Elena Rybakina vs Qinwen ZhengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
#2 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
85 meetings · sets 9–4
🇨🇳Qinwen Zheng
#121 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
5wElena Rybakina and Qinwen Zheng have met 5 times since 2022; Elena Rybakina leads 4–1. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon - London in 2022 on grass. On hard courts Rybakina leads 2–1. Rybakina has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Rybakina has taken 9 sets to Zheng's 4. Their most recent meeting: Elena Rybakina won at Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid (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 | 68% | 39/57 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 62% | 8/13 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 26/70 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 37/62 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 5/7 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 53% | 8/15 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 46/49 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 39/49 | 42% | 5/12 |
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 5 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 2,026 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
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% | 15/15 | 100% | 10/10 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 100% | 10/10 |
| 5 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 10 or more | 27% | 4/15 | 60% | 6/10 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
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 | 11–3 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 1.60 |
| ROI % | +6.4% | -45.1% |
| Units P/L | +0.90u | -4.51u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL | — |
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
Rybakina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Zheng's 20%).
| Opponent | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Eala | L 57 46 | L 64 46 16 |
| Talia Gibson | W 62 62 | L 36 67 |
| Maria Sakkari | W 64 61 | W 46 76 64 |
| Jaqueline Cristian | W 64 63 | L 46 67 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 46 36 | L 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Diana Shnaider
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 20
Magdalena Frech
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 17
Taylor Townsend
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Coco Gauff
National Bank Open - Toronto · Semifinals
Aug 13
Naomi Osaka
National Bank Open - Toronto · Quarterfinals
Aug 12
Liudmila Samsonova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 9
Ann Li
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Daria Kasatkina
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Alexandra Eala
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Barbora Krejcikova
Athens Open - Athens · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Elena Micic
Athens Open - Athens · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Athens Open - Athens · 1st Round
Jul 13
Katerina Siniakova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Clara Tauson
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Solana Sierra
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 1st Round
Jun 22
Talia Gibson
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 2nd Round
Jun 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–70 matches
| Metric | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 81% | 50% |
| Sets won | 73% | 48% |
| Games won | 58% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA Finals | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 3 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rybakina | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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