Taylor Fritz vs Frances Tiafoe — Halle Final
Halle · ATP · Final
USA5#9ATP
1909ELO
1857Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 2
Sets
Sunday, 21 June 2026 ·
grass
#20ATP
1918ELO
1823Grass ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Fritz T.4-6 4-6
Tiafoe F.
Fritz T.
440
Tiafoe F.
662
Frances Tiafoe defeated Taylor Fritz 6-4 6-4 in the Halle final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 7–1, but Frances Tiafoe had arrived on a 4-match winning run. Frances Tiafoe narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Around the match
“I played great. Every match got better and better. It is definitely one of the best weeks of my career.”
Tiafoe F.sportschau.de ↗
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Key context
- Match story: Frances Tiafoe edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
7–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-26 | US Open | SF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 4-6 7-5 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-02-27 | Acapulco | QF | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2022-10-03 | Tokyo | F | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2022-08-08 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 5-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-4 6-3 7-6 |
| 2019-10-28 | Paris Masters | R64 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 7-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 2016-08-22 | Winston-Salem | R64 | hard | Taylor Fritz | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells Masters | R128 | hard | Frances Tiafoe | 6-3 2-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
72%
67%
Return points won·Even
33%
35%
Break points saved·Even
67%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.8
7.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Umpiry Score
Pre-matchForm & Matchup
6.9+149 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO3.1Grass Elo 1621
5.7Overall Elo 1982
ELO gap4.3Overall Elo 1926
5.0First meeting on grass
H2H5.0First meeting on grass
9.09 of last 10 on grass
Surface form7.77 of last 10 on grass
7.04-match win streak
Win streak7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
0.03 three-setters in 14 days
3-set countContext
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts5.0Didn't play here last year
5.0Opponent hot: 8 of last 10
Opponent riseThe Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast