Eri Shimizu vs Lin ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Eri Shimizu and Lin Zhu have met 1 time since 2026; Lin Zhu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shimizu has taken 1 sets to Zhu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Lin Zhu won at W100 Gifu (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shimizu | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Eri Shimizu | Lin Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 10/15 | 80% | 16/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 12% | 2/17 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 22% | 7/32 | 23% | 7/31 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 7/12 | 71% | 15/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 7/17 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 25% | 1/4 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 11/11 | 90% | 18/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 91% | 10/11 | 80% | 16/20 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Shimizu 0, Zhu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shimizu
🏹 Frontrunner
Zhu
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 821 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Apr 29, 2026
W100 Gifu
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.27 | - |
| ROI % | -35.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.75u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zhu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Shimizu's 33%).
| Opponent | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Yuki Naito | L 57 46 | W 63 62 |
| Nao Hibino | L 36 26 | W 61 11 |
| Sara Saito | W 64 46 64 | W 63 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Misaki Matsuda
W35 Taipei · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Nagi Hanatani
W35 Taipei · 1st Round
Jun 18
Mayuka Aikawa
W15 Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Nanari Katsumi
W15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Mutsumi Uemura
W15 Tokyo · 1st Round
Jun 10
Yuki Naito
W100 Takasaki · 2nd Round
May 22
Han Shi
W100 Takasaki · 1st Round
May 20
Natsumi Kawaguchi
W75 Kurume · 2nd Round
May 14
Valentina Ryser
W100 Gifu · 2nd Round
Apr 30
Eri Shimizu
W100 Gifu · 1st Round
Apr 29
Hayu Kinoshita
W100 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Carol Zhao
W100 Tokyo · 1st Round
Apr 22
Xiyu Wang
W100 Luan 1 · 1st Round
Apr 1
Ye Xin Ma
W75 Kofu · Quarterfinals
Mar 20
Mei Yamaguchi
W75 Kofu 1 · 2nd Round
Mar 19
Aoi Ito
W75 Kofu 1 · 1st Round
Mar 18
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–34 matches
| Metric | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 62% |
| Sets won | 45% | 62% |
| Games won | 49% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W100 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shimizu | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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