Ann Li vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Ann Li
#31 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 8–1
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#81 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
7w3Ann Li and Shuai Zhang have met 4 times since 2021; Ann Li leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2021 on hard. On clay courts Li leads 2–0. On hard courts Li leads 2–0. Li has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Li has taken 8 sets to Zhang's 1. Their most recent meeting: Ann Li won at Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Li | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ann Li | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 19/31 | 70% | 23/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 44% | 12/27 | 30% | 9/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 41% | 24/58 | 30% | 19/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 39% | 14/36 | 47% | 16/34 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 68% | 13/19 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 47% | 8/17 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 23/25 | 91% | 29/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 19/25 | 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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Li 3, Zhang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Li
🤖 Servebot
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 55% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 269 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ann Li.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 16, 2026
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round
May 26, 2026
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
May 5, 2026
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · 1st Round
Feb 9, 2021
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Li | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Ann Li | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 12/14 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 3 or more | 71% | 10/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 7/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 14% | 2/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 2–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.53 | 3.35 |
| ROI % | -1.7% | -32.4% |
| Units P/L | -0.24u | -2.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 3 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | ROU | — |
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
Across 10 shared opponents, both Li and Zhang posted a 30% win rate.
| Opponent | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Krueger | W 64 62 | W 64 57 64 |
| Linda Noskova | L 26 76 26 | L 75 16 46 |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 36 26 | L 36 26 |
| Diane Parry | L 67 46 | W 62 75 |
| Maria Timofeeva | W 62 61 | L 16 36 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 26 57 | L 36 57 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 67 46 | L 36 46 |
| Magdalena Frech | L 46 36 | W 62 64 |
| Taylah Preston | W 57 62 62 | L 36 62 36 |
| Emma Navarro | L 16 36 | L 62 67 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elina Svitolina
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Belinda Bencic
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Ashlyn Krueger
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Linda Noskova
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Donna Vekic
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Antonia Ruzic
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Alycia Parks
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Leylah Fernandez
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Maria Timofeeva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ann Li
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Aryna Sabalenka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Jelena Ostapenko
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 58–63 matches
| Metric | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 52% |
| Sets won | 53% | 52% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 2 | 0 |
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