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

๐ฆ๐บAjla Tomljanovic
#108 ยท 33 yrs ยท Right-Handed
15w32 meetings ยท sets 3โ2

๐จ๐ณShuai Zhang
#81 ยท 37 yrs ยท Right-Handed
7w3Ajla 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 | 75% | 15/20 | 70% | 23/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 61% | 11/18 | 30% | 9/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 16/38 | 30% | 19/63 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 11/21 | 47% | 16/34 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 86% | 12/14 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 3/8 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 16/20 | 91% | 29/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | 72% | 23/32 |
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 56% vs ๐ฏ Baseliner across 404 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
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 | - | 2โ5 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.35 |
| ROI % | - | -32.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Tomljanovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Zhang's 14%).
| 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 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 64 46 36 | L 36 46 |
| 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
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
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
Leylah Fernandez
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Aug 30
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
Jelena Ostapenko
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 2nd Round
Aug 4
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 1st Round
Aug 3
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Mubadala DC Open - Washington ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 38โ63 matches
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 52% |
| Sets won | 55% | 52% |
| Games won | 52% | 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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