Katie Volynets vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Katie Volynets
#88 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 1–4
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#81 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
6w3Katie Volynets and Shuai Zhang have met 2 times since 2023; Shuai Zhang leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–0. Zhang has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Volynets has taken 1 sets to Zhang's 4. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Volynets | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Katie Volynets | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 29/43 | 70% | 23/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 48% | 12/25 | 30% | 9/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 26/68 | 30% | 19/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 23/46 | 47% | 16/34 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 10/20 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 8/12 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 33/37 | 91% | 29/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 29/37 | 72% | 23/32 |
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: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Volynets 0, Zhang 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Volynets
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 476 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shuai Zhang.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 24, 2025
Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 21, 2023
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Volynets | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Katie Volynets | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 53% | 9/17 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 3 or more | 12% | 2/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 6% | 1/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Volynets | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 2–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.63 | 3.35 |
| ROI % | +0.6% | -32.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.10u | -2.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Volynets | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km | — |
| Route | POR → ROU → CZE | — |
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
Volynets has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zhang's 38%).
| Opponent | Volynets | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Kamilla Rakhimova | W 63 60 | L 57 75 46 |
| Linda Noskova | L 57 16 | L 75 16 46 |
| Ann Li | L 64 57 26 | L 57 36 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | L 46 67 | W |
| Bianca Andreescu | W 75 62 | W 76 76 |
| Emma Navarro | W 63 62 | L 62 67 26 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 57 62 26 | L 26 16 |
| Eva Lys | W 57 62 60 | W 64 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Polina Kudermetova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Robin Montgomery
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Kimberly Birrell
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Kamilla Rakhimova
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Elvina Kalieva
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Linda Noskova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Leylah Fernandez
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
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
Jelena Ostapenko
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–68 matches
| Metric | Volynets | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 63% | 52% |
| Sets won | 60% | 52% |
| Games won | 55% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Volynets | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Volynets | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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