Julien De Cuyper vs Michael ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Julien De Cuyper and Michael Zhu have met 1 time since 2025; Michael Zhu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Cuyper has taken 0 sets to Zhu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Michael Zhu won at Taipei (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | De Cuyper | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Julien De Cuyper | Michael Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 2/2 | 81% | 17/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 1/4 | 23% | 7/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 17% | 1/6 | 21% | 11/52 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 69% | 11/16 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 3/5 | 40% | 12/30 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 2/3 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | 75% | 18/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | 71% | 17/24 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (De Cuyper 0, Zhu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cuyper
🏃 Pusher
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 41 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Michael Zhu.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Nov 2, 2025
Taipei
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cuyper | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 3.46 |
| ROI % | - | -26.1% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.09u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zhu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Cuyper's 0%).
| Opponent | Cuyper | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Fitriadi M Rifqi | L 46 63 06 | W 76 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Xinyuan Xie
Futures 2026
Jul 13
Takuya Kumasaka
M15 Nakhon Pathom · 1st Round
May 13
Fitriadi M Rifqi
M15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Mar 27
Fitriadi M Rifqi
M15 Maanshan 4 · Quarterfinals
Mar 27
Thanapet Chanta
M15 Maanshan 4 · 2nd Round
Mar 26
Haoyuan Huang
M15 Maanshan 4 · 1st Round
Mar 25
Michael Zhu
Taipei · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 2
Dorian Tremblay
M15 Hua Hin · Round of 32
Oct 29
Amit Vales
Nottingham 3 challenger
Jul 6
Liam Hignett
Nottingham 3 challenger
Jul 5
Izan Almazan Valiente
Troyes challenger
Jun 28
Joaquin Guilleme
Futures 2026
Jun 23
Joaquin Guilleme
M25 Bakio · 1st Round
Jun 23
Daniel Jade
Royan Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 16
Daniel De Jonge
Royan Atlantique Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Mark Vervoort
Royan Atlantique Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–52 matches
| Metric | Cuyper | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 40% |
| Sets won | 43% | 43% |
| Games won | 44% | 46% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Cuyper | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Cuyper | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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