Ankita Raina vs Lin ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
๐ฎ๐ณAnkita Raina
#590 ยท 33 yrs ยท Right-Handed
3 meetings ยท sets 3โ4

๐จ๐ณLin Zhu
#173 ยท 32 yrs ยท Right-Handed
17wAnkita Raina and Lin Zhu have met 3 times since 2017; Lin Zhu leads 2โ1. Their first meeting came at Fed Cup G1 RR: CHN vs IND in 2017 on hard. On hard courts Zhu leads 2โ1. Across all meetings Raina has taken 3 sets to Zhu's 4. Their most recent meeting: Lin Zhu won at Hana Bank Korea Open - Seoul (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Raina | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ankita Raina | Lin Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 86% | 12/14 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 4/16 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 20% | 6/30 | 23% | 7/31 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 91% | 10/11 | 71% | 15/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 29% | 4/14 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 1/3 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 12/12 | 90% | 18/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 12/12 | 80% | 16/20 |
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: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Raina 1, Zhu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Raina
๐ช Counterpuncher
Zhu
๐ The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The ๐ The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs ๐ช Counterpuncher across 6,005 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Lin Zhu.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Sep 21, 2022
Hana Bank Korea Open - Seoul
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Feb 7, 2018
Fed Cup G1 RR: CHN vs IND
H Hard ยท Round Robin
Feb 10, 2017
Fed Cup G1 RR: CHN vs IND
H Hard ยท Round Robin
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Raina | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1โ6 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.35 | - |
| ROI % | -84.9% | - |
| Units P/L | -5.94u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Raina | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | โ |
| Events | 1 | โ |
| Matches | 1 | โ |
| Distance | โ | โ |
| Route | BUL | โ |
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
Zhu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Raina's 0%).
| Opponent | Raina | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Mei Yamaguchi | L 26 75 16 | W 63 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Emily Appleton
W35 Aldershot ยท 1st Round
Aug 11
Malaika Rapolu
W35 Dallas ยท 2nd Round
Jul 16
S E Williams
Dallas 2 ITF ยท Round of 32
Jul 15
Sophie Williams
W35 Dallas ยท 1st Round
Jul 15
Victoria Mulville
Cary ITF
Jun 29
Zongyu Li
Wuning 4 ITF
Jun 7
Patcharin Cheapchandej
W50 Wuning ยท Round of 32
Jun 3
Patcharin Cheapchadej
W50 Wuning ยท 1st Round
Jun 3
Valentina Ryser
W100 Gifu ยท 2nd Round
Apr 30
Eri Shimizu
W100 Gifu ยท 1st Round
Apr 29
Hayu Kinoshita
W100 Tokyo ยท 2nd Round
Apr 23
Carol Zhao
W100 Tokyo ยท 1st Round
Apr 22
Xiyu Wang
W100 Luan 1 ยท 1st Round
Apr 1
Ye Xin Ma
W75 Kofu ยท Quarterfinals
Mar 20
Mei Yamaguchi
W75 Kofu 1 ยท 2nd Round
Mar 19
Aoi Ito
W75 Kofu 1 ยท 1st Round
Mar 18
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 30โ34 matches
| Metric | Raina | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 62% |
| Sets won | 48% | 62% |
| Games won | 50% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Raina | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| BJK Cup | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Raina | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
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