Steve Johnson is about to kick off his run in the draw in Houston. Steve won the US Men’s Clay Court Championship twice in 2017 and 2018.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Steve Johnson’s projected draw including the presumable opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The American has a a favorable record (16-10) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Denis Kudla (81) – H2H 5-2
R2 – John Isner (27) – H2H 6-4
1/4 – Frances Tiafoe (30) – H2H 2-0
or Marcos Giron (53) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Taylor Harry Fritz
(13) – H2H 2-4
or Cristian Garin (29) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 1-0
or Reilly Opelka (18) – H2H 1-0
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Draw

R1 – Denis Kudla’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-2 for Steve Johnson

33 - 33win/loss in 2025

Rank
106
High
53
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 33-33 21-19 3-5 2-3 7-6 0-0
2021 40-27 20-14 4-5 4-4 12-4 0-0
2020 19-9 13-6 0-1 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 20-34 8-14 2-7 1-6 9-7 0-0
2018 49-29 17-13 7-5 15-6 10-5 0-0
2017 35-27 14-12 5-4 13-6 3-5 0-0
2016 28-32 13-17 8-7 3-3 4-5 0-0
2015 49-29 26-18 4-3 6-5 12-2 1-1

Denis Kudla has a 13-10 record in 2022, but he has not competed so far on clay. Kudla won 9 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final the Phoenix Challenger.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Denis Kudla

This match would represent the 8th time that Steve Johnson and Denis Kudla square off. The head to head is 5-2 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

R2 – John Isner’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 6-4 for Steve Johnson

23 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
41
High
8
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 23-17 9-9 7-4 3-2 4-2 0-0
2021 23-13 18-7 5-2 0-3 0-1 0-0
2020 10-10 9-8 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
2019 30-18 22-14 0-0 3-3 5-1 0-0
2018 34-24 16-9 8-5 5-9 5-1 0-0
2017 39-23 20-12 7-4 6-4 6-3 0-0
2016 33-21 16-11 5-5 7-3 5-2 0-0
2015 45-25 26-10 10-6 5-6 4-3 0-0

John Isner has a 6-8 win-loss record in 2022, but he has not competed so far on clay. John won 5 of his last 10 matches.

John’s most significant result of this season was reaching the semifinal Dallas.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. John Isner

This match would represent the 11th time that Steve Johnson and John Isner face off. The head to head is 6-4 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), but Isner leads 2-1 on clay in major tournaments.

1/4 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Steve Johnson

35 - 25win/loss in 2025

Rank
19
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 35-25 19-11 8-6 5-5 3-3 0-0
2021 42-27 19-13 4-7 10-4 9-3 0-0
2020 19-15 7-9 6-3 6-3 0-0 0-0
2019 23-27 13-13 4-5 5-6 1-3 0-0
2018 30-29 13-11 7-7 6-9 4-2 0-0
2017 33-25 17-13 10-3 5-6 1-3 0-0
2016 47-28 30-15 10-6 4-4 3-3 0-0
2015 52-26 18-11 28-11 6-4 0-0 0-0

Frances Tiafoe has a 4-5 record in 2022, but he has not played as yet on clay.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 3rd time that Steve Johnson and Frances Tiafoe fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Steve Johnson could compete against Marcos Giron. Their head to head record is 0-0.

1/2 – Taylor Harry Fritz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 4-2 for Taylor Harry Fritz

46 - 21win/loss in 2025

Rank
9
High
4
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 46-21 24-8 5-3 9-7 8-3 0-0
2021 34-22 20-13 4-5 8-3 2-1 0-0
2020 15-16 11-9 2-3 2-4 0-0 0-0
2019 40-30 17-14 12-8 4-5 7-3 0-0
2018 45-28 29-12 6-5 5-6 5-5 0-0
2017 39-26 24-16 0-0 10-5 5-5 0-0
2016 35-29 26-16 1-4 7-5 1-4 0-0
2015 27-11 19-7 3-1 4-2 1-1 0-0

Taylor Harry Fritz has a 16-5 record in 2022, but he has not competed yet on clay. Fritz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His best achievement of the season was conquering the competition in Indian Wells where he overcame Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Taylor Harry Fritz

This would be the 7th time that Steve Johnson and Taylor Harry Fritz fight against each other. The head to head is 4-2 for Fritz (see full H2H stats), but Johnson leads 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Steve Johnson could face Cristian Garin. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Steve Johnson

51 - 22win/loss in 2025

Rank
3
High
2
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 51-22 18-8 25-7 7-5 1-2 0-0
2021 57-17 16-6 28-5 11-4 2-2 0-0
2020 22-13 4-5 17-6 1-2 0-0 0-0
2019 44-31 8-10 27-13 9-7 0-1 0-0
2018 43-29 19-9 19-18 5-1 0-1 0-0
2017 30-32 3-6 22-23 5-3 0-0 0-0
2016 56-19 5-4 46-13 5-2 0-0 0-0
2015 13-7 0-1 6-2 7-4 0-0 0-0

Casper Ruud has a 13-4 record in 2022, 4-0 on clay. Talking about the last 8 years, the Norwegian has a 169-80 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the current year was winning the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

H2H Steve Johnson vs. Casper Ruud

This contest would be 2nd time that Steve Johnson and Casper Ruud face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Johnson (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Steve Johnson could compete against Reilly Opelka. Their head to head is 1-0 for Steve Johnson.