Elena Rybakina vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇰🇿Elena Rybakina
#2 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
83 meetings · sets 6–0
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Elena Rybakina and Shuai Zhang have met 3 times since 2020; Elena Rybakina leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Hobart International - Hobart in 2020 on hard. On hard courts Rybakina leads 2–0. Rybakina has won the last 3 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Rybakina leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Rybakina has taken 6 sets to Zhang's 0. Their most recent meeting: Elena Rybakina won at Brisbane International - Brisbane (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rybakina | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elena Rybakina | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 39/57 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 62% | 8/13 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 26/70 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 37/62 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 71% | 5/7 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 53% | 8/15 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 46/49 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 39/49 | 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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rybakina 3, Zhang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rybakina
🤖 Servebot
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 244 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Elena Rybakina.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jan 6, 2026
Brisbane International - Brisbane
H Hard · 2nd Round
Sep 24, 2020
Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jan 18, 2020
Hobart International - Hobart
H Hard · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Rybakina | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Rybakina | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 15/15 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 27% | 4/15 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–3 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | +6.4% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | +0.90u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 8 | 5 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | 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
Rybakina has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Zhang's 30%).
| Opponent | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Magdalena Frech | W 64 76 | W 62 64 |
| Ann Li | W 62 75 | L 57 36 |
| Coco Gauff | W 57 62 62 | L 36 26 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 46 36 | L 36 46 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 63 63 | W 64 61 |
| Karolina Muchova | W 75 61 | L 36 26 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | W 46 63 75 | L 57 46 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 57 46 | L 36 26 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 63 16 67 | L 26 16 |
| Veronika Erjavec | W 62 62 | W 62 62 |
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
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 · 59–70 matches
| Metric | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 81% | 56% |
| Sets won | 73% | 54% |
| Games won | 58% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rybakina | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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