Katarina Zavatska vs Yushan ShaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇦Katarina Zavatska
#248 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–0
🇨🇳Yushan Shao
#684 · 17 yrs
3Katarina Zavatska and Yushan Shao have met 2 times since 2025; Katarina Zavatska leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at W35 Qian Daohu in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Zavatska leads 2–0. Zavatska has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Zavatska has taken 4 sets to Shao's 0. Their most recent meeting: Katarina Zavatska won at Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zavatska | Shao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Katarina Zavatska | Yushan Shao | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 24/42 | 80% | 12/15 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 7/23 | 21% | 3/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 25/65 | 21% | 6/29 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 43% | 18/42 | 60% | 9/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 5/10 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 94% | 33/35 | 87% | 13/15 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 24/35 | 80% | 12/15 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zavatska 2, Shao 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zavatska
🪃 Counterpuncher
Shao
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Katarina Zavatska and Yushan Shao are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 15,398 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 6, 2026
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 24, 2025
W35 Qian Daohu
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zavatska | Shao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Katarina Zavatska | Yushan Shao | ||
| 1 or more | 33% | 5/15 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zavatska | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 3–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.87 | 3.28 |
| ROI % | -9.9% | -22.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.48u | -1.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zavatska | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 6 | 2 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | CHN → ROU | ROU |
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
Shao has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Zavatska's 50%).
| Opponent | Zavatska | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| Sofya Lansere | L 36 06 | W |
| Anna Kmiecik | W 64 60 | W 62 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Renata Zarazua
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Daria Khomutsianskaya
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Yushan Shao
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round
Oct 6
Daria Khomutsianskaya
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Kristiana Sidorova
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Sofya Lansere
Jingshan Tennis Open - Jingshan · 1st Round
Sep 29
Lea Ma
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 12
Mina Hodzic
W75 Bytom · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Katarina Zavatska
Suzhou WTA 125 - Suzhou · 1st Round
Oct 6
Anastasia Zakharova
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Chengyiyi Yuan
W15 Tianjin · Semifinals
Aug 15
Xiran Lan
W15 Tianjin · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Chia Yi Tsao
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Natsuki Yoshimoto
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 11
Cheuk Ying Shek
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Anna Yang
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 5
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 29–65 matches
| Metric | Zavatska | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 52% |
| Sets won | 59% | 52% |
| Games won | 54% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zavatska | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zavatska | Shao |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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