Ajla Tomljanovic vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ฆ๐บAjla Tomljanovic
#103 ยท 33 yrs ยท Right-Handed
9w32 meetings ยท sets 3โ2

๐จ๐ณShuai Zhang
#53 ยท 37 yrs ยท Right-Handed
4Ajla Tomljanovic and Shuai Zhang have met 2 times since 2020; they are level 1โ1. Their first meeting came at Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg in 2020 on clay. Across all meetings Tomljanovic has taken 3 sets to Zhang's 2. Their most recent meeting: Ajla Tomljanovic won at Ostrava Open - Ostrava (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tomljanovic | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ajla Tomljanovic | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 14/19 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 56% | 10/18 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 15/37 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 10/19 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 80% | 12/15 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 4/8 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 15/19 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 14/19 | 71% | 22/31 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tomljanovic 1, Zhang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tomljanovic
๐ฅ Big Hitter
Zhang
๐ฏ Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The ๐ฅ Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs ๐ฏ Baseliner across 330 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ajla Tomljanovic.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 3, 2022
Ostrava Open - Ostrava
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Sep 21, 2020
Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg
C Clay ยท 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tomljanovic | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ajla Tomljanovic | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 6/7 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6โ3 | 6โ7 |
| Avg odds | 1.75 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | +22.2% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | +2.00u | -1.19u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | โ | 3 |
| Events | โ | 3 |
| Matches | โ | 5 |
| Distance | โ | 1,715 mi ยท 2,760 km |
| Route | โ | CAN โ POL โ AUT |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Tomljanovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Zhang's 30%).
| Opponent | Tomljanovic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Karolina Muchova | L 64 16 67 | L 36 26 |
| Veronika Erjavec | W 61 75 | W 62 62 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | W 75 62 | L 57 46 |
| Dayana Yastremska | W 46 64 75 | L 36 26 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 46 76 61 | L 26 16 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 16 75 46 | L 67 06 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 64 46 36 | L 36 46 |
| Xi Yao Wang | W 63 61 | W 64 62 |
| Xin Yu Wang | W 63 61 | W 64 62 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 26 06 | L 36 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mariam Bolkvadze
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 30
Tereza Valentova
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne ยท 2nd Round
Jun 24
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne ยท 1st Round
Jun 22
Veronika Erjavec
Eastbourne
Jun 21
Camila Osorio
Eastbourne
Jun 20
Caty Mcnally
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Robin Montgomery
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท Semifinals
Jun 13
Dayana Yastremska
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch ยท 2nd Round
Jun 12
Maria Timofeeva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey ยท 1st Round
Aug 26
Ann Li
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 15
Aryna Sabalenka
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 3rd Round
Aug 7
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 37โ59 matches
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 51% | 56% |
| Sets won | 54% | 54% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tomljanovic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tomljanovic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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