Shuai Zhang vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#81 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
6w33 meetings · sets 4–4
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w4Shuai Zhang and Sloane Stephens have met 3 times since 2018; Shuai Zhang leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Australian Open in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–1. Across all meetings Zhang has taken 4 sets to Stephens's 4. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2020).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhang | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shuai Zhang | Sloane Stephens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 70% | 23/33 | 72% | 13/18 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 9/30 | 24% | 5/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 19/63 | 26% | 10/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 16/34 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 12/29 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 6/8 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 29/32 | 78% | 14/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 23/32 | 72% | 13/18 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhang 0, Stephens 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 64% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 101 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shuai Zhang.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jan 20, 2020
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 25, 2019
Wuhan
H Hard · Round of 64
Jan 16, 2018
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Stephens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Sloane Stephens | ||
| 1 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.35 | 2.98 |
| ROI % | -32.4% | +21.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.27u | +3.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 3 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | UKR |
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
Stephens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Zhang's 50%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Potapova | L 36 16 | W 62 64 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 26 16 | W 64 57 62 |
| Diane Parry | W 62 75 | W 62 64 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | W 64 61 | L 06 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Leylah Fernandez
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
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
Jelena Ostapenko
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Gabriela Andrea Knutson
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 25
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Janice Tjen
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Carole Monnet
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 14
Marta Kostyuk
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Clara Tauson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–63 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 46% |
| Sets won | 52% | 47% |
| Games won | 51% | 48% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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