[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Ben Shelton’s draw vs Martin Etcheverry, Tiafoe to win the Houston

Houston draw preview with H2H - Ben Shelton may need to topple Tomas Martin Etcheverry, Frances Tiafoe to conquer the tournament in the US Men's Clay Court Championship.

Ben Shelton Stats info

Ben Shelton is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Houston. Shelton has defeated Zizou Bergs 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Brandon Nakashima 7-5 7-69 to reach the semifinal where he will face Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Ben Shelton’s projected draw andhislikely opponents in US Men’s Clay Court Championship. Ben has a winning record (1-0) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Zizou Bergs (111) – 3-6 6-4 6-3
1/4 – Brandon Nakashima (92) – 7-5 7-69
1/2 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry (30) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Frances Tiafoe (21) – H2H 1-0
or Luciano Darderi (72) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

18 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
27
WLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 18-14 2-4 16-10 0-0 0-0 0-0
2023 37-29 8-11 25-14 3-2 1-2 0-0
2022 53-33 4-5 48-25 1-1 0-2 0-0
2021 63-29 0-2 62-26 0-0 1-1 0-0
2020 26-15 0-1 24-13 0-0 0-0 2-1
2019 64-27 16-8 48-19 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 44-23 4-3 40-20 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 17-11 0-0 17-11 0-0 0-0 0-0

Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on clay. As for the previous 9 years, Etcheverry has a 272-134 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Etcheverry won 5 of his last 10 matches.

Last year in US Men’s Clay Court Championship the Argentine capitulated to Frances Tiafoe in the final 7-6(1) 7-6(6).

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry

There is no head to head record between Ben Shelton and Tomas Martin Etcheverry since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Final – Frances Tiafoe’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Ben Shelton

12 - 12win/loss in 2024

Rank
26
High
10
WLWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 12-12 6-6 5-5 1-1 0-0 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 9-7 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay. As for the last 11 years, Francis has a 106-59 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The American won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The American’s best achievement of the season was getting to the semifinal Delray Beach.

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

H2H Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe

This would be the 2nd time that Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shelton (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Ben Shelton could come up against Luciano Darderi. Their head to head is 0-0.