🇯🇵Mai Hontama
#9999 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 2–3
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#61 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
Mai Hontama and Shuai Zhang have met 2 times since 2022; they are level 1–1. Their most recent meeting: Mai Hontama won at Indian Wells (2024).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Hontama
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 5,392 matches in our dataset — a stylistic lean toward Shuai Zhang.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
2 career meetings, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Hontama | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mai Hontama | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 78% | 7/9 |
| 3 or more | 8% | 1/13 | 33% | 3/9 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 22% | 2/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Hontama | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–8 | 6–12 |
| Avg odds | 2.25 | 2.77 |
| ROI % | +23.2% | -37.9% |
| Units P/L | +4.64u | -6.83u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Hontama and Zhang posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Hontama | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Krueger | L | W 64 57 64 |
| Taylah Preston | W | L 36 62 36 |
| Hayu Kinoshita | W 61 46 75 | W 62 61 |
Last five matches per player
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 22–47 matches
| Metric | Hontama | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 60% |
| Sets won | 43% | 57% |
| Games won | 49% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Hontama | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Hontama | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
