Evan Zhu vs Hanyi LiuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Evan Zhu and Hanyi Liu have met 1 time since 2026; Evan Zhu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zhu has taken 2 sets to Liu's 0. Their most recent meeting: Evan Zhu won at Jingshan Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhu | Liu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Evan Zhu | Hanyi Liu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 36/53 | 79% | 19/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 12/35 | 31% | 5/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 29/88 | 25% | 10/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 62% | 24/39 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 26/41 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 42% | 11/26 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 47/55 | 83% | 19/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 36/55 | 83% | 19/23 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhu 1, Liu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Liu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Evan Zhu and Hanyi Liu are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,190 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 30, 2026
Jingshan Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhu | Liu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Evan Zhu | Hanyi Liu | ||
| 1 or more | 96% | 21/22 | 78% | 7/9 |
| 3 or more | 59% | 13/22 | 67% | 6/9 |
| 5 or more | 27% | 6/22 | 33% | 3/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/22 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 20–9 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.47 | 3.07 |
| ROI % | +19.4% | -17.4% |
| Units P/L | +5.62u | -1.39u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhu | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 8 | 1 |
| Distance | 7,415 mi · 11,934 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | USA → CHN | CHN |
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
Across 10 shared opponents, both Zhu and Liu posted a 60% win rate.
| Opponent | Zhu | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Koki Matsuda | W 63 63 | L 26 46 |
| Xing Dao Chen | W 62 63 | W 62 61 |
| Hoyoung Roh | L 36 36 | L 64 36 57 |
| Yuta Kawahashi | L 36 36 | W 64 63 |
| Kokoro Isomura | L 46 36 | L |
| Xiaoyin Yang | W 36 63 62 | W 67 63 64 |
| Xiaoyin Yang | W 36 63 62 | W 67 63 64 |
| Jake Delaney | W 26 64 62 | L 62 67 02 |
| Rannmaru Kozuma | W 62 76 | W 64 63 |
| Tianhui Zhang | L 67 36 | W 57 62 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alibek Kachmazov
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Koki Matsuda
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Alex Bolt
Jingshan Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Hanyi Liu
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Aleksandar Vukic
Jingshan Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Zihao Xia
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Henry Searle
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 22
Alafia Ayeni
San Diego 2 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Evan Zhu
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
Guangzhou Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Yaroslav Demin
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Denis Yevseyev
Shanghai Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Ren Nakamura
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Fajing Sun
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Kaichi Uchida
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 31
Chase Ferguson
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–89 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 60% |
| Sets won | 57% | 59% |
| Games won | 53% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Liu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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