Magdalena Frech vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇵🇱Magdalena Frech
#37 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 4–7
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Magdalena Frech and Shuai Zhang have met 5 times since 2018; Shuai Zhang leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Hiroshima in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–1. Across all meetings Frech has taken 4 sets to Zhang's 7. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Berlin (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Frech | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Magdalena Frech | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 10/16 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 8/23 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 14/39 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 6/13 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 65% | 17/26 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 10/20 | 71% | 22/31 |
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: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Frech 1, Zhang 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Frech
💥 Big Hitter
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 330 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Magdalena Frech.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Jun 15, 2026
Berlin
G Grass
Feb 28, 2026
Merida Open Akron - Merida
H Hard · Semifinals
Oct 1, 2024
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 4th Round
May 28, 2023
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Sep 12, 2018
Hiroshima
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Frech | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Magdalena Frech | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 70% | 7/10 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 4/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Frech | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–7 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.40 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | -17.8% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | -2.13u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Frech | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 5 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | CAN → POL → AUT |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 10 shared opponents, both Frech and Zhang posted a 40% win rate.
| Opponent | Frech | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Timofeeva | W 64 76 | L 16 36 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 46 67 | L 36 57 |
| Ann Li | W 64 63 | L 57 36 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 67 46 | L 16 16 |
| Eva Lys | L 67 36 | W 64 63 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 06 63 46 | L 36 26 |
| Cristina Bucsa | L 16 64 46 | W 26 76 75 |
| Linda Noskova | L 76 46 46 | L 75 16 46 |
| Veronika Erjavec | W 61 61 | W 62 62 |
| Lucrezia Stefanini | W 61 76 | W 62 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elena Rybakina
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 17
Jelena Ostapenko
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Antonia Ruzic
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Jessica Pegula
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Leolia Jeanjean
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Jessica Pegula
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Ann Li
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 29
Anna Kalinskaya
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
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
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–59 matches
| Metric | Frech | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 41% | 56% |
| Sets won | 43% | 54% |
| Games won | 49% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Frech | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Frech | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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