Content-type: text/html Tennis Abstract: 2026 Houston Tournament Results, Stats, and Analysis

Singles Results   Top

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RdwRklRkScoreDRW: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdL: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdTime
F21(4)Tommy Paul [USA] [yr | ev]d.77Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG] [yr | ev]6-1 3-6 7-51.125.6%65.7%70.4%43.2%9/120.9%73.6%52.6%67.9%11/162:40
SF77Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG] [yr | ev]d.83Thiago Agustin Tirante [ARG] [yr | ev]6-1 6-13.860.0%63.6%100.0%58.3%0/04.9%56.1%47.8%33.3%3/81:01
SF21(4)Tommy Paul [USA] [yr | ev]d.18(2)Frances Tiafoe [USA] [yr | ev]7-5 4-6 7-6(7)1.0713.3%69.5%71.2%53.1%0/33.6%60.7%64.7%61.4%4/72:45
QF83Thiago Agustin Tirante [ARG] [yr | ev]d.9(1)Ben Shelton [USA] [yr | ev]6-7(5) 6-3 6-40.968.4%62.1%88.1%55.6%2/29.8%68.3%85.7%57.7%1/32:30
QF77Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG] [yr | ev]d.22(3)Learner Tien [USA] [yr | ev]7-5 6-41.360.0%69.2%73.3%60.0%2/30.0%61.2%63.4%50.0%1/41:34
QF21(4)Tommy Paul [USA] [yr | ev]d.31(6)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG] [yr | ev]6-4 6-21.443.2%65.1%75.6%59.1%4/45.0%63.3%71.1%31.8%1/41:36
QF18(2)Frances Tiafoe [USA] [yr | ev]d.45Alexei Popyrin [AUS] [yr | ev]3-6 6-4 7-6(6)0.962.9%56.9%79.3%61.4%3/417.9%53.7%84.3%59.1%3/42:47
R169(1)Ben Shelton [USA] [yr | ev]d.263(WC)Zhizhen Zhang [CHN] [yr | ev]7-6(5) 7-6(3)1.0824.7%71.8%73.8%75.0%1/114.6%58.5%83.3%55.9%1/11:53
R1683Thiago Agustin Tirante [ARG] [yr | ev]d.125Mackenzie Mcdonald [USA] [yr | ev]6-2 6-02.088.7%67.4%74.2%66.7%4/40.0%62.7%34.4%52.6%3/81:07
R1622(3)Learner Tien [USA] [yr | ev]d.193(WC)Nishesh Basavareddy [USA] [yr | ev]6-3 3-6 6-11.319.0%61.5%79.2%53.3%6/74.6%49.4%67.4%52.3%12/152:00
R1677Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG] [yr | ev]d.33(5)Brandon Nakashima [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 2-6 6-41.036.7%65.3%71.4%50.0%4/81.3%61.5%70.8%50.0%1/52:07
R1631(6)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG] [yr | ev]d.165(Q)Alex Bolt [AUS] [yr | ev]6-7(5) 6-0 6-31.655.1%73.4%77.6%61.9%2/46.3%57.5%63.0%47.1%6/122:12
R1621(4)Tommy Paul [USA] [yr | ev]d.101Adolfo Daniel Vallejo [PAR] [yr | ev]3-6 6-4 6-41.043.0%57.0%66.7%46.5%5/104.5%71.9%60.9%44.0%4/92:24
R1645Alexei Popyrin [AUS] [yr | ev]d.35(7)Alex Michelsen [USA] [yr | ev]6-0 4-6 6-11.5012.5%59.7%74.4%55.2%3/51.6%60.9%56.4%40.0%2/81:42
R1618(2)Frances Tiafoe [USA] [yr | ev]d.102Rinky Hijikata [AUS] [yr | ev]6-4 3-6 6-21.1412.8%59.6%78.6%42.1%6/81.1%63.3%59.6%57.6%4/82:28
R32263(WC)Zhizhen Zhang [CHN] [yr | ev]d.138(Q)Jack Pinnington Jones [GBR] [yr | ev]6-1 6-31.9011.4%52.3%82.6%66.7%1/17.1%71.4%60.0%33.3%1/51:03
R3283Thiago Agustin Tirante [ARG] [yr | ev]d.164(WC)Colton Smith [USA] [yr | ev]6-0 6-32.735.1%51.3%85.0%78.9%0/04.1%57.1%46.4%57.1%5/91:11
R32125Mackenzie Mcdonald [USA] [yr | ev]d.41(8)Jenson Brooksby [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 6-21.481.7%68.3%70.7%68.4%4/41.6%73.8%62.2%37.5%2/51:19
R32193(WC)Nishesh Basavareddy [USA] [yr | ev]d.147(Q)Liam Draxl [CAN] [yr | ev]6-3 2-6 6-41.014.3%51.6%72.9%51.1%5/813.9%75.9%70.0%36.8%1/42:26
R3277Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG] [yr | ev]d.105Adam Walton [AUS] [yr | ev]6-2 6-31.581.6%69.8%75.0%42.1%5/64.1%59.2%41.4%50.0%4/81:25
R3233(5)Brandon Nakashima [USA] [yr | ev]d.126Martin Damm [USA] [yr | ev]7-6(0) 6-21.5115.0%53.3%84.4%50.0%0/212.3%61.5%65.0%32.0%5/91:31
R3231(6)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG] [yr | ev]d.182(Q)Federico Agustin Gomez [ARG] [yr | ev]1-6 6-1 6-41.283.2%60.3%78.9%56.0%3/53.1%72.3%68.1%44.4%1/41:57
R32165(Q)Alex Bolt [AUS] [yr | ev]d.118Yibing Wu [CHN] [yr | ev]7-6(6) 6-21.277.2%56.5%79.5%60.0%7/88.8%63.2%69.4%52.4%3/61:28
R32101Adolfo Daniel Vallejo [PAR] [yr | ev]d.82Zachary Svajda [USA] [yr | ev]6-1 6-41.7513.3%73.3%78.8%66.7%0/12.4%47.6%60.0%54.5%2/61:01
R3235(7)Alex Michelsen [USA] [yr | ev]d.124Coleman Wong [HKG] [yr | ev]6-4 6-21.763.9%58.8%76.7%71.4%3/37.5%56.7%60.5%48.3%9/121:25
R3245Alexei Popyrin [AUS] [yr | ev]d.96Patrick Kypson [USA] [yr | ev]4-6 6-4 6-31.1620.5%59.0%83.7%55.9%2/30.0%65.4%70.6%63.0%4/62:07
R32102Rinky Hijikata [AUS] [yr | ev]d.85Aleksandar Kovacevic [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 6-21.4812.3%64.9%78.4%55.0%2/25.1%44.1%61.5%51.5%3/61:22

 

Seed Outcomes   Top

SeedRankPlayerOutcomeSeedRankPlayerOutcome
19Ben Shelton1 win; QF loss to Tirante    533Brandon Nakashima1 win; R16 loss to Burruchaga
218Frances Tiafoe2 wins; SF loss to Paul    631Tomas Martin Etcheverry2 wins; QF loss to Paul
322Learner Tien1 win; QF loss to Burruchaga    735Alex Michelsen1 win; R16 loss to Popyrin
421Tommy PaulChampion    841Jenson BrooksbyR32 loss to Mcdonald
Qualifiers (4): Alex Bolt (R16), Liam Draxl (R32), Federico Agustin Gomez (R32), Jack Pinnington Jones (R32)

Wild Cards (3): Nishesh Basavareddy (R16), Colton Smith (R32), Zhizhen Zhang (R16)

 

Event Finals   Top

DateTournamentSurfaceRdWinnerLoserScoreTime
30-Mar-2026HoustonClayF(4)Tommy Paul [USA]d.Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG]6-1 3-6 7-52:40
31-Mar-2025HoustonClayF(Q)Jenson Brooksby [USA]d.(2)Frances Tiafoe [USA]6-4 6-21:27
01-Apr-2024HoustonClayF(1)Ben Shelton [USA]d.(3)Frances Tiafoe [USA]7-5 4-6 6-32:16
03-Apr-2023HoustonClayF(1)Frances Tiafoe [USA]d.(8)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG]7-6(1) 7-6(6)1:53
04-Apr-2022HoustonClayF(3)Reilly Opelka [USA]d.(4)John Isner [USA]6-3 7-6(7)1:50

 

Surface Speed   Top

Surface speed of 1 is average; above 1 is faster than average, relative to tour events that year. Current season surface ratings are here.
DateTournamentSurfaceAce%Surface SpeedContext
30-Mar-2026HoustonClay10.7%0.7151st fastest of 64 overall; 8th fastest of 20 on Clay
31-Mar-2025HoustonClay7.1%0.7652nd fastest of 64 overall; 9th fastest of 18 on Clay
01-Apr-2024HoustonClay9.0%0.8052nd fastest of 70 overall; 7th fastest of 22 on Clay
03-Apr-2023HoustonClay10.3%0.9345th fastest of 68 overall; 3rd fastest of 21 on Clay
04-Apr-2022HoustonClay14.6%0.7359th fastest of 70 overall; 11th fastest of 21 on Clay

 

Stat Summaries   Top

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EntryPlayerCtyMPtsHld%Brk%AAce%DFDF%1stIn1st%2nd%SPWBPFacedBPSvd%RPWBPEarnedBPConv%TPWDRTime
Roman Andres BurruchagaARG568580.0%35.2%72.0%72.0%69.3%68.8%56.2%64.9%3366.7%43.7%3751.4%54.3%1.258:47
WCZhizhen ZhangCHN2253100.0%20.0%1713.5%32.4%56.3%83.1%60.0%73.0%2100.0%33.1%666.7%53.0%1.232:56
Alexei PopyrinAUS349490.7%22.5%4317.2%93.6%57.2%81.1%57.0%70.8%1266.7%35.2%1850.0%53.2%1.216:36
Thiago Agustin TiranteARG443686.8%30.6%167.2%73.2%60.2%77.4%58.0%69.7%1464.3%36.3%2055.0%53.2%1.205:49
5Brandon NakashimaUSA227875.0%33.3%107.2%42.9%58.0%76.3%50.0%65.2%714.3%41.4%1747.1%53.2%1.193:38
6Tomas Martin EtcheverryARG341080.0%26.5%94.5%73.5%66.3%76.1%50.0%67.3%1346.2%38.0%2045.0%52.4%1.165:45
Adolfo Daniel VallejoPAR227673.9%39.1%107.5%00.0%72.4%67.0%51.4%62.7%1040.0%42.3%1656.3%52.2%1.133:25
4Tommy PaulUSA474380.0%29.6%256.6%71.9%64.4%70.7%49.3%63.0%2962.1%41.4%3644.4%52.4%1.129:25
Rinky HijikataAUS230082.6%22.7%85.4%42.7%63.9%67.0%56.6%63.3%1060.0%39.2%1435.7%51.0%1.073:50
1Ben SheltonUSA234492.6%0.0%2917.4%31.8%70.1%79.5%66.0%75.4%450.0%26.0%30.0%50.0%1.064:23
3Learner TienUSA229783.3%17.4%74.8%64.1%61.4%71.9%51.8%64.1%1163.6%36.2%1822.2%49.8%1.013:34
2Frances TiafoeUSA359886.7%17.0%196.2%51.6%59.1%73.6%55.6%66.2%1968.4%34.1%1553.3%50.7%1.018:00
7Alex MichelsenUSA225470.0%23.8%32.6%43.5%60.0%65.2%54.3%60.9%1145.5%38.8%1729.4%48.8%0.993:07
QLiam DraxlCAN117276.9%21.4%1113.9%11.3%75.9%70.0%36.8%62.0%425.0%37.6%837.5%48.8%0.992:26
WCNishesh BasavareddyUSA233776.9%15.4%84.4%137.2%50.6%70.3%51.7%61.1%2373.9%34.4%1136.4%48.7%0.884:26
Patrick KypsonUSA116185.7%6.7%00.0%00.0%65.4%70.6%63.0%67.9%666.7%27.7%333.3%47.2%0.862:07
Mackenzie McdonaldUSA221868.8%18.8%10.9%10.9%65.8%54.8%60.5%56.8%1258.3%37.4%933.3%47.2%0.862:26
QAlex BoltAUS228569.6%20.8%106.7%53.4%57.0%70.6%53.1%63.1%2065.0%30.9%1050.0%47.7%0.843:40
Yibing WuCHN112670.0%10.0%58.8%35.3%63.2%69.4%52.4%63.2%650.0%29.0%812.5%44.4%0.791:28
QFederico Agustin GomezARG112875.0%16.7%23.1%23.1%72.3%68.1%44.4%61.5%425.0%30.2%540.0%46.1%0.781:57
8Jenson BrooksbyUSA112166.7%0.0%11.6%00.0%73.8%62.2%37.5%55.7%540.0%30.0%40.0%43.0%0.681:19
Aleksandar KovacevicUSA111666.7%0.0%35.1%813.6%44.1%61.5%51.5%55.9%650.0%29.8%20.0%43.1%0.681:22
Martin DammUSA112560.0%20.0%812.3%710.8%61.5%65.0%32.0%52.3%955.6%31.7%2100.0%42.4%0.661:31
Adam WaltonAUS111250.0%11.1%24.1%00.0%59.2%41.4%50.0%44.9%850.0%34.9%616.7%39.3%0.631:25
Coleman WongHKG111866.7%0.0%57.5%23.0%56.7%60.5%48.3%55.2%1275.0%25.5%30.0%42.4%0.571:25
Zachary SvajdaUSA18750.0%11.1%12.4%00.0%47.6%60.0%54.5%57.1%633.3%24.4%1100.0%40.2%0.571:01
QJack Pinnington JonesGBR18650.0%0.0%37.1%37.1%71.4%60.0%33.3%52.4%520.0%25.0%10.0%38.4%0.531:03
WCColton SmithUSA18842.9%0.0%24.1%24.1%57.1%46.4%57.1%51.0%955.6%17.9%0-36.4%0.371:11
All Main Draw Players27.078.8%21.2%6.9%3.0%62.4%70.6%53.4%64.2%58.1%35.8%41.9%50.0%1.00

 

Extreme Performances   Top

Excludes matches ending in retirement.

Longest match: 2:47 (QF, Frances Tiafoe vs. Alexei Popyrin)
Shortest match: 1:01 (R32, Adolfo Daniel Vallejo vs. Zachary Svajda)

Most dominant win: 3.86 DR (SF, Roman Andres Burruchaga d. Thiago Agustin Tirante)
Least dominant win: 0.96 DR (QF, Thiago Agustin Tirante d. Ben Shelton)

Most aces (total): 33 (R16, Ben Shelton vs. Zhizhen Zhang)
Most aces (player): 21, Ben Shelton (R16 vs. Zhang)
Highest ace rate (player): 24.7%, Ben Shelton (R16 vs. Zhang)

Most double faults (total): 11 (R16, Learner Tien vs. Nishesh Basavareddy)
Most double faults (player): 8, Nishesh Basavareddy (R16 vs. Tien)

Most break points (total): 28 (F, Tommy Paul vs. Roman Andres Burruchaga)
Most break points saved (player): 12, Nishesh Basavareddy (R16 vs. Tien)

Most serve-dominated match (total): 76.3% SPW (QF, Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Ben Shelton)
Most return-dominated match (total): 44.3% RPW (R16, Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald)

Best serve performance (player): 84.8% SPW, Roman Andres Burruchaga (SF vs. Tirante)
Best return performance (player): 58.8% RPW, Thiago Agustin Tirante (R16 vs. Mcdonald)

 

Qualifying Results   Top

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RdwRklRkScoreDRW: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdL: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdTime
Q2138(1)Jack Pinnington Jones [GBR] [yr | ev]d.253(WC)Darwin Blanch [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 7-6(4)1.193.9%60.5%69.6%46.7%5/81.2%65.1%61.1%37.9%4/81:52
Q2147(2)Liam Draxl [CAN] [yr | ev]d.196(7)Alexis Galarneau [CAN] [yr | ev]3-6 6-1 7-6(2)1.272.9%67.6%66.7%48.5%8/123.0%63.0%47.6%54.1%2/72:42
Q2165(3)Alex Bolt [AUS] [yr | ev]d.218(8)Andres Andrade [ECU] [yr | ev]6-2 4-6 6-21.366.2%63.0%72.5%56.7%4/53.1%64.9%57.1%50.0%9/132:12
Q2182(4)Federico Agustin Gomez [ARG] [yr | ev]d.187(5)Clement Tabur [FRA] [yr | ev]0-6 7-6(4) 6-20.905.6%63.3%61.4%51.5%5/106.6%63.2%62.5%60.7%3/72:12
Q1138(1)Jack Pinnington Jones [GBR] [yr | ev]d.(WC)J J Wolf [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 6-41.127.8%70.3%75.6%36.8%2/34.5%64.2%62.8%54.2%5/81:46
Q1253(WC)Darwin Blanch [USA] [yr | ev]d.201(6)Genaro Alberto Olivieri [ARG] [yr | ev]6-0 5-7 7-6(5)1.193.3%65.2%65.0%56.3%3/70.9%77.3%50.6%68.0%4/102:23
Q1147(2)Liam Draxl [CAN] [yr | ev]d.251Mitchell Krueger [USA] [yr | ev]6-3 1-6 7-6(2)0.928.8%62.7%65.6%50.0%7/102.1%65.3%71.0%48.5%5/72:35
Q1196(7)Alexis Galarneau [CAN] [yr | ev]d.(PR)Gabriel Debru [FRA] [yr | ev]6-2 6-31.400.0%70.1%68.1%60.0%8/92.0%60.0%63.3%35.0%5/91:32
Q1165(3)Alex Bolt [AUS] [yr | ev]d.341(Alt)Alex Rybakov [USA] [yr | ev]5-7 6-2 6-41.004.0%52.0%82.7%43.8%6/87.4%68.1%75.0%40.0%9/132:26
Q1218(8)Andres Andrade [ECU] [yr | ev]d.291(Alt)Stefan Dostanic [USA] [yr | ev]6-1 6-31.884.1%65.3%81.3%58.8%2/20.0%65.9%58.6%33.3%2/61:04
Q1182(4)Federico Agustin Gomez [ARG] [yr | ev]d.250Andres Martin [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 6-41.321.9%69.8%70.3%56.3%2/41.7%68.3%61.0%42.1%7/111:19
Q1187(5)Clement Tabur [FRA] [yr | ev]d.243Daniel Elahi Galan [COL] [yr | ev]6-2 7-51.236.8%61.6%66.7%57.1%2/31.8%59.6%58.8%47.8%6/101:38

 

Also This Week   Top

DateTournamentSurfaceRdWinnerLoserScoreTime
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30-Mar-2026MarrakechClayFRafael Jodar [ESP]d.(Q)Marco Trungelliti [ARG]6-3 6-21:08
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30-Mar-2026San Luis Potosi ChallengerClayF(3)Nicolas Mejia [COL]d.(1)James Duckworth [AUS]7-6(6) 6-22:12
30-Mar-2026Sao Leopoldo ChallengerClayF(7)Facundo Diaz Acosta [ARG]d.(2/WC)Hugo Dellien [BOL]5-7 6-2 6-42:57
30-Mar-2026M25 MaanshanHardFAlastair Gray [GBR]d.Kuan Yi Lee [TPE]6-2 6-31:54
30-Mar-2026M25 HeraklionHardFMichael Geerts [BEL]d.Henry Searle [GBR]6-4 7-6(2)1:54
30-Mar-2026M25 ReusClayFAlex Marti Pujolras [ESP]d.Max Alcala Gurri [ESP]2-6 7-5 6-42:35
30-Mar-2026M25 Santa Margherita di PulaClayFGiuseppe La Vela [ITA]d.Philip Henning [RSA]7-5 4-6 7-6(8)3:37
30-Mar-2026M15 Sharm ElSheikhHardFMarek Gengel [CZE]d.Robert Strombachs [LAT]7-6(5) 7-6(6)1:58
30-Mar-2026M15 KashiwaHardFMoerani Bouzige [AUS]d.Hikaru Shiraishi [JPN]6-3 6-31:21
30-Mar-2026M15 MonastirHardFMert Alkaya [TUR]d.Tiago Torres [POR]6-4 6-41:21

 

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