.
Oconnell C.[2]
7-56-4
Broady L.
Holt B.
6-44-66-4
Svajda Z.
Escobedo E.
6-46-2
Safiullin R.[7]
Olivieri G.
6-44-66-0
Thompson J.[4]
Harrison R.
6-36-3
Shelton B.
Harris B.
6-36-2
Albot R.[5]
Escoffier A.
6-46-2
Gojo B.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-716-1
R32
Brouwer G.
Smith K.
6-36-4
Kukushkin M.
Nanda G.
3-66-46-3
Oconnell C.[2]
Zhu E.
6-36-4
Broady L.
Tu L.
6-36-2
Thompson J.[4]
Jubb P.
7-686-756-3
Albot R.[5]
Couacaud E.
6-26-3
Holt B.
Ritschard A.
4-66-26-2
Harrison R.
Eubanks C.
7-657-69
Shelton B.
Popko D.
6-07-65
Harris B.
Kovacevic A.
6-34-66-3
Safiullin R.[7]
Krueger M.
6-36-3
Olivieri G.
Svrcina D.
4-66-46-3
Svajda Z.
Mchugh A.
6-46-2
Escobedo E.
Kozlov S.[3]
6-47-62
Escoffier A.
Uchida K.
7-656-3
Gojo B.
Laaksonen H.[1]
3-67-656-4