Pavel Kotov vs Yi ZhouPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Pavel Kotov and Yi Zhou have met 2 times since 2024; Pavel Kotov leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at China Open - Beijing in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Kotov leads 2–0. Kotov has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kotov has taken 4 sets to Zhou's 1. Their most recent meeting: Pavel Kotov won at Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kotov | Zhou | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Pavel Kotov | Yi Zhou | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 15/25 | 75% | 21/28 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 6/12 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 16/37 | 38% | 20/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 11/25 | 52% | 17/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 6/10 | 69% | 11/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 10/15 | 46% | 12/26 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 20/23 | 75% | 24/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 15/23 | 66% | 21/32 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kotov 1, Zhou 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kotov
💥 Big Hitter
Zhou
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Pavel Kotov and Yi Zhou are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 2,644 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Apr 14, 2026
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships
H Hard · Round of 32
Sep 26, 2024
China Open - Beijing
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 | Kotov | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 1.71 |
| ROI % | -63.0% | -20.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.89u | -3.22u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 7 shared opponents, both Kotov and Zhou posted a 57% win rate.
| Opponent | Kotov | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Den Ouden | L 26 16 | W 64 64 |
| Harry Wendelken | W 46 63 64 | L 16 64 16 |
| Fajing Sun | W 76 36 63 | W 76 63 |
| Ilia Simakin | W 26 76 63 | L 57 46 |
| Jie Cui | L 26 63 46 | W 63 76 |
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 67 46 | L 64 46 36 |
| Sanhui Shin | W 64 61 | W 76 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniel Elahi Galan
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Franco Ribero
Royan Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 16
Marco Trungelliti
Lyon Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 9
Guy Den Ouden
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 1
Cezar Cretu
Chisinau Challenger · 2nd Round
May 28
Gauthier Onclin
Chisinau Challenger · 1st Round
May 26
Mikhail Kukushkin
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Yi Zhou
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · Round of 32
Apr 14
Daniel Milavsky
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Luka Pavlovic
Segovia Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Michael Geerts
Segovia Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
Tiago Pereira
Pozoblanco Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Stefan Kozlov
Pozoblanco Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Alastair Gray
Nottingham 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Daniel De Jonge
Nottingham 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 8
Robin Catry
Nottingham 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 7
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–54 matches
| Metric | Kotov | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 52% |
| Sets won | 62% | 54% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kotov | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kotov | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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