Anna Blinkova vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Anna Blinkova
#94 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 4–6
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Anna Blinkova and Shuai Zhang have met 4 times since 2018; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Shenzhen in 2018 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. Across all meetings Blinkova has taken 4 sets to Zhang's 6. Their most recent meeting: Anna Blinkova won at Omnium Banque Nationale - Montreal (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Blinkova | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anna Blinkova | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 15/21 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 9/24 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 15/45 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 10/16 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 16/29 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 69% | 9/13 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 17/24 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 15/24 | 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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Blinkova 0, Zhang 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Blinkova
🛡️ The Spoiler
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 60% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 38 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shuai Zhang.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 8, 2023
Omnium Banque Nationale - Montreal
H Hard · 1st Round
Dec 8, 2021
Open Angers Arena Loire - Angers
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jan 9, 2019
Hobart
H Hard · Round of 32
Jan 3, 2018
Shenzhen
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Blinkova | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anna Blinkova | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 85% | 11/13 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 15% | 2/13 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 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 | Blinkova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–10 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | -8.3% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.57u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Blinkova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 5 |
| Distance | 913 mi · 1,469 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → ESP | 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 4 shared opponents, both Blinkova and Zhang posted a 25% win rate.
| Opponent | Blinkova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Zakharova | L 67 06 | W 64 61 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 67 64 61 | L 26 16 |
| Taylah Preston | L 64 36 36 | L 36 62 36 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 75 16 06 | L 67 06 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anastasia Zakharova
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 23
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Rebecca Sramkova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Sara Bejlek
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 1st Round
Jul 21
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
Athens Open - Athens · 1st Round
Jul 14
Aurora Zantedeschi
Grand Est Open 88 - Contrexeville · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Maria Lourdes Carle
Grand Est Open 88 - Contrexeville · 2nd Round
Jul 8
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 · 45–59 matches
| Metric | Blinkova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 56% |
| Sets won | 49% | 54% |
| Games won | 48% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Blinkova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Blinkova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
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