Evan Zhu and Ryan Peniston have met 1 time since 2019; Ryan Peniston leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Ryan Peniston won at Cary (2019).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Peniston
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 2,579 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Peniston |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.46 | - |
| ROI % | +58.8% | - |
| Units P/L | +5.29u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Last five matches per player
Hoyoung Roh
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Kokoro Isomura
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Xiaoyin Yang
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Geun Jun Kim
M15 Harmon · Round of 16
Jun 1
Kosuke Ogura
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 1
Yua Taka
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 16
May 25
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Karuizawa · Quarterfinals
May 25
Sora Fukuda
M15 Karuizawa · Semifinals
May 25
Rodrigo Alujas
M25 Vila Real de Santo António · Round of 32
Feb 16
Max Basing
M25 Vila Real de Santo António · Quarterfinals
Feb 16
Francisco Rocha
M25 Vila Real de Santo António · Round of 16
Feb 16
Hynek Barton
Tenerife Challenger 2 · Round of 32
Feb 10
Coleman Wong
Bahrain Open Tennis Challenger · Round of 32
Jan 27
Hyeon Chung
NovaWorld Phan Thiet Challenger 1 · Round of 32
Jan 20
Roman Andres Burruchaga
Australian Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 18
Moerani Bouzige
BNC TENNIS OPEN · Round of 32
Jan 5
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–53 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Peniston |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 56% |
| Sets won | 46% | 54% |
| Games won | 49% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Peniston |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Peniston |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
