Jiayu Xu vs Niehua TianPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jiayu Xu and Niehua Tian have met 1 time since 2026; Jiayu Xu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Xu has taken 2 sets to Tian's 1. Their most recent meeting: Jiayu Xu won at W35 Wuning (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Xu | Tian | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jiayu Xu | Niehua Tian | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 70% | 14/20 | 73% | 8/11 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 4/16 | 38% | 5/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 33% | 8/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 80% | 4/5 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 46% | 6/13 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 17/18 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 67% | 8/12 |
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 (Xu 0, Tian 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Xu
💥 Big Hitter
Tian
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,462 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jiayu Xu.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 18, 2026
W35 Wuning
H Hard · 3rd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Xu | Tian |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 2.69 | 4.95 |
| ROI % | -40.7% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.22u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Xu | Tian |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 4 | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POL → POR | POR |
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 4 shared opponents, both Xu and Tian posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Xu | Tian |
|---|---|---|
| Yanan Hou | L 64 46 26 | L 57 26 |
| Soo Young Choi | L | L 46 63 610 |
| Jiayi Wang | L 26 16 | L 36 36 |
| Eunchae Kim | L 46 46 | L 06 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yingqun Sun
W15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Seo Yun Choi
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Ekaterina Kuznetsova
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Yanan Hou
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 23
Chia Yi Tsao
W15 Tianjin · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Yiru Chen
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 10
Riko Kikawada
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 9
Soo Young Choi
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Yanan Hou
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 29
Qige Yi
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Unknown Player
W15 Luan · 1st Round
Jul 14
Ziyu Zhou
W15 Luan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 7
Abigail Elham
W15 Luan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 6
Kuai Jiananxi
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Eun Ji Lee
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Peien Deng
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–36 matches
| Metric | Xu | Tian |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 46% |
| Sets won | 54% | 48% |
| Games won | 51% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Xu | Tian |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Xu | Tian |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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