Elena Rybakina vs Qinwen ZhengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
#1 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 11–5
🇨🇳Qinwen Zheng
#23 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
7Title4Elena Rybakina and Qinwen Zheng have met 6 times since 2022; Elena Rybakina leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon - London in 2022 on grass. On hard courts Rybakina leads 3–1. Rybakina has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Rybakina has taken 11 sets to Zheng's 5. Their most recent meeting: Elena Rybakina won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rybakina | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elena Rybakina | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 40/60 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 58% | 7/12 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 27/72 | 53% | 20/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 61% | 39/64 | 26% | 7/27 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 75% | 6/8 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 9/16 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 47/51 | 74% | 17/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 40/51 | 43% | 10/23 |
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 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rybakina 2, Zheng 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rybakina
🤖 Servebot
Zheng
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Elena Rybakina and Qinwen Zheng are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 2,080 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Sep 9, 2026
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Apr 26, 2026
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 3rd Round
Feb 11, 2026
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 3rd Round
Nov 4, 2024
WTA Finals - Riyadh
H Hard · Round Robin
Oct 2, 2023
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 2, 2022
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rybakina | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Rybakina | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 16/16 | 100% | 17/17 |
| 3 or more | 94% | 15/16 | 88% | 15/17 |
| 5 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 71% | 12/17 |
| 10 or more | 31% | 5/16 | 24% | 4/17 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 0% | 0/17 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/17 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–2 | 14–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.47 | 1.86 |
| ROI % | +28.5% | +39.3% |
| Units P/L | +4.85u | +7.08u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 7 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | 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 · Last 12 months
Zheng has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Rybakina's 50%).
| Opponent | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | W 75 61 | W 75 64 |
| Elise Mertens | L 67 16 | W 75 62 |
| Elina Svitolina | L 62 46 46 | W 63 76 |
| Alina Charaeva | L 63 46 36 | W 61 26 64 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | W 64 57 62 | L 36 46 |
| Iga Swiatek | L | W 75 63 |
| Jessica Bouzas Maneiro | W 62 64 | W 75 61 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 63 63 | W 64 26 61 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 57 46 | L 64 46 16 |
| Talia Gibson | W 62 62 | L 36 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alina Charaeva
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Aryna Sabalenka
U.S. Open - New York · Final
Sep 12
Coco Gauff
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 11
Qinwen Zheng
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Naomi Osaka
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 7
Yuliia Starodubtseva
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 6
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Thea Frodin
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Mirra Andreeva
China Open - Beijing · Final
Oct 11
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 10
Elina Svitolina
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Alina Charaeva
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Marie Bouzkova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Anna Kalinskaya
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Han Shi
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–72 matches
| Metric | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 83% | 63% |
| Sets won | 74% | 56% |
| Games won | 58% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| WTA Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 3 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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