Donna Vekic vs Lin ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ญ๐ทDonna Vekic
#40 ยท 29 yrs ยท Right-Handed
34 meetings ยท sets 8โ2

๐จ๐ณLin Zhu
#199 ยท 32 yrs ยท Right-Handed
Donna Vekic and Lin Zhu have met 4 times since 2015; Donna Vekic leads 4โ0. Their first meeting came at Baku in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Vekic leads 4โ0. Vekic has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Vekic has taken 8 sets to Zhu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Donna Vekic won at China Open - Beijing (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Vekic | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Donna Vekic | Lin Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 22/29 | 82% | 18/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 45% | 10/22 | 35% | 6/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 17/51 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 17/33 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 12/17 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 6/11 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 27/36 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 22/36 | 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: 2 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vekic 2, Zhu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vekic
๐ค Servebot
Zhu
๐ The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The ๐ The Complete Package archetype wins about 55% vs ๐ค Servebot across 2,178 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Lin Zhu.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the servebot's high ace rate.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Oct 3, 2026
China Open - Beijing
H Hard ยท 2nd Round
Jan 29, 2026
Philippine Women's Open - Manila
H Hard ยท Quarterfinals
Mar 4, 2023
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey
H Hard ยท Semifinals
Jul 30, 2015
Baku
H Hard ยท Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Vekic | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1โ5 | 1โ3 |
| Avg odds | 1.97 | 1.97 |
| ROI % | -66.7% | -50.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.00u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vekic | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 3 | 2 |
| Distance | 12,306 mi ยท 19,804 km | 0 mi ยท 0 km |
| Route | NED โ SGP โ ROU | 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 ยท Last 12 months
Across 9 shared opponents, both Vekic and Zhu posted a 44% win rate.
| Opponent | Vekic | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Talia Gibson | W 62 46 63 | L 36 46 |
| Xinyu Wang | L 63 16 46 | L |
| Leolia Jeanjean | L 36 63 46 | L 62 26 36 |
| Emma Raducanu | W 60 76 | W 36 64 61 |
| Katie Volynets | W 63 36 64 | L 76 67 16 |
| Lulu Sun | L 36 36 | W 75 64 |
| Emerson Jones | L 36 67 | L 46 57 |
| Kyoka Okamura | W 62 62 | W 60 61 |
| Mirra Andreeva | L 64 36 06 | W 46 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Lin Zhu
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3
Xin Yu Wang
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore ยท 1st Round
Sep 22
Ann Li
U.S. Open - New York ยท 2nd Round
Sep 3
Talia Gibson
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Aug 30
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey ยท 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 16
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 2nd Round
Aug 4
Ashlyn Krueger
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round
Jun 30
Donna Vekic
China Open - Beijing ยท 2nd Round
Oct 3
Alycia Parks
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round
Oct 1
Angela Fita Boluda
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Lilli Tagger
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Leolia Jeanjean
National Bank Open - Toronto ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Teodora Kostovic
Wimbledon - London ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Mona Barthel
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Matchup videos
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 42โ51 matches
| Metric | Vekic | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 55% |
| Sets won | 57% | 57% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vekic | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vekic | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 4 | 0 |
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