Evan Zhu vs Strong KirchheimerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Evan Zhu and Strong Kirchheimer have met 4 times since 2022; Strong Kirchheimer leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Savannah in 2022 on clay. On hard courts Kirchheimer leads 2–1. Kirchheimer has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Zhu has taken 3 sets to Kirchheimer's 6. Their most recent meeting: Strong Kirchheimer won at Indian Wells 2 Challenger (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhu | Kirchheimer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Evan Zhu | Strong Kirchheimer | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 36/53 | 56% | 15/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 13/36 | 30% | 9/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 30/89 | 37% | 21/57 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 62% | 24/39 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 64% | 27/42 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 42% | 11/26 | 38% | 10/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 47/55 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 36/55 | 60% | 15/25 |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhu 1, Kirchheimer 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kirchheimer
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 🎾 All-Court is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 878 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Jan 23, 2024
Indian Wells 2 Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 31, 2023
Cleveland Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Nov 16, 2022
Champaign
H Hard · Round of 16
Apr 25, 2022
Savannah
C Clay · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 20–9 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.47 | 2.86 |
| ROI % | +19.4% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +5.62u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 10 | — |
| Distance | 7,415 mi · 11,934 km | — |
| Route | USA → 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
Kirchheimer has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Zhu's 67%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Langmo | W 62 46 63 | W 76 36 76 |
| Philip Sekulic | L 57 36 | L 46 06 |
| Rannmaru Kozuma | W 62 76 | W 64 64 |
| Jack Kennedy | W 62 61 | W 26 76 61 |
| Noah Zamora | W 64 26 61 | W 63 64 |
| Benjamin Thomas George | L 75 67 67 | W 36 63 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
Alexander Ikenna Okonkwo
M25 East Lansing · 1st Round
Aug 12
Tyler Zink
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Enzo Aguiard
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 19
Philip Sekulic
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Edward Winter
Granby Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 13
Kody Pearson
Granby Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 12
Jay Dylan Hara Friend
M25 Laval · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Tristan Stringer
Futures 2026
Jul 10
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 57–90 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 47% |
| Sets won | 57% | 47% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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