Carol Zhao vs Katarzyna KawaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Carol Zhao
#586 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
4w1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇵🇱Katarzyna Kawa
#129 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w3Carol Zhao and Katarzyna Kawa have met 1 time since 2026; Katarzyna Kawa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zhao has taken 0 sets to Kawa's 2. Their most recent meeting: Katarzyna Kawa won at Huzhou Open - Huzhou (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhao | Kawa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carol Zhao | Katarzyna Kawa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 0% | 0/1 | 72% | 18/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 2/12 | 29% | 6/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 3/13 | 28% | 13/46 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 67% | 12/18 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 27% | 3/11 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 1/2 | 88% | 22/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 0% | 0/2 | 72% | 18/25 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhao 0, Kawa 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhao
🎾 All-Court
Kawa
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs 🎾 All-Court across 1,626 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Katarzyna Kawa.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 27, 2026
Huzhou Open - Huzhou
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhao | Kawa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Carol Zhao | Katarzyna Kawa | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 1/3 | 83% | 10/12 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 1/3 | 33% | 4/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 8% | 1/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/3 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhao | Kawa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–4 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 5.24 | 2.02 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +19.5% |
| Units P/L | -4.00u | +2.93u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhao | Kawa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 2 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CAN | KAZ |
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
Kawa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zhao's 0%).
| Opponent | Zhao | Kawa |
|---|---|---|
| Justina Mikulskyte | L 36 67 | L 57 62 16 |
| Lucrezia Stefanini | L 36 16 | W 64 26 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Magda Linette
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Emerson Jones
Odlum Brown VanOpen - Vancouver · 1st Round
Jul 29
Lucrezia Stefanini
Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 1st Round
Jul 9
Justina Mikulskyte
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Sihyeong Cho
Maanshan 5 ITF
Jun 22
Celine Naef
Birmingham
May 30
Yidi Yang
Jiangxi Open - Jiujiang · 1st Round
May 5
Katarzyna Kawa
Huzhou Open - Huzhou · 1st Round
Apr 27
Justina Mikulskyte
Polish Open - Warsaw · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Linda Fruhvirtova
Polish Open - Warsaw · 1st Round
Aug 3
Paula Badosa
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 22
Panna Udvardy
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Simona Waltert
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 1st Round
Jul 14
Simona Waltert
Nordea Open - Bastad · 1st Round
Jul 6
Kayla Day
Wimbledon
Jun 25
Lucrezia Stefanini
Wimbledon
Jun 24
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–46 matches
| Metric | Zhao | Kawa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 8% | 54% |
| Sets won | 14% | 53% |
| Games won | 37% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhao | Kawa |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhao | Kawa |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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