Shuai Zhang vs Sofia KeninPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#54 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
332 meetings · sets 2–2
🇺🇸Sofia Kenin
#100 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Shuai Zhang and Sofia Kenin have met 2 times since 2018; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Indian Wells in 2018 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Zhang has taken 2 sets to Kenin's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sofia Kenin won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2020).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhang | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shuai Zhang | Sofia Kenin | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 66% | 25/38 | 54% | 7/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 9/32 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 22/70 | 43% | 17/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 16/35 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 14/33 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 6/9 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 33/36 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 25/36 | 44% | 7/16 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhang 1, Kenin 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Kenin
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
Both Shuai Zhang and Sofia Kenin are 🎯 Baseliner types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 50 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 24, 2020
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 3rd Round
Mar 7, 2018
Indian Wells
H Hard · Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Kenin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Sofia Kenin | ||
| 1 or more | 44% | 4/9 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–8 | 3–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.46 | 3.83 |
| ROI % | -36.1% | -45.6% |
| Units P/L | -3.97u | -4.56u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 4 |
| Distance | 3,134 mi · 5,043 km | 567 mi · 913 km |
| Route | POL → AUT → NED | POL → NED |
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
Zhang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Kenin's 44%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Lys | W 64 63 | W 16 63 63 |
| Lucrezia Stefanini | W 62 62 | L 57 61 26 |
| Emma Navarro | L 62 67 26 | L 06 57 |
| Amanda Anisimova | L 67 06 | L 26 64 67 |
| Bianca Andreescu | W 76 76 | L 46 57 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | L 57 46 | W 64 46 63 |
| Himeno Sakatsume | W 46 62 61 | L 26 16 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | W 64 57 64 | W 76 64 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | W 64 61 | W 36 76 63 |
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
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Venus Williams
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Eva Lys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Lucrezia Stefanini
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 1
Emma Navarro
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Amanda Anisimova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Petra Marcinko
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 40–70 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 33% |
| Sets won | 52% | 38% |
| Games won | 51% | 45% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Kenin |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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