Jie Cui vs Yi ZhouPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jie Cui and Yi Zhou have met 4 times since 2025; Yi Zhou leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Guangzhou Challenger in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Zhou leads 3–1. Zhou has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Cui has taken 3 sets to Zhou's 6. Their most recent meeting: Yi Zhou won at Shanghai Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Cui | Zhou | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jie Cui | Yi Zhou | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 79% | 22/28 | 74% | 20/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 39% | 9/23 | 50% | 13/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 15/51 | 38% | 20/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 62% | 13/21 | 52% | 17/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 15/25 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 7/21 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 23/30 | 74% | 23/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 22/30 | 65% | 20/31 |
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 (Cui 1, Zhou 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cui
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhou
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,685 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yi Zhou.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Sep 10, 2026
Shanghai Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Jan 26, 2026
Phan Thiet 2 Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 18, 2025
Shenzhen Challenger
H Hard · Semifinals
Apr 29, 2025
Guangzhou Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Cui | Zhou | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jie Cui | Yi Zhou | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 100% | 15/15 |
| 3 or more | 70% | 7/10 | 87% | 13/15 |
| 5 or more | 30% | 3/10 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 10 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 13% | 2/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cui | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.86 | 1.60 |
| ROI % | -16.1% | -20.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.61u | -2.99u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Cui | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 3 |
| Distance | 2,871 mi · 4,621 km | 70 mi · 113 km |
| Route | KAZ → CHN | 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
Cui has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zhou's 38%).
| Opponent | Cui | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Fajing Sun | W 75 64 | W 76 63 |
| Alastair Gray | W 36 76 64 | L 36 46 |
| Giles Hussey | W 63 63 | W 63 64 |
| Pavel Kotov | W 62 36 64 | L 16 02 |
| Soonwoo Kwon | L 67 46 | L 26 26 |
| Soon Woo Kwon | L 67 46 | L 26 26 |
| Christian Langmo | L 67 26 | W 63 64 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 36 57 | L 64 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yi Zhou
Shanghai Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Fajing Sun
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
James Kent Trotter
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 31
Aziz Dougaz
Astana Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Petr Bar Biryukov
Astana Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Aziz Ouakaa
Astana Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Matthew Forbes
Lincoln Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Thomas Fancutt
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Jie Cui
Shanghai Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Sergey Fomin
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Ilya Ivashka
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 1
Daniel Milavsky
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Luka Pavlovic
Segovia Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Michael Geerts
Segovia Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
Tiago Pereira
Pozoblanco Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Stefan Kozlov
Pozoblanco Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 51–53 matches
| Metric | Cui | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 55% | 51% |
| Sets won | 56% | 53% |
| Games won | 53% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cui | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 3 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cui | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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