Niehua Tian vs Yanan HouPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Niehua Tian and Yanan Hou have met 1 time since 2026; Yanan Hou leads 1–0. Across all meetings Tian has taken 0 sets to Hou's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yanan Hou won at W15 Maanshan (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tian | Hou | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Niehua Tian | Yanan Hou | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 73% | 8/11 | 53% | 8/15 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 5/13 | 29% | 4/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 8/24 | 38% | 11/29 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 2/2 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 4/8 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 0% | 0/1 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 9/12 | 82% | 9/11 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 8/12 | 73% | 8/11 |
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: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tian 0, Hou 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tian
⚙️ Grinder
Hou
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 66% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,088 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yanan Hou.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 29, 2026
W15 Maanshan
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tian | Hou |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 4–3 |
| Avg odds | 4.95 | 3.40 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -34.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -2.39u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tian | Hou |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 1 | 6 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | POR | POL → POR → COL |
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 · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Tian and Hou posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Tian | Hou |
|---|---|---|
| Qige Yi | L 46 63 610 | L 16 36 |
| Jiayu Xu | L 67 63 310 | W 46 64 62 |
| Ching Laam Lai | W 46 75 105 | L |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yanan Hou
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 29
Qige Yi
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 21
Unknown Player
W15 Luan · 1st Round
Jul 14
Ziyu Zhou
W15 Luan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 7
Abigail Elham
W15 Luan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 6
Kuai Jiananxi
W15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 23
Eun Ji Lee
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Peien Deng
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Jiaqi Wang
W15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Alina Yuneva
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Ha Eum Lee
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Oct 7
Ha Eum Lee
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Niehua Tian
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 29
Unknown Player
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Jiayu Xu
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Sep 23
Hong Yi Cody Wong
W35 Shenyang · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–29 matches
| Metric | Tian | Hou |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 52% |
| Sets won | 48% | 49% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tian | Hou |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tian | Hou |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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