Lin Zhu vs Mei YamaguchiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Lin Zhu and Mei Yamaguchi have met 1 time since 2026; Lin Zhu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Zhu has taken 2 sets to Yamaguchi's 0. Their most recent meeting: Lin Zhu won at W75 Kofu 1 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhu | Yamaguchi | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lin Zhu | Mei Yamaguchi | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 16/20 | 58% | 14/24 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 3/11 | 28% | 7/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 7/31 | 35% | 17/49 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 71% | 15/21 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 5/10 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 18/20 | 85% | 17/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 16/20 | 70% | 14/20 |
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 (Zhu 1, Yamaguchi 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
👑 The Complete Package
Yamaguchi
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 821 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Mar 19, 2026
W75 Kofu 1
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | - | 2.58 |
| ROI % | - | -26.4% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.38u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zhu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (43% vs Yamaguchi's 29%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Hayu Kinoshita | L 26 46 | L 46 16 |
| Fangran Tian | L 67 00 | L 26 62 26 |
| Emerson Jones | L 46 57 | L 46 26 |
| Mananchaya Sawangkaew | W 63 76 | L 61 67 26 |
| Talia Gibson | L 36 46 | L 63 67 26 |
| Jana Kolodynska | W 64 26 60 | W 64 46 64 |
| Naho Sato | W 63 62 | W 62 75 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Valentina Ryser
W100 Gifu · 2nd Round
Apr 30
Eri Shimizu
W100 Gifu · 1st Round
Apr 29
Hayu Kinoshita
W100 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Apr 23
Carol Zhao
W100 Tokyo · 1st Round
Apr 22
Xiyu Wang
W100 Luan 1 · 1st Round
Apr 1
Ye Xin Ma
W75 Kofu · Quarterfinals
Mar 20
Mei Yamaguchi
W75 Kofu 1 · 2nd Round
Mar 19
Aoi Ito
W75 Kofu 1 · 1st Round
Mar 18
Rebecca Marino
W75 Granby · 1st Round
Jul 15
Greet Minnen
Hall of Fame Open - Newport · 1st Round
Jul 9
Ena Koike
W100 Cary · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Whitney Osuigwe
W100 Cary · 1st Round
Jun 30
Zongyu Li
W100 Wuning · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Juliet Jia Wen Zhang
Wuning 4 ITF · Round of 16
Jun 11
Junhan Zhang
W100 Wuning · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Eunhye Lee
W100 Wuning · 1st Round
Jun 9
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 34–49 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 49% |
| Sets won | 62% | 48% |
| Games won | 56% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Yamaguchi |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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