Ann Li vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Ann Li
#30 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 8–1
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Ann 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 | 59% | 16/27 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 13/29 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 24/56 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 34% | 11/32 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 61% | 11/18 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 8/18 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 20/22 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 16/22 | 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: 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 56% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 244 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 | 85% | 11/13 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 77% | 10/13 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 54% | 7/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
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 | 6–7 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.38 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | -22.5% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | -2.93u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 7 | 5 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | CAN → POL → 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 · Last 12 months
Across 10 shared opponents, both Li and Zhang posted a 20% win rate.
| Opponent | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Diane Parry | L 67 46 | W 62 75 |
| Maria Timofeeva | W 62 61 | L 16 36 |
| Coco Gauff | L 16 67 | L 36 26 |
| 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 |
| Linda Noskova | L 36 75 46 | L 75 16 46 |
| Dayana Yastremska | L 57 64 36 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Semifinals
Aug 29
Alycia Parks
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Shuai Zhang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Elena Rybakina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Kayla Cross
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Magdalena Frech
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 29
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
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London · 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 · Last 12 months · 56–59 matches
| Metric | Li | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 56% |
| Sets won | 49% | 54% |
| Games won | 50% | 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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