Shuai Zhang vs Viktorija GolubicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#81 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
6w34 meetings · sets 6–4
🇨🇭Viktorija Golubic
#72 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
3Shuai Zhang and Viktorija Golubic have met 4 times since 2017; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at Wimbledon in 2017 on grass. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–1. Across all meetings Zhang has taken 6 sets to Golubic's 4. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhang | Golubic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shuai Zhang | Viktorija Golubic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 70% | 23/33 | 48% | 16/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 9/30 | 44% | 12/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 19/63 | 48% | 29/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 16/34 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 41% | 12/29 | 56% | 18/32 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 6/8 | 25% | 4/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 91% | 29/32 | 84% | 27/32 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 23/32 | 50% | 16/32 |
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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhang 2, Golubic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Golubic
🪃 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
4 career meetings, newest first
Jan 18, 2022
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 20, 2019
Guangzhou
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 27, 2019
Us Open
H Hard · Round of 128
Jul 4, 2017
Wimbledon
G Grass · Round of 128
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Golubic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Viktorija Golubic | ||
| 1 or more | 17% | 1/6 | 36% | 4/11 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.35 | 3.00 |
| ROI % | -32.4% | -14.2% |
| Units P/L | -2.27u | -1.56u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 4 |
| Distance | — | 654 mi · 1,053 km |
| Route | — | ROU → CZE |
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
Zhang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Golubic's 50%).
| Opponent | Zhang | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Noskova | L 75 16 46 | L 26 16 |
| Diane Parry | W 62 75 | L 57 46 |
| Ann Li | L 57 36 | W 63 26 63 |
| Yulia Putintseva | W 64 61 | W 75 62 |
| Katie Volynets | W 76 57 75 | L 57 62 67 |
| Bianca Andreescu | W 76 76 | W 63 46 64 |
| Emma Navarro | L 62 67 26 | L 67 26 |
| Veronika Erjavec | W 62 62 | W 57 75 64 |
| Varvara Lepchenko | W 62 61 | W 46 61 64 |
| Sorana Cirstea | L 36 46 | L 26 62 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
Daria Kasatkina
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Linda Noskova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 4
Peyton Stearns
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Elvina Kalieva
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Diane Parry
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Janice Tjen
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Alycia Parks
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Iga Swiatek
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 6
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 60–63 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 52% | 55% |
| Sets won | 52% | 52% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 2 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Golubic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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