🇯🇵Naomi Osaka
#16 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 6–7
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#61 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
Naomi Osaka and Shuai Zhang have met 6 times since 2016; they are level 3–3. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Cincinnati (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Osaka
💥 Big Hitter
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Naomi Osaka and Shuai Zhang are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 7,186 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
6 career meetings, newest first
Aug 15, 2022
Cincinnati
H Hard · Round of 64
Oct 1, 2018
Beijing
H Hard · Quarterfinals
May 7, 2018
Madrid
C Clay · Round of 64
Apr 3, 2017
Charleston
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 6, 2017
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Sep 12, 2016
Japan Open Tokyo
H Hard · Round of 16
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Osaka | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Naomi Osaka | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 78% | 7/9 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 33% | 3/9 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 22% | 2/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/9 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Osaka | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–3 | 6–11 |
| Avg odds | 2.29 | 2.84 |
| ROI % | +54.8% | -34.3% |
| Units P/L | +7.67u | -5.83u |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Osaka has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Zhang's 20%).
| Opponent | Osaka | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Karolina Muchova | W 64 76 | L |
| Talia Gibson | L 57 46 | L |
| Emma Navarro | L 46 46 | L 62 67 26 |
| Eva Lys | W 64 46 63 | W 64 63 |
| Linda Noskova | L 67 36 | L 75 16 46 |
| Sorana Cirstea | W 63 46 62 | L 36 46 |
| Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | W 75 62 | W 61 63 |
| Coco Gauff | W 63 62 | L 36 26 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 76 67 36 | L 67 06 |
| Olga Danilovic | W 76 76 | L 26 46 |
Last five matches per player
Aryna Sabalenka
French Open ·
Jun 1
Iva Jovic
French Open ·
May 30
Donna Vekic
French Open ·
May 28
Laura Siegemund
French Open ·
May 26
Laura Siegemund
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Laura Siegemund
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 25
Donna Vekic
Roland Garros · Round of 64
May 25
Aryna Sabalenka
Roland Garros · Round of 16
May 25
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–47 matches
| Metric | Osaka | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 71% | 60% |
| Sets won | 66% | 57% |
| Games won | 56% | 53% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Osaka | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 2 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Osaka | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
