| R32 | L | Johan Kriek | 6-1 6-2 | H2H |
🇪🇬 EGY · Left-handed · b. 1947-11-15
Ismail El Shafei
Active 1968–1982 · best rank seen: 33
250–296
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Career summary
Ismail El Shafei of Egypt is a former left-handed player who competed on the ATP tour from 1968 to 1982. He won 1 tour-level singles title, from a career match record of 250–296 (45.8%). His strongest surface by win rate was clay, where he went 117–117 (50%). His best three-year stretch came in 1969–1971, and he reached a peak Elo rating of 1985. His most frequent opponent was Arthur Ashe, whom he faced 15 times with a record of 7–8.
Hard
46–57 (44.7%)
Clay
117–117 (50.0%)
Grass
38–43 (46.9%)
Carpet
41–73 (36.0%)
Main rivals
| Opponent | Record | Meetings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe | 7–8 | 15 | Full H2H |
| 🇺🇸 Marty Riessen | 4–10 | 14 | Full H2H |
| 🇳🇱 Tom Okker | 4–7 | 11 | Full H2H |
| 🇦🇺 Rod Laver | 4–6 | 10 | Full H2H |
Opponents faced 10+ times; walkovers excluded.
Grand Slam record
| '68 | '69 | '70 | '71 | '72 | '73 | '74 | '75 | '76 | '77 | '78 | '79 | '80 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 4R | 2R | |||||||||||
| Roland Garros | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | ||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | ||
| US Open | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 2R |
Season by season
Gold band: best three-year window (1969–1971).
Elo over time
Pre-match Elo, sampled across the career. Peak: 1985.
Career titles (1)
- 1974 Manila Clay
Match results
| R16 | L | Klaus Eberhard | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | H2H |
| R32 | W | Damir Keretic | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | H2H |
Methodology
Titles include Slams, Masters, Tour Finals, 500s, 250s, legacy tour events and Olympic gold; Davis Cup is excluded, and walkovers are excluded from all win–loss records. GOAT points value every round reached, scaled per tier (Slam title 2000 anchor; ranking includes Slam champions only, but every player's points are shown here). Elo is a chess-style rating over the full match history (K = 250/(n+5)^0.4); the timeline shows pre-match ratings, sampled. The gold band on the season chart marks the best three-consecutive-year window.