Karolina Pliskova vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Karolina Pliskova
#56 · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
7 meetings · sets 14–3
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Karolina Pliskova and Shuai Zhang have met 7 times since 2015; Karolina Pliskova leads 7–0. Their first meeting came at Roland Garros in 2015 on clay. On hard courts Pliskova leads 6–0. Pliskova has won the last 7 meetings. Across all meetings Pliskova has taken 14 sets to Zhang's 3. Their most recent meeting: Karolina Pliskova won at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Pliskova | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Karolina Pliskova | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 12/19 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 4/12 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 11/31 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 35% | 6/17 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 8/14 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 78% | 7/9 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 14/16 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 12/16 | 71% | 22/31 |
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: 4 of 7 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Pliskova 4, Zhang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pliskova
🤖 Servebot
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 56% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 244 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Karolina Pliskova.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
7 career meetings, newest first
Feb 19, 2024
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 23, 2023
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 4th Round
Mar 7, 2018
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 32
Sep 27, 2017
Wuhan
H Hard · Round of 32
Aug 30, 2017
US Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 17, 2017
Doha
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 26, 2015
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Pliskova | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Karolina Pliskova | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 11/11 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 64% | 7/11 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 9% | 1/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–5 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | -13.6% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.50u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Pliskova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 3 | 5 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | CAN → POL → AUT |
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
Zhang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Pliskova's 0%).
| Opponent | Pliskova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | L 06 26 | L 36 57 |
| Anastasia Potapova | L 16 76 36 | L 36 16 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | L 64 26 26 | W 64 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sara Bejlek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Mirra Andreeva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Oleksandra Oliynykova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Iga Swiatek
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Tereza Valentova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Marie Bouzkova
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · Semifinals
Jun 20
Talia Gibson
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · Quarterfinals
Jun 19
Caty Mcnally
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Maria Timofeeva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ann Li
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Aryna Sabalenka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–59 matches
| Metric | Pliskova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 61% | 56% |
| Sets won | 58% | 54% |
| Games won | 50% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pliskova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 3 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 3 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pliskova | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 6 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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