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THE GUARDIAN · NEWS The drought abides: US men still without a major since 2003 despite Shelton’s heroics Shelton
World No. 4 Ben Shelton is 40–16 in 2026 with four titles (Dallas, Munich, Stuttgart and National Bank Open) and a run to the US Open final.
Ben Shelton plays Daniel Altmaier next at Shanghai Masters.
As of 9 October 2026, 00:14 UTC.
Next match
Opponent, time and what people predict.
UP NEXT 9 Oct · 04:00 UTC
Daniel Altmaier 13%
Ben Shelton 88%
Shanghai Masters · Round of 64 · First meeting on record · no completed tour-level matches between them · people predict, Polymarket, as of 8 Oct, 23:48 UTC · match page ›
World ranking
No. 4
No change since 28 Sept
2026 season
40–16
Last 5 matches
W W L L L
Career titles
7
40–16
2026 record
4 titles (Dallas, Munich, Stuttgart and National Bank Open), runner-up at US Open.
- Hard
- 25–7
- Clay
- 8–5
- Grass
- 7–2
6
Match winning streak
Dallas to Indian Wells, 10 Feb to 6 Mar.
- Vs current top 10
- 3–2
- Deciding sets
- 16–10
- Tiebreaks
- 26–15
Tournament Run
Ben Shelton’s road through Shanghai Masters 2026.
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Round of 64
Market profile
Where Polymarket's longer-term markets place Ben Shelton, at the time this page was built. Market-implied, not a tip or a forecast of ours.
As of 9 October 2026, 00:14 UTC.
News & Insights
What is happening around Ben Shelton - headlines from our approved sources, links go to the source.
Ben Shelton reached the US Open final where he lost to Alexander Zverev, representing a breakthrough Grand Slam run that has drawn predictions from Kim Clijsters about his future prospects. Following the US Open, Shelton competed in Davis Cup play where the US faced the Czech Republic, with Shelton losing his match as the teams remained tied. His strong US Open performance has positioned him at No. 3 in the ATP Rankings Race to Turin.
AI-generated summary of recent headlines. Generated 24 Sep 2026.
Insights
Serve & return, 2026
How the points are won, from the match statistics api-tennis records. The tick on each bar is the median of the ATP top 100.
31 matches with statistics
On serve 8 points better than the ATP median at holding serve
- Aces per match
- 9.0 tour median 6.1 · more than most
- Double faults per match
- 2.6 tour median 2.6 · more than most
- 1st serve points won
- 76% tour median 73%
- 2nd serve points won
- 58% tour median 52%
- Service games held
- 90% tour median 82%
- Break points saved
- 73% tour median 63%
On return about tour average at converting break points
- Return games won
- 15% tour median 22%
- Break points converted
- 38% tour median 40%
Career
7 singles titles · best year-end No. 9 (2025). Year-end singles ranking by season, from api-tennis.
Results
Every singles result on record, newest first. Opponents link to their page and the score to the match page, where we have one; "people predicted" is this player's Polymarket price before the match.
| Date | Result | Opponent | Tournament | Score | People predicted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept 2026 | L | Jakub Mensik | ATP Davis Cup - World Group | 7–5 4–6 3–6 | |
| 18 Sept 2026 | L |  Jiri Lehecka | ATP Davis Cup - World Group | 4–6 4–6 | |
| 13 Sept 2026 | L |  Alexander Zverev | US Open · Final | 3–6 6–7(2) 7–5 2–6 | |
| 11 Sept 2026 | W |  Frances Tiafoe | US Open · Semi-finals | 4–6 6–3 6–3 7–5 | |
| 9 Sept 2026 | W |  Carlos Alcaraz | US Open · Quarter-finals | 6–7(5) 6–1 6–3 1–6 7–6(7) | |
| 6 Sept 2026 | W |  Stefanos Tsitsipas | US Open · Round of 16 | 6–2 6–3 6–4 | |
| 5 Sept 2026 | W |  Denis Shapovalov | US Open · Round of 32 | 7–6(3) 6–7(5) 6–3 6–4 | |
| 2 Sept 2026 | W |  Hubert Hurkacz | US Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 5–7 7–6(3) 7–5 |
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| 31 Aug 2026 | W |  Tallon Griekspoor | US Open · Round of 128 | 1–6 6–1 7–6(3) 6–2 | |
| 16 Aug 2026 | L |  Jaime Faria | Cincinnati · Round of 64 | 4–6 4–6 | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | W |  Brandon Nakashima | National Bank Open · Final | 6–3 7–6(4) | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | W |  Learner Tien | National Bank Open · Semi-finals | 6–2 6–3 | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | W | Jakub Mensik | National Bank Open · Quarter-finals | 6–3 6–1 | |
| 9 Aug 2026 | W |  Joao Fonseca | National Bank Open · Round of 16 | 6–3 7–6(3) | |
| 7 Aug 2026 | W |  Zizou Bergs | National Bank Open · Round of 32 | 6–3 6–2 | |
| 5 Aug 2026 | W |  Jenson Brooksby | National Bank Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 7–5 | |
| 1 Aug 2026 | L |  Alejandro Tabilo | Washington · Quarter-finals | 6–4 5–7 4–6 | |
| 30 Jul 2026 | W |  Ugo Humbert | Washington · Round of 16 | 6–7(3) 6–3 6–4 | |
| 28 Jul 2026 | W |  Martin Damm | Washington · Round of 32 | 6–4 4–6 6–4 | |
| 30 Jun 2026 | L |  Otto Virtanen | Wimbledon · Round of 128 | 4–6 6–3 7–6(8) 2–6 6–7(9) | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | W |  Casper Ruud | Exhibition Hurlingham | 6–3 6–4 | |
| 19 Jun 2026 | L |  Taylor Fritz | Halle · Quarter-finals | 7–6(5) 6–7(8) 6–7(3) | |
| 18 Jun 2026 | W |  Ethan Quinn | Halle · Round of 16 | 6–4 5–7 6–4 | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | W |  Lorenzo Sonego | Halle · Round of 32 | 7–5 6–3 | |
| 14 Jun 2026 | W | Taylor Fritz | Stuttgart · Final | 6–4 2–6 6–4 | |
| 13 Jun 2026 | W | Jiri Lehecka | Stuttgart · Semi-finals | 6–7(4) 7–6(14) 7–6(6) | |
| 13 Jun 2026 | W |  Sho Shimabukuro | Stuttgart · Quarter-finals | 4–6 6–3 6–4 | |
| 12 Jun 2026 | W |  Marcos Giron | Stuttgart · Round of 16 | 6–7(4) 6–4 7–6(5) |
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| 28 May 2026 | L |  Raphael Collignon | French Open · Round of 64 | 4–6 5–7 4–6 | |
| 25 May 2026 | W |  Daniel Merida Aguilar | French Open · Round of 128 | 6–3 6–3 6–4 | |
| 19 May 2026 | L | Daniel Altmaier | Hamburg · Round of 16 | 6–4 6–7(4) 4–6 | |
| 18 May 2026 | W | Marcos Giron | Hamburg · Round of 32 | 6–3 4–6 7–6(3) | |
| 9 May 2026 | L |  Nikoloz Basilashvili | Rome · Round of 64 | 4–6 7–6(5) 3–6 | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | L |  Dino Prizmic | Madrid · Round of 64 | 4–6 7–6(4) 6–7(5) | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | W |  Flavio Cobolli | Munich · Final | 6–2 7–5 | |
| 18 Apr 2026 | W |  Alex Molcan | Munich · Semi-finals | 6–3 6–4 | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | W | Joao Fonseca | Munich · Quarter-finals | 6–3 3–6 6–3 | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | W |  Alexander Blockx | Munich · Round of 16 | 6–4 7–6(8) | |
| 13 Apr 2026 | W | Emilio Nava | Munich · Round of 32 | 7–6(4) 3–6 6–3 | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | L |  Thiago Agustin Tirante | Houston · Quarter-finals | 7–6(5) 3–6 4–6 | |
| 1 Apr 2026 | W |  Zhizhen Zhang | Houston · Round of 16 | 7–6(5) 7–6(3) | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | L |  Alexander Shevchenko | Miami · Round of 64 | 7–6(3) 6–7(3) 3–6 | |
| 8 Mar 2026 | L | Learner Tien | Indian Wells · Round of 32 | 6–7(3) 6–4 3–6 | |
| 6 Mar 2026 | W | Reilly Opelka | Indian Wells · Round of 64 | 6–7(3) 7–6(4) 6–3 | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | W | Taylor Fritz | Dallas · Final | 3–6 6–3 7–5 | |
| 14 Feb 2026 | W | Denis Shapovalov | Dallas · Semi-finals | 4–6 6–4 7–6(4) | |
| 14 Feb 2026 | W |  Miomir Kecmanovic | Dallas · Quarter-finals | 5–7 6–3 6–4 | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | W |  Adrian Mannarino | Dallas · Round of 16 | 7–6(2) 6–7(4) 6–3 |
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| 10 Feb 2026 | W | Gabriel Diallo | Dallas · Round of 32 | 6–4 6–4 | |
| 28 Jan 2026 | L |  Jannik Sinner | Australian Open · Quarter-finals | 3–6 4–6 4–6 | |
| 26 Jan 2026 | W | Casper Ruud | Australian Open · Round of 16 | 3–6 6–4 6–3 6–4 | |
| 24 Jan 2026 | W |  Valentin Vacherot | Australian Open · Round of 32 | 6–4 6–4 7–6(5) | |
| 22 Jan 2026 | W |  Dane Sweeny | Australian Open · Round of 64 | 6–3 6–2 6–2 | |
| 20 Jan 2026 | W | Ugo Humbert | Australian Open · Round of 128 | 6–3 7–6(2) 7–6(5) | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | L |  Sebastian Baez | Auckland · Quarter-finals | 5–7 3–6 | |
| 13 Jan 2026 | W |  Francisco Comesana | Auckland · Round of 16 | 7–5 6–4 |