Lin Zhu vs Yafan WangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

π¨π³Lin Zhu
#198 Β· 32 yrs Β· Right-Handed
3 meetings Β· sets 3β4
π¨π³Yafan Wang
#665 Β· 32 yrs Β· Right-Handed
50wLin Zhu and Yafan Wang have met 3 times since 2018; Yafan Wang leads 2β1. Their first meeting came at Guangzhou in 2018 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1β1. Across all meetings Zhu has taken 3 sets to Wang's 4. Their most recent meeting: Yafan Wang won at Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem - Rabat (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches Β· Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhu | Wang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Lin Zhu | Yafan Wang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 82% | 18/22 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 10/38 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Covers β1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 16/24 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 64% | 9/14 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 3/6 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 20/25 | 100% | 2/2 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 18/25 | 50% | 1/2 |
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. Small sample β read with care. Head-to-head: 2 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhu 1, Wang 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
π The Complete Package
Wang
π€ Servebot
Matchup analysis
The π The Complete Package archetype wins about 54% vs π€ Servebot across 2,084 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Lin Zhu.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the servebot's high ace rate.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
May 21, 2024
Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem - Rabat
C Clay Β· 1st Round
Feb 3, 2024
Thailand Open - Hua Hin
H Hard Β· Semifinals
Sep 19, 2018
Guangzhou
H Hard Β· Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches Β· Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1β4 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.08 | - |
| ROI % | -60.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -3.00u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | β |
| Events | 1 | β |
| Matches | 2 | β |
| Distance | 0 mi Β· 0 km | β |
| Route | ROU | β |
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 Β· Last 12 months
Zhu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Wang's 0%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Lulu Sun | W 75 64 | L 36 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Donna Vekic
China Open - Beijing Β· 2nd Round
Oct 3
Alycia Parks
China Open - Beijing Β· 1st Round
Oct 1
Angela Fita Boluda
U.S. Open - New York Β· 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 24
Lilli Tagger
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati Β· 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Leolia Jeanjean
National Bank Open - Toronto Β· 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Teodora Kostovic
Wimbledon - London Β· 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Tiantsoa Sarah Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Wimbledon - London Β· 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Mona Barthel
Wimbledon - London Β· 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Belinda Bencic
Hong Kong Β· Round of 16
Oct 30
Maddison Inglis
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong Β· 1st Round
Oct 27
Lulu Sun
Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou Β· 2nd Round
Oct 23
Kamilla Rakhimova
Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou Β· 1st Round
Oct 20
Janice Tjen
WTA 125 Jinan Open - Jinan Β· 1st Round
Oct 14
Emma Navarro
U.S. Open - New York Β· 1st Round
Aug 24
Liudmila Samsonova
Tennis in the Land - Cleveland Β· 2nd Round
Aug 20
Peyton Stearns
Tennis in the Land - Cleveland Β· 1st Round
Aug 18
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won Β· Last 12 months Β· 5β41 matches
| Metric | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 40% |
| Sets won | 58% | 42% |
| Games won | 54% | 45% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhu | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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