Maria Sakkari vs Qinwen ZhengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇷Maria Sakkari
#33 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
5 meetings · sets 5–7
🇨🇳Qinwen Zheng
#121 · 23 yrs · Right-Handed
5wMaria Sakkari and Qinwen Zheng have met 5 times since 2022; Qinwen Zheng leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Australian Open - Melbourne in 2022 on hard. On hard courts Sakkari leads 2–1. Zheng has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Sakkari has taken 5 sets to Zheng's 7. Their most recent meeting: Qinwen Zheng won at Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sakkari | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Maria Sakkari | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 13/21 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 23% | 5/22 | 42% | 5/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 13/43 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 45% | 9/20 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 11/22 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 5/13 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 17/22 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 13/22 | 42% | 5/12 |
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 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sakkari 1, Zheng 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sakkari
🤖 Servebot
Zheng
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Maria Sakkari and Qinwen Zheng are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 2,026 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Jun 15, 2026
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham
G Grass · 1st Round
Apr 2, 2025
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston
C Clay · 2nd Round
Oct 11, 2023
Zhengzhou Open - Zhengzhou
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 14, 2023
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 19, 2022
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sakkari | Zheng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Maria Sakkari | Qinwen Zheng | ||
| 1 or more | 86% | 12/14 | 100% | 10/10 |
| 3 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 100% | 10/10 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 6/14 | 90% | 9/10 |
| 10 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 60% | 6/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sakkari | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–6 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.26 | 1.60 |
| ROI % | -8.9% | -45.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.25u | -4.51u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sakkari | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL | — |
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
Sakkari has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Zheng's 20%).
| Opponent | Sakkari | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Barbora Krejcikova | L 67 36 | L 46 46 |
| Alycia Parks | W 64 63 | W 76 36 62 |
| Clara Tauson | W 63 63 | L 75 46 26 |
| Maja Chwalinska | L 61 36 26 | L 46 06 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 46 16 | L 64 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Iga Swiatek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 17
Kamilla Rakhimova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Coco Gauff
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Zeynep Sonmez
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Barbora Krejcikova
Athens Open - Athens · Final
Jul 19
Alina Korneeva
Athens Open - Athens · Semifinals
Jul 18
Alycia Parks
Athens Open - Athens · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Harriet Dart
Athens Open - Athens · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Alexandra Eala
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Barbora Krejcikova
Athens Open - Athens · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Elena Micic
Athens Open - Athens · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Athens Open - Athens · 1st Round
Jul 13
Katerina Siniakova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Clara Tauson
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Solana Sierra
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 1st Round
Jun 22
Talia Gibson
Lexus Nottingham Open - Nottingham · 2nd Round
Jun 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–43 matches
| Metric | Sakkari | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 50% |
| Sets won | 47% | 48% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sakkari | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 2 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sakkari | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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