HOUSTON DRAW. Gijs Brouwer’s prediction with Duckworth next. H2H and rankings

Houston draw - Gijs Brouwer. See the draw preview and prediction with James Duckworth, Frances Tiafoe, Jordan Thompson, Francisco Cerundolo, Ben Shelton in the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Gijs Brouwer Stats info

Gijs Brouwer is about to commence his campaign in the draw in Houston. In the previous edition of this tournament, he beat Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-4, John Isner 6-4 7-6(4) and Jeff Wolf 6-3 6-4.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Gijs Brouwer’s projected draw andhislikely opposition in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. The Dutch has a negative record (0-4) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – James Duckworth (105) – H2H 0-1
R2 – Frances Tiafoe (21) – H2H 0-1
1/4 – Jordan Thompson (33) – H2H 0-0
or Aleksandar Kovacevic (98) – H2H 2-0
1/2 – Francisco Cerundolo (23) – H2H 0-0
or Marcos Giron (51) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Ben Shelton (16) – H2H 0-2
or Tomas Martin Etcheverry (30) – H2H 0-0
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R1 – James Duckworth’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for James Duckworth

42 - 29win/loss in 2025

Rank
82
High
46
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-29 23-14 2-3 7-7 10-5 0-0
2023 51-28 43-21 1-3 5-2 2-2 0-0
2022 24-27 20-18 0-2 0-1 4-6 0-0
2021 36-24 15-9 1-2 12-9 8-4 0-0
2020 11-10 9-4 1-2 1-4 0-0 0-0
2019 52-26 39-17 8-4 1-2 4-3 0-0
2018 19-15 15-10 4-2 0-1 0-2 0-0
2017 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

James Duckworth has a 10-6 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on clay. In connection to the last 16 years, James has a 106-58 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). James won 6 of his last 10 matches.

James’s most significant achievement of the current year was reaching the semifinal the Cleveland Challenger.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Duckworth didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Gijs Brouwer vs. James Duckworth

This contest would be 2nd time that Gijs Brouwer and James Duckworth clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Duckworth (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.

R2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Frances Tiafoe

33 - 27win/loss in 2025

Rank
18
High
10
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-27 21-13 5-6 4-5 3-3 0-0
2023 40-21 21-10 8-4 4-5 7-2 0-0
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

Frances Tiafoe has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, but he has not competed so far on clay. Tiafoe won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Francis’s most significant achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Delray Beach.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Francis conquered the event after beating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(1) 7-6(6).

H2H Gijs Brouwer vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 2nd time that Gijs Brouwer and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay in major tournaments.

1/4 – Jordan Thompson’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 24win/loss in 2025

Rank
26
High
26
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-24 23-13 3-5 5-3 4-3 0-0
2023 41-28 22-15 0-3 7-4 12-6 0-0
2022 40-26 18-14 2-6 8-1 12-5 0-0
2021 23-25 10-11 2-6 0-1 9-5 2-2
2020 12-13 6-6 1-2 5-5 0-0 0-0
2019 31-24 14-14 9-5 2-1 6-4 0-0
2018 53-29 32-15 6-5 8-2 3-6 4-1
2017 36-29 24-16 6-6 0-2 6-5 0-0

Jordan Thompson has a 13-8 record in 2024, but he has not competed yet on clay. The Australian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

His most significant result of the season was winning the competition in Los Cabos where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Thompson lost to Jeff Wolf in the 1st round 6-3 6-2.

H2H Gijs Brouwer vs. Jordan Thompson

There is no head to head record between Gijs Brouwer and Jordan Thompson since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Nevertheless, Gijs Brouwer may take on Aleksandar Kovacevic. Their head to head is 2-0 for Gijs Brouwer.

1/2 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

35 - 31win/loss in 2025

Rank
30
High
18
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 35-31 5-10 21-13 9-5 0-3 0-0
2023 39-26 10-10 19-12 4-2 6-2 0-0
2022 36-28 7-8 25-10 3-7 1-3 0-0
2021 44-24 3-2 39-21 0-0 2-1 0-0
2020 36-11 5-0 31-11 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 58-21 3-2 55-18 0-1 0-0 0-0
2018 33-12 0-0 33-12 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 13-5 0-1 13-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Francisco Cerundolo has a 7-9 record in 2024, 4-4 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, Francisco has a 238-101 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cerundolo won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Cerundolo’s best achievement of the current season was reaching the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Cerundolo didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Gijs Brouwer vs. Francisco Cerundolo

There is no head to head record between Gijs Brouwer and Francisco Cerundolo since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Anyhow, Gijs Brouwer may take on Marcos Giron. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Ben Shelton

42 - 26win/loss in 2025

Rank
21
High
5
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-26 22-13 8-4 8-5 4-4 0-0
2023 28-26 21-13 4-8 1-2 2-3 0-0
2022 40-11 16-9 0-0 24-2 0-0 0-0
2021 18-7 7-3 5-2 6-2 0-0 0-0

Ben Shelton has a 11-7 win-loss record in 2024, but he has not played yet on clay. The American won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Shelton’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal Auckland and Dallas.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship the American didn’t play in this tournament.

H2H Gijs Brouwer vs. Ben Shelton

This match would represent the 3rd time that Gijs Brouwer and Ben Shelton clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nonetheless, Gijs Brouwer may come up against Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Their H2H is 0-0.