🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#61 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
6 meetings · sets 10–3
🇺🇸Varvara Lepchenko
#155 · 40 yrs · Left-Handed
Shuai Zhang and Varvara Lepchenko have met 6 times since 2016; Shuai Zhang leads 5–1. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Merida (2026).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
💥 Big Hitter
Lepchenko
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Shuai Zhang and Varvara Lepchenko are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 6,908 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
6 career meetings, newest first
Feb 23, 2026
Merida
H Hard · Round of 32
May 31, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
May 27, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
Jun 26, 2017
Eastbourne
G Grass · Round of 64
Sep 12, 2016
Japan Open Tokyo
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 18, 2016
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Lepchenko | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Varvara Lepchenko | ||
| 1 or more | 78% | 7/9 | 100% | 3/3 |
| 3 or more | 33% | 3/9 | 33% | 1/3 |
| 5 or more | 22% | 2/9 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/3 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Lepchenko |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–12 | 4–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.77 | 2.28 |
| ROI % | -37.9% | +45.7% |
| Units P/L | -6.83u | +3.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zhang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Lepchenko's 0%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Lepchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | W 61 63 | L |
Last five matches per player
Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva
Modena ·
Jun 11
Noemi Basiletti
Modena ·
Jun 9
Tyra Caterina Grant
Foggia ·
Jun 3
Iryna Shymanovich
Foggia ·
Jun 1
Lucia Bronzetti
French Open ·
May 19
Viktorija Golubic
Parma ·
May 12
Lia Karatancheva
Bogota · Round of 32
Mar 30
Emiliana Arango
Bogota · Quarterfinals
Mar 30
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 8–47 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Lepchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 63% |
| Sets won | 57% | 56% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Lepchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Lepchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
