Leylah Fernandez vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇦Leylah Fernandez
#25 · 23 yrs · Left-Handed
Title2 meetings · sets 4–0
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#81 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
7w3Leylah Fernandez and Shuai Zhang have met 2 times since 2021; Leylah Fernandez leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Volvo Car Open - Charleston in 2021 on clay. Fernandez has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Fernandez has taken 4 sets to Zhang's 0. Their most recent meeting: Leylah Fernandez won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Fernandez | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Leylah Fernandez | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 21/31 | 70% | 23/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 8/26 | 30% | 9/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 18/57 | 30% | 19/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 49% | 19/39 | 47% | 16/34 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 10/18 | 41% | 12/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 29% | 5/17 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 26/33 | 91% | 29/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 21/33 | 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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Fernandez 2, Zhang 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Fernandez
🤖 Servebot
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 55% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 269 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Leylah Fernandez.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Aug 30, 2026
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 1st Round
Apr 6, 2021
Volvo Car Open - Charleston
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Fernandez | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Leylah Fernandez | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 13% | 2/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–5 | 2–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.16 | 3.35 |
| ROI % | +32.2% | -32.4% |
| Units P/L | +5.15u | -2.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Fernandez | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 3,433 mi · 5,525 km | — |
| Route | SGP → 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
Fernandez has a higher win rate against shared opponents (56% vs Zhang's 22%).
| Opponent | Fernandez | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Kamilla Rakhimova | L 26 64 36 | L 57 75 46 |
| Talia Gibson | W 75 60 | L 16 46 |
| Ann Li | W 63 62 | L 57 36 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 26 67 | L 36 26 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 64 36 64 | W 62 64 |
| Eva Lys | W 64 61 | W 64 63 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 76 46 67 | L 36 57 |
| Sorana Cirstea | W 64 64 | L 36 46 |
| Dayana Yastremska | L 16 26 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ekaterina Alexandrova
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 12
Kamilla Rakhimova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Talia Gibson
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Final
Sep 27
Maja Chwalinska
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Semifinals
Sep 26
Mirra Andreeva
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · Quarterfinals
Sep 25
Alycia Parks
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 2nd Round
Sep 23
Kyoka Okamura
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 21
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
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 · 57–63 matches
| Metric | Fernandez | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 52% |
| Sets won | 53% | 52% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Fernandez | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Fernandez | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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