Shuai Zhang vs Tereza ValentovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Japan Open - Osaka
- Level
- WTA 250
- Round
- 1st Round
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- October 19 · 10:30 PM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Record at prices like this
At 1.37 or shorter, Tereza Valentova has won 29 of 30 (97%). The price implied 76%, so Tereza Valentova has beaten it by 21 points.
At 3.03 or longer, Shuai Zhang has won 10 of 81 (12%). The price implied 25%, so Shuai Zhang has fallen 13 points short of it.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Shuai Zhang and Tereza Valentova meet next at the Japan Open - Osaka on October 19 on hard.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhang | Valentova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shuai Zhang | Tereza Valentova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 70% | 23/33 | 68% | 17/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 9/31 | 26% | 5/19 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 19/64 | 30% | 13/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 16/34 | 53% | 17/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 40% | 12/30 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 6/8 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 29/32 | 88% | 22/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 23/32 | 68% | 17/25 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Valentova
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 296 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Tereza Valentova.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Zhang and Valentova have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Valentova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Tereza Valentova | ||
| 1 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 75% | 9/12 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 25% | 3/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Valentova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–6 | 8–4 |
| Avg odds | 3.20 | 1.60 |
| ROI % | -40.9% | -11.8% |
| Units P/L | -3.27u | -1.41u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Valentova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 2 | 1 |
| Matches | 1 | 0 |
| Distance | 1,263 mi · 2,032 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CZE → SUI | SUI |
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
Valentova has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Zhang's 40%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Valentova |
|---|---|---|
| Leylah Fernandez | L 36 26 | L 06 75 36 |
| Katie Volynets | W 76 57 75 | L 36 57 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | W | W |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 64 61 | W 63 62 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 36 26 | L 16 46 |
| Hannah Klugman | W 62 46 64 | W 75 57 75 |
| Alexandra Eala | L 36 26 | W 76 61 |
| Vera Zvonareva | L 36 36 | W 76 60 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 36 57 | L 26 36 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 16 16 | L 46 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Ashlyn Krueger
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 13
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
Katie Volynets
Philly Open - Philadelphia · Final
Aug 29
Julia Grabher
Philly Open - Philadelphia · Semifinals
Aug 28
Kylie Collins
Philly Open - Philadelphia · Quarterfinals
Aug 27
Fangran Tian
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Ariana Arseneault
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 24
Elina Svitolina
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Mary Stoiana
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Taylor Townsend
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 44–64 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Valentova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 57% |
| Sets won | 51% | 54% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |