Donna Vekic vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇭🇷Donna Vekic
#36 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
445 meetings · sets 5–6
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Donna Vekic and Shuai Zhang have met 5 times since 2015; Shuai Zhang leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Pattaya in 2015 on hard. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–1. Vekic has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Vekic has taken 5 sets to Zhang's 6. Their most recent meeting: Donna Vekic won at Wimbledon - London (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Vekic | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Donna Vekic | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 18/22 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 7/18 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 11/40 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 13/26 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 10/14 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 18/28 | 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: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Vekic 2, Zhang 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vekic
💥 Big Hitter
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 330 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Donna Vekic.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Jul 5, 2023
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 1st Round
Sep 29, 2022
Tallinn Open - Tallinn
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 27, 2017
Wuhan
H Hard · Round of 64
May 30, 2017
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
Feb 11, 2015
Pattaya
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Vekic | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Donna Vekic | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 8/10 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 60% | 6/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Vekic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–6 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | -7.8% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | -0.93u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Vekic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 2 | 5 |
| Distance | 1,709 mi · 2,751 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → 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
Zhang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (57% vs Vekic's 14%).
| Opponent | Vekic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Timofeeva | L 46 26 | L 16 36 |
| Diane Parry | L 76 46 16 | W 62 75 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | L 63 67 46 | W 64 57 64 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 57 46 | L 36 26 |
| Cristina Bucsa | L 36 26 | W 26 76 75 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 46 26 | L 36 16 |
| Katie Volynets | W 63 36 64 | W 76 57 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Ashlyn Krueger
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Alexandra Eala
Berlin Tennis Open - Berlin · 1st Round
Jun 17
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London · Final
Jun 14
Katie Boulter
The HSBC Championships - London · Semifinals
Jun 13
Karolina Pliskova
The HSBC Championships - London · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
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 · 40–59 matches
| Metric | Vekic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 56% |
| Sets won | 56% | 54% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Vekic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Vekic | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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