Ben Shelton is about to start his campaign in the draw in Basel. The past year in Basel, Ben lost in the 2nd round to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-3 6-4. In the previous edition of this tournament, he overcame Kamil Majchrzak 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(7). Shelton will try to conquer the title after he was the runner-up once in 2024.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents in Swiss Indoors Basel. The American has a winning record (8-6) against the projected opponents.
R1 – Aleksandar Kovacevic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23-34 | 11-15 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 34-33 | 13-14 | 4-7 | 16-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-35 | 20-17 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-27 | 34-15 | 0-5 | 7-2 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-31 | 22-18 | 4-4 | 15-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-17 | 11-10 | 2-3 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 19-14 | 13-10 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Aleksandar Kovacevic has a 23-34 record in 2026, 4-5 on indoor hard courts. In the last 10 years, Kovacevic has a 61-44 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Kovacevic will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Aleksandar didn’t play in this event.
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
This contest would be 6th time that Ben Shelton and Aleksandar Kovacevic face off. The head to head is 3-2 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
R2 – Arthur Rinderknech’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Arthur Rinderknech
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18-23 | 7-11 | 7-8 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 32-35 | 14-15 | 9-10 | 2-5 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-33 | 16-13 | 6-7 | 12-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-30 | 5-9 | 10-6 | 8-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-23 | 18-11 | 6-4 | 12-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-30 | 3-3 | 18-10 | 26-15 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 51-28 | 32-13 | 13-11 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Arthur Rinderknech has a 18-23 win-loss record in 2026, 2-1 on indoor hard courts. During the previous 11 years, the French player has a 95-61 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Arthur will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel Rinderknech didn’t play in this event.
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Arthur Rinderknech
This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Arthur Rinderknech play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rinderknech (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
However, Ben Shelton may face Jerome Kym. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/4 – Jiri Lehecka’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-1 for Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-20 | 20-12 | 6-4 | 4-1 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-23 | 24-10 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-19 | 20-10 | 4-1 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 4-4 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 13-13 | 1-2 | 12-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Jiri Lehecka has a 36-20 record in 2026, 4-1 on indoor hard courts. During the previous 10 years, the Czech has a 59-45 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). The Czech will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Jiri’s most significant result of the year was getting to the semifinal Miami and Tokyo.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel the Czech was overcome by Botic Van De Zandschulp in the 1st round 6-2 6-2.
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Jiri Lehecka
This would be the 5th time that Ben Shelton and Jiri Lehecka face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but Lehecka leads 1-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Alternatively, Ben Shelton could compete against Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Novak Djokovic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19-8 | 12-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 39-11 | 21-7 | 9-3 | 4-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 57-11 | 26-6 | 15-3 | 9-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
Novak Djokovic has a 19-8 record in 2026, but he has not played until now on indoor hard courts. Novak will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant result of this year was winning the title in Beijing where he defeated Alex De Minaur in the final 7-6(3) 0-1 ret..
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel the Serbian didn’t play in this event.
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Novak Djokovic
This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Ben Shelton could take on Casper Ruud. Their head to head record is 2-2.
Final – Arthur Fils’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Ben Shelton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-14 | 25-8 | 9-2 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 22-11 | 10-6 | 10-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-28 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 7-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-26 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Arthur Fils has a 38-14 record in 2026, 3-3 on indoor hard courts. In the previous 7 years, Arthur has a 54-40 record on indoor hard courts (Click here to see full career record). Arthur will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 10 matches winning streak.
His most significant achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Barcelona where he overcame Andrey Rublev in the final 6-2 7-6(2), and in Cincinnati where he defeated Frances Tiafoe in the final 6-3 1-6 6-0.
Last year in Swiss Indoors Basel the French player didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Ben Shelton vs. Arthur Fils
This would be the 4th time that Ben Shelton and Arthur Fils fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Ben Shelton may fight against Rafael Jodar. Their head to head record is 0-0.
