Carol Zhao vs Liv HovdePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Carol Zhao and Liv Hovde have met 1 time since 2024; Liv Hovde leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zhao has taken 0 sets to Hovde's 2. Their most recent meeting: Liv Hovde won at Fifth Third Charleston - Charleston (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhao | Hovde | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Carol Zhao | Liv Hovde | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 0% | 0/1 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 17% | 2/12 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 3/13 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 27% | 3/11 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/2 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 50% | 1/2 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 0% | 0/2 | 100% | 2/2 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhao 0, Hovde 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhao
🎾 All-Court
Hovde
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🎾 All-Court vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 764 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Nov 18, 2024
Fifth Third Charleston - Charleston
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhao | Hovde |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 5.24 | 2.26 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.00u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhao | Hovde |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | CAN | — |
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.
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
Hanna Chang
W35 Dallas · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Unknown Player
W35 Dallas · 1st Round
Jul 15
Unknown Player
W35 Dallas · 1st Round
Jul 15
Thara Gowda
Dallas 2 ITF
Jul 14
Isabel Pascual Montalvo
Dallas 2 ITF
Jul 13
Hanna Chang
Fifth Third Charleston - Charleston · 2nd Round
Nov 20
Carol Zhao
Fifth Third Charleston - Charleston · 1st Round
Nov 18
Lesia Tsurenko
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 1st Round
Mar 7
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 3–13 matches
| Metric | Zhao | Hovde |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 8% | 67% |
| Sets won | 14% | 67% |
| Games won | 37% | 59% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhao | Hovde |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhao | Hovde |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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