Denis Kudla is about to start his bid in the draw in Houston.

Draw Prediction with head to head records

This is Denis Kudla’s projected draw together with the plausible opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The American has a losing record (7-9) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Steve Johnson (108) – H2H 2-5
R2 – John Isner (27) – H2H 0-2
1/4 – Frances Tiafoe (30) – H2H 2-1
or Marcos Giron (53) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Taylor Harry Fritz (13) – H2H 3-1
or Cristian Garin (29) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Casper Ruud (7) – H2H 0-0
or Reilly Opelka (18) – H2H 1-2
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Draw

R1 – Steve Johnson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 5-2 for Steve Johnson

33 - 28win/loss in 2025

Rank
110
High
21
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 33-28 20-18 6-4 2-2 5-4 0-0
2021 11-17 8-12 2-3 0-0 1-2 0-0
2020 21-11 18-7 0-1 3-3 0-0 0-0
2019 24-25 18-14 2-5 0-1 4-5 0-0
2018 30-25 14-13 11-5 0-4 5-3 0-0
2017 30-22 16-13 8-2 2-3 4-4 0-0
2016 30-28 17-15 1-5 1-4 11-4 0-0
2015 37-29 20-15 5-7 9-3 3-4 0-0

Steve Johnson has a 9-8 record in 2022, but he has not played yet on clay. The American won 4 of his last 10 matches.

H2H Denis Kudla vs. Steve Johnson

This would be the 8th time that Denis Kudla and Steve Johnson face 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 2-0 for John Isner

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 record in 2022, but he has not competed hitherto on clay. John won 5 of his last 10 matches.

John’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal Dallas.

H2H Denis Kudla vs. John Isner

This contest would be 3rd time that Denis Kudla and John Isner clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Isner (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

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

Head to head 2-1 for Denis Kudla

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 competed as yet on clay.

H2H Denis Kudla vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 4th time that Denis Kudla and Frances Tiafoe clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kudla (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Denis Kudla may come up against Marcos Giron. Their head to head record is 0-0.

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

Head to head 3-1 for Denis Kudla

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 as yet on clay. Fritz won 9 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant achievement of the year was winning the competition in Indian Wells where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the final 6-3 7-6(5).

H2H Denis Kudla vs. Taylor Harry Fritz

This contest would be 5th time that Denis Kudla and Taylor Harry Fritz clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Kudla (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

Alternatively, Denis Kudla may play Cristian Garin. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Casper Ruud’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

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 win-loss record in 2022, 4-0 on clay. As for the previous 8 years, Casper has a 169-80 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Norwegian won 7 of his last 10 matches.

His best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.

H2H Denis Kudla vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Denis Kudla and Casper Ruud since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Nonetheless, Denis Kudla could square off with Reilly Opelka. Their H2H is 2-1 for Reilly Opelka.