Shuai Zhang vs Sloane StephensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
43 meetings · sets 4–4
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#208 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4Shuai 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 | 67% | 22/33 | 71% | 5/7 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 7/26 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 18/59 | 28% | 7/25 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 14/28 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 45% | 13/29 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 6/9 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 22/31 | 56% | 5/9 |
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 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 62 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 | 56% | 5/9 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/10 |
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 | 6–7 | 5–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.16 | 3.00 |
| ROI % | -9.2% | +8.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.19u | +0.83u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 4 |
| Events | 3 | 4 |
| Matches | 5 | 7 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 1,730 mi · 2,784 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | ECU → CAN → POL → ESP |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Stephens has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Zhang's 33%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Potapova | L 36 16 | W 62 64 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 26 16 | W 64 57 62 |
| Lucrezia Stefanini | W 62 62 | L 46 64 16 |
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
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
Sinja Kraus
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Solana Sierra
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Darja Vidmanova
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 2nd Round
Jul 31
Yuliia Starodubtseva
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–59 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Stephens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 28% |
| Sets won | 54% | 33% |
| Games won | 51% | 42% |
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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