Ben Shelton vs Taylor FritzDallas Final

Dallas · ATP · Final
#6ATP
1960ELO
1922Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2026
hard
#10ATP
1909ELO
1839Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Shelton B.
3-6 6-3 7-5
Fritz T.
Shelton B.
3672
Fritz T.
6351

Ben Shelton defeated Taylor Fritz 3-6 6-3 7-5 in the Dallas final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6, defending last year's round of 16. Ben Shelton extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-19HalleQFgrassTaylor Fritz7.7-6.5 6.8-7.10 6.3-7.7
2026-06-14StuttgartFgrassBen Shelton6-4 2-6 6-4
2025-07-27Canada MastersSFhardBen Shelton6-4 6-3
2023-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardTaylor Fritz4-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Shelton B.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Shelton B.Fritz T.
75
Serve
76
18
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
60%
52%
Service points won·Even
72%
71%
Return points won·Even
32%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
76%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
15.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
86
87
Break points saved·Even
100
100
Break points won·Even
58
60
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Even
97
99

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.1+83 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.9Hard Elo 1839
4.9Overall Elo 1960
ELO gap
5.1Overall Elo 1909
5.4
H2H
4.6
5.7
Surface form
5.6
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
94
72

Shelton B.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Fritz T.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast