Shuai Zhang vs Veronika ErjavecPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#81 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
7w32 meetings · sets 4–1
🇸🇮Veronika Erjavec
#144 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
3wShuai Zhang and Veronika Erjavec have met 2 times since 2025; Shuai Zhang leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–0. Zhang has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Zhang has taken 4 sets to Erjavec's 1. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhang | Erjavec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shuai Zhang | Veronika Erjavec | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 70% | 23/33 | 74% | 20/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 9/30 | 34% | 10/29 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 19/63 | 30% | 17/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 16/34 | 53% | 19/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 12/29 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 6/8 | 27% | 4/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 29/32 | 89% | 25/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 23/32 | 71% | 20/28 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhang 1, Erjavec 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Erjavec
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 55% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 476 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shuai Zhang.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 28, 2025
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong
H Hard · 1st Round
Oct 23, 2025
Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Erjavec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Veronika Erjavec | ||
| 1 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 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 | Erjavec |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 2–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.35 | 2.27 |
| ROI % | -32.4% | -70.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.27u | -6.38u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Erjavec |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | SRB |
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
Across 3 shared opponents, both Zhang and Erjavec posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Zhang | Erjavec |
|---|---|---|
| Mona Barthel | L 16 46 | W 64 61 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 62 64 | L 16 16 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 36 57 | L 26 26 |
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
Nuria Brancaccio
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Katerina Tsygourova
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 22
Francesca Curmi
BBVA Open Internacional - Valencia · 1st Round
Sep 14
Jasmine Paolini
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Julia Grabher
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 24
Mary Stoiana
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 11
Leyre Romero Gormaz
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 21
Julia Grabher
Generali Open Ladies - Kitzbuhel · Semifinals
Jul 18
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 56–63 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Erjavec |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 48% |
| Sets won | 52% | 50% |
| Games won | 51% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Erjavec |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Erjavec |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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