Niehua Tian vs Yuyao LiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Niehua Tian and Yuyao Li have met 1 time since 2026; Yuyao Li leads 1–0. Across all meetings Tian has taken 1 sets to Li's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yuyao Li won at W15 Luan (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tian | Li | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Niehua Tian | Yuyao Li | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 2/3 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 2/6 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 3/9 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 2/2 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 1/4 | 75% | 6/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 0% | 0/3 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 60% | 3/5 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 40% | 2/5 | 29% | 2/7 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tian 0, Li 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tian
⚙️ Grinder
Li
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🛡️ The Spoiler archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 833 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yuyao Li.
The Spoiler players often use strong court coverage and strong retrieval to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 7, 2026
W15 Luan
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tian | Li |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.73 | 6.14 |
| ROI % | +73.0% | -30.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.73u | -1.82u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tian | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | USA |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ziyu Zhou
Luan 2 ITF
Jul 7
Peien Deng
Maanshan 5 ITF
Jun 21
Jiayi Wang
W15 Luan · 2nd Round
May 14
Yuyao Li
W15 Luan · Round of 16
May 7
Jiayue Pan
W15 Luan · 1st Round
May 5
Sera Nishimoto
W15 Luan · Round of 16
Apr 30
Fangyu Shang
W15 Luan · 1st Round
Apr 29
Eunchae Kim
W35 Anning · 1st Round
Apr 7
Sunam Jeong
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 19
Unknown Player
W15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Chenting Zhu
Maanshan 6 ITF · Round of 16
Jul 2
Wenfei Yu
W15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Jul 1
Varvara Panshina
W35 Zhengzhou · 1st Round
Jun 17
Varvara Panshina
Zhengzhou ITF · Round of 32
Jun 17
Wenfei Yu
Zhengzhou ITF
Jun 16
Ni Xi
Zhengzhou ITF
Jun 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 9–11 matches
| Metric | Tian | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 33% | 45% |
| Sets won | 38% | 48% |
| Games won | 44% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tian | Li |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tian | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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