Shuai Zhang vs Simona HalepPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
45 meetings · sets 4–6
🇷🇴Simona Halep
Unranked · 34 yrs · Right-Handed
82wShuai Zhang and Simona Halep have met 5 times since 2016; Simona Halep leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Australian Open in 2016 on hard. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–1. Halep has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Zhang has taken 4 sets to Halep's 6. Their most recent meeting: Simona Halep won at National Bank Open - Toronto (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhang | Halep | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shuai Zhang | Simona Halep | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 22/33 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 7/26 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 18/59 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 14/28 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 45% | 13/29 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 6/9 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 22/31 | — | |
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: 5 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhang 2, Halep 3).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Halep
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 229 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shuai Zhang.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Aug 10, 2022
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · 2nd Round
Apr 28, 2022
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 1st Round
Jul 5, 2019
Wimbledon
G Grass · Quarterfinals
Oct 6, 2016
Beijing
H Hard · Round of 16
Jan 19, 2016
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–7 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.16 | - |
| ROI % | -9.2% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.19u | - |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | — |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | — |
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
Maria Timofeeva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ann Li
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Aryna Sabalenka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Lucia Bronzetti
Transylvania Open - Cluj-Napoca · 1st Round
Feb 4
Yue Yuan
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong · 1st Round
Oct 28
Anna Blinkova
Hong Kong 125 Open - Hong Kong · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Arina Rodionova
Hong Kong 125 Open - Hong Kong · 1st Round
Oct 2
Paula Badosa
Miami Open - Miami · 1st Round
Mar 19
Daria Snigur
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 29
Anastasia Potapova
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 16
Beatriz Haddad Maia
National Bank Open - Toronto · Final
Aug 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 59–59 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | - |
| Sets won | 54% | - |
| Games won | 51% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Halep |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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