Evan Zhu vs Jake DelaneyPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Evan Zhu and Jake Delaney have met 3 times since 2025; Evan Zhu leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Wuxi in 2025 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Zhu leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Zhu has taken 5 sets to Delaney's 4. Their most recent meeting: Evan Zhu won at M15 Karuizawa (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhu | Delaney | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Evan Zhu | Jake Delaney | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 31/48 | 77% | 49/64 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 12/37 | 34% | 12/35 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 29/85 | 27% | 27/99 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 19/35 | 63% | 38/60 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 25/42 | 48% | 15/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 9/24 | 56% | 22/39 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 42/49 | 91% | 59/65 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 31/49 | 75% | 49/65 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhu 0, Delaney 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Delaney
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 3,665 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 31, 2026
M15 Karuizawa
C Clay · Final
Jan 5, 2026
Noumea Challenger
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 5, 2025
Wuxi
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhu | Delaney | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Evan Zhu | Jake Delaney | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 17/18 | 100% | 29/29 |
| 3 or more | 72% | 13/18 | 97% | 28/29 |
| 5 or more | 28% | 5/18 | 83% | 24/29 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 31% | 9/29 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 3% | 1/29 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/29 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 19–9 | 23–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.66 | 1.64 |
| ROI % | +27.4% | +22.3% |
| Units P/L | +7.67u | +6.47u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhu | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 10 | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | USA → JAM | TPE → CHN |
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
Across 6 shared opponents, both Zhu and Delaney posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Zhu | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Hyu Kawanishi | L 57 46 | W 63 63 |
| Kosuke Ogura | W 64 63 | W 61 36 76 |
| Yuta Shimizu | W 61 26 63 | L 26 67 |
| Hayato Matsuoka | L 75 36 06 | L 46 46 |
| Rannmaru Kozuma | W 62 76 | W 64 60 |
| Petr Bar Biryukov | L 26 46 | L 36 63 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Juan Pablo Ficovich
Kingston 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 26
Joshua Sheehy
Kingston 2 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Arjun Kadhe
Kingston 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Pedro Martinez
Kingston 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Andrew Fenty
Kingston 1 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Tauheed Browning
Kingston 1 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Timo Legout
M25 Southaven · Final
Aug 9
Maximus Dussault
M25 Southaven · Semifinals
Aug 8
Koki Matsuda
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Hyeon Chung
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 26
Moerani Bouzige
M15 Brisbane · Semifinals
Aug 1
Scott Jones
M15 Brisbane · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Jeremy Zhang
M15 Brisbane · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Joshua Charlton
M15 Brisbane · 1st Round
Jul 29
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Brisbane · Final
Jul 26
Duje Markovina
M15 Brisbane · Semifinals
Jul 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 86–99 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 65% |
| Sets won | 54% | 62% |
| Games won | 52% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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