Le Yi Liu vs Yajing CaoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Le Yi Liu and Yajing Cao have met 1 time since 2026; Le Yi Liu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Liu has taken 2 sets to Cao's 0. Their most recent meeting: Le Yi Liu won at W35 Zhengzhou (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Yi Liu | Cao | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Le Yi Liu | Yajing Cao | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 6/8 | 100% | 3/3 |
| Wins a set when losing | 25% | 2/8 | 21% | 3/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 4/16 | 18% | 3/17 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 0% | 0/1 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 0% | 0/1 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 1/3 | 50% | 2/4 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 7/9 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 6/9 | 60% | 3/5 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Yi Liu 1, Cao 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Liu
⚙️ Grinder
Cao
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,462 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yajing Cao.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 14, 2026
W35 Zhengzhou
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Liu | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POL | — |
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 2 shared opponents, both Liu and Cao posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Liu | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| On Yu Choi | L | L 76 36 26 |
| Yanan Hou | L 63 26 310 | L 16 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mariya Zharkikh
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
On Yu Choi
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Qiu Yu Ye
W35 Zhengzhou · 1st Round
Jun 17
Unknown Player
W35 Zhengzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 16
Ma Ruoxi
W35 Zhengzhou · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Yajing Cao
W35 Zhengzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Ryeong Gyeong Park
W15 Luan · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 11
Sunam Jeong
W15 Luan · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 5
Cherry Kim
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 23
Anastasia Efremova
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Xin Tong Wang
W15 Luan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 12
Maralgoo Chogsomjav
W15 Luan · 1st Round
Jul 8
Jiayu Xu
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 30
Wei Zheng
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 29
Shiho Shibata
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Yiru Chen
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 16–17 matches
| Metric | Liu | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 18% |
| Sets won | 50% | 24% |
| Games won | 49% | 42% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Liu | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Liu | Cao |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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