Denis Kudla is about to begin his campaign in the draw in Houston. In the previous edition of this tournament, he beat Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Denis Kudla’s projected draw andhisplausible opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Denis has a negative record (2-3) with the plausible opposition.
R1 – Luciano Darderi’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 37-26 | 1-8 | 34-15 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
2023 | 48-31 | 3-3 | 45-27 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2022 | 37-25 | 0-1 | 37-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 48-19 | 20-6 | 27-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
2020 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2019 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Luciano Darderi has a 11-6 win-loss record in 2024, 11-4 on clay. Talking about the last 6 years, the Italian has a 129-76 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Italian won 6 of his last 10 matches.
His most significant result of this season was conquering the competition in Cordoba where he defeated Facundo Bagnis in the final 6-1 6-4.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Luciano didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Denis Kudla vs. Luciano Darderi
There is no head to head record between Denis Kudla and Luciano Darderi since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
R2 – Francisco Cerundolo’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 29-25 | 5-8 | 21-13 | 3-1 | 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 win-loss record in 2024, 4-4 on clay. In connection to the previous 9 years, the Argentine has a 238-101 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Cerundolo won 5 of his last 10 matches.
The Argentine’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the semifinal Rio de Janeiro.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Cerundolo didn’t play in this event.
H2H Denis Kudla vs. Francisco Cerundolo
There is no head to head record between Denis Kudla and Francisco Cerundolo since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
1/4 – Marcos Giron’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Marcos Giron
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 20-23 | 4-10 | 3-8 | 4-1 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
2023 | 32-30 | 17-15 | 7-6 | 5-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
2022 | 23-31 | 11-13 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
2021 | 33-24 | 12-10 | 5-5 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
2020 | 23-15 | 12-8 | 1-2 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2019 | 49-26 | 29-12 | 5-6 | 10-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
2018 | 29-26 | 25-21 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2017 | 41-27 | 36-19 | 4-3 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Marcos Giron has a 8-7 record in 2024, but he has not competed hitherto on clay. Marcos won 5 of his last 10 matches.
Marcos’s best achievement of the season was getting to the final Dallas.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Giron was overcome by Tomas Machac in the 2nd round 6-4 6-4.
H2H Denis Kudla vs. Marcos Giron
This match would represent the 2nd time that Denis Kudla and Marcos Giron square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Giron (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Denis Kudla could compete against Jeff Wolf. Their H2H record is 3-2 for Jeff Wolf.
1/2 – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Denis Kudla
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 30-23 | 20-12 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 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 played hitherto on clay. Tiafoe won 5 of his last 10 matches.
The American’s most significant result of this year was reaching the semifinal Delray Beach.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Francis conquered the competition after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(1) 7-6(6).
H2H Denis Kudla vs. Frances Tiafoe
This contest would be 4th time that Denis Kudla and Frances Tiafoe play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kudla (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.
Possibly, Denis Kudla could play Jordan Thompson. Their H2H record is 5-2 for Jordan Thompson.
Final – Ben Shelton’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 35-21 | 20-11 | 8-4 | 3-2 | 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 competed yet on clay. Ben won 6 of his last 10 matches.
The American’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the semifinal Auckland and Dallas.
Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship Ben didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Denis Kudla vs. Ben Shelton
This would be the 2nd time that Denis Kudla and Ben Shelton square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Denis Kudla may face Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Their head to head record is 0-0.