Elvina Kalieva vs Han ShiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- China Open - Beijing
- Level
- WTA 1000
- Round
- 3rd Round Qualifying
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- September 29 · 12:50 AM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Record at prices like this
At 1.72 or shorter, Elvina Kalieva has won 12 of 25 (48%). The price implied 61%, so Elvina Kalieva has fallen 13 points short of it.
At 2.06 or longer, Han Shi has won 6 of 15 (40%). The price implied 37%, so Han Shi has beaten it by 3 points.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Elvina Kalieva and Han Shi meet in the 3rd Round Qualifying of the China Open in Beijing on September 29, with a spot in the main draw at stake. Kalieva, ranked 117th, faces the 231st-ranked Han Shi on hard court. The two have never played before.
Kalieva has won two of her last ten matches, while Han Shi has won six of her last ten. On hard court over a recent sample, Han Shi holds a record of 15-5, compared to Kalieva's 11-9. Both players arrived at qualifying with momentum, each on a one-match winning streak after competing in the prior two days.
Elvina Kalieva relies on aggressive baseline power to control points. Han Shi builds points with a complete all-court game and solid fundamentals. The hard court surface in Beijing rewards both aggressive striking and consistency. For Kalieva, weapons must fire at high velocity to dictate rallies; for Han Shi, methodical construction and capitalizing on errors becomes the path forward.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kalieva | Shi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elvina Kalieva | Han Shi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 28/45 | 62% | 32/52 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 13/31 | 54% | 13/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 39% | 30/76 | 43% | 33/76 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 19/41 | 47% | 25/53 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 22/33 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 61% | 11/18 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 33/37 | 81% | 38/47 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 76% | 28/37 | 68% | 32/47 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kalieva
💥 Big Hitter
Shi
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,475 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Kalieva and Shi have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kalieva | Shi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elvina Kalieva | Han Shi | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 15/16 | 75% | 21/28 |
| 3 or more | 88% | 14/16 | 57% | 16/28 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 8/16 | 25% | 7/28 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/28 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/28 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/16 | 0% | 0/28 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kalieva | Shi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 20–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.99 | 1.63 |
| ROI % | +2.6% | +27.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.42u | +6.93u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kalieva | Shi |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | 5 |
| Events | 4 | 5 |
| Matches | 4 | 9 |
| Distance | 10,051 mi · 16,176 km | — |
| Route | NED → UKR → POR → ROU | USA → ITA → CZE → EST → 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
Shi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Kalieva's 25%).
| Opponent | Kalieva | Shi |
|---|---|---|
| Yexin Ma | W 64 62 | W 61 61 |
| Lanlana Tararudee | L 36 76 26 | L 36 36 |
| Matilde Jorge | L 67 57 | W 61 61 |
| Marina Bassols Ribera | L 46 16 | W 46 62 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ellen Perez
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Katie Volynets
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Kayla Day
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 14
Lanlana Tararudee
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Vendula Valdmannova
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Sofia Costoulas
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Kristina Mladenovic
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Oleksandra Oliynykova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Tereza Mihalikova
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Berfu Cengiz
Ankara Open - Ankara · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Ayla Aksu
Ankara Open - Ankara · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Alya Naz Altinel
Ankara Open - Ankara · 1st Round
Sep 22
Unknown Player
W35 Shenyang · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Unknown Player
W35 Shenyang · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Unknown Player
W35 Shenyang · 1st Round
Sep 16
Tahlia Kokkinis
W50 Guiyang · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 76–76 matches
| Metric | Kalieva | Shi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 68% |
| Sets won | 57% | 63% |
| Games won | 52% | 56% |