Lin Zhu vs Varvara GrachevaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Lin Zhu
#173 · 32 yrs · Right-Handed
17w3 meetings · sets 6–0
🇫🇷Varvara Gracheva
#148 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
24wLin Zhu and Varvara Gracheva have met 3 times since 2022; Lin Zhu leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Abierto Tampico - Tampico in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Zhu leads 3–0. Zhu has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Zhu has taken 6 sets to Gracheva's 0. Their most recent meeting: Lin Zhu won at Omnium Banque Nationale - Montreal (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhu | Gracheva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lin Zhu | Varvara Gracheva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 80% | 16/20 | 17% | 1/6 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 3/11 | 20% | 2/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 7/31 | 44% | 7/16 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 71% | 15/21 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 5/10 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 2/4 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 18/20 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 16/20 | 20% | 1/5 |
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: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhu 3, Gracheva 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
👑 The Complete Package
Gracheva
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 3,896 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jul 27, 2025
Omnium Banque Nationale - Montreal
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 11, 2024
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 26, 2022
Abierto Tampico - Tampico
H Hard · 2nd Round
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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W100 Gifu · 2nd Round
Apr 30
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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
Magda Linette
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 17
Lilli Tagger
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 1st Round
Mar 5
Jessica Pegula
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai · 2nd Round
Feb 17
Rebecca Sramkova
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai · 1st Round
Feb 16
Maria Sakkari
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 3rd Round
Feb 11
Linda Noskova
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 2nd Round
Feb 10
Laura Siegemund
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 1st Round
Feb 8
Elena Rybakina
Australian Open - Melbourne · 2nd Round
Jan 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 16–34 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 62% | 38% |
| Sets won | 62% | 36% |
| Games won | 56% | 43% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Gracheva |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
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