Katie Boulter vs Lin ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇧Katie Boulter
#54 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 0–4
🇨🇳Lin Zhu
#198 · 32 yrs · Right-Handed
Katie Boulter and Lin Zhu have met 2 times since 2020; Lin Zhu leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Abierto Mexicano TELCEL - Acapulco in 2020 on hard. Zhu has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Boulter has taken 0 sets to Zhu's 4. Their most recent meeting: Lin Zhu won at Rothesay Classic - Birmingham (2023).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Boulter | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Katie Boulter | Lin Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 13/21 | 82% | 18/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 7/21 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 15/42 | 26% | 10/38 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 11/24 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 7/17 | 64% | 9/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 6/10 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 19/24 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 13/24 | 72% | 18/25 |
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 (Boulter 0, Zhu 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Boulter
💥 Big Hitter
Zhu
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 4,271 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 20, 2023
Rothesay Classic - Birmingham
G Grass · 1st Round
Feb 26, 2020
Abierto Mexicano TELCEL - Acapulco
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Boulter | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Katie Boulter | Lin Zhu | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 4/8 | 67% | 2/3 |
| 3 or more | 13% | 1/8 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/8 | 0% | 0/3 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Boulter | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 3.03 | 2.08 |
| ROI % | -36.1% | -60.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.89u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Boulter | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 2 | 2 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | 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
Across 4 shared opponents, both Boulter and Zhu posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Boulter | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Donna Vekic | L 16 36 | L 16 64 26 |
| Carol Young Suh Lee | W 64 36 60 | W 64 46 61 |
| Katie Volynets | W 75 06 64 | L 76 67 16 |
| Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | L 62 57 26 | W 61 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Karolina Muchova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Mai Hontama
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Karolina Muchova
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Carol Young Suh Lee
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Linda Noskova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Katie Volynets
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Kayla Cross
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Ashlyn Krueger
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Donna Vekic
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Alycia Parks
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Angela Fita Boluda
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Lilli Tagger
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Leolia Jeanjean
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Teodora Kostovic
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Mona Barthel
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–42 matches
| Metric | Boulter | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 56% |
| Sets won | 49% | 58% |
| Games won | 49% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Boulter | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Boulter | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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