🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
#2 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
3 meetings · sets 6–0
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#61 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
Elena Rybakina and Shuai Zhang have met 3 times since 2020; Elena Rybakina leads 3–0. Their most recent meeting: Elena Rybakina won at Brisbane (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rybakina
💥 Big Hitter
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elena Rybakina and Shuai Zhang are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 6,908 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
3 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rybakina | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Rybakina | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 78% | 7/9 |
| 3 or more | 91% | 10/11 | 33% | 3/9 |
| 5 or more | 73% | 8/11 | 22% | 2/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–7 | 6–12 |
| Avg odds | 2.28 | 2.77 |
| ROI % | +71.2% | -37.9% |
| Units P/L | +13.52u | -6.83u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Rybakina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Zhang's 30%).
| Opponent | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | W 46 63 75 | L |
| Alexandra Eala | L | L |
| Karolina Muchova | W 75 61 | L |
| Magdalena Frech | W 63 63 | W |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L | L |
| Veronika Erjavec | W 62 62 | W 62 62 |
| Talia Gibson | W 62 62 | L |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 67 46 | L 36 16 |
| Eva Lys | L 36 61 46 | W 64 63 |
| Linda Noskova | W 63 64 | L 75 16 46 |
Last five matches per player
Alexandra Eala
Berlin ·
Jun 18
Tatjana Maria
Queen's Club ·
Jun 12
Katie Boulter
Queen's Club ·
Jun 12
Yuliia Starodubtseva
French Open ·
May 27
Yuliia Starodubtseva
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 27
Veronika Erjavec
French Open ·
May 25
Veronika Erjavec
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Veronika Erjavec
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–74 matches
| Metric | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 80% | 60% |
| Sets won | 74% | 57% |
| Games won | 59% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
