Akira Santillan vs Yaojie ZengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Akira Santillan and Yaojie Zeng have met 4 times since 2025; Akira Santillan leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Zhangjiagang in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Santillan leads 4–0. Santillan has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Santillan has taken 8 sets to Zeng's 1. Their most recent meeting: Akira Santillan won at Guangzhou Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Santillan | Zeng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Akira Santillan | Yaojie Zeng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 37/50 | 73% | 22/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 10/34 | 22% | 5/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 23/84 | 25% | 13/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 29/46 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 15/30 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 10/16 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 42/45 | 100% | 25/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 37/45 | 88% | 22/25 |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Santillan 3, Zeng 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Santillan
🤖 Servebot
Zeng
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 4,850 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Sep 14, 2026
Guangzhou Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Mar 5, 2026
M15 Maanshan 1
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 30, 2025
M25 Qian Daohu 1
H Hard · 2nd Round
Aug 24, 2025
Zhangjiagang
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Santillan | Zeng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Akira Santillan | Yaojie Zeng | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 11/11 |
| 3 or more | 94% | 17/18 | 82% | 9/11 |
| 5 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 55% | 6/11 |
| 10 or more | 22% | 4/18 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Santillan | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–10 | 4–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.20 | 3.99 |
| ROI % | -20.6% | -47.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.70u | -5.17u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Santillan | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 1 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CHN | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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 · Last 12 months
Santillan has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Zeng's 25%).
| Opponent | Santillan | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Evan Zhu | W 60 75 | L 16 61 36 |
| Luca Castelnuovo | W 63 36 76 | L 46 36 |
| Omar Jasika | W 62 63 | L 67 36 |
| Qian Sun | W 63 75 | W 76 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Charles Broom
Ningboo Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 27
Jie Cui
Guangzhou Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 23
Liam Broady
Guangzhou Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 22
Yaroslav Demin
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 20
Keisuke Saitoh
Wuning 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Yaroslav Demin
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Luca Castelnuovo
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Luka Pavlovic
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Evan Zhu
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 18
Cruz Hewitt
M25 Qian Daohu · 2nd Round
Oct 15
Xirui Han
M25 Qian Daohu · 1st Round
Oct 14
Matthew Dellavedova
M25 Luan · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Xirui Han
M25 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Nikolai Barsukov
M25 Luan · 1st Round
Oct 6
Michael Zheng
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Semen Pankin
M25 Yinchuan · 1st Round
Sep 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–86 matches
| Metric | Santillan | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 57% |
| Sets won | 57% | 55% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Santillan | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Santillan | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 0 |
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