Sloane Stephens vs Yue YuanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#133 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
4w43 meetings · sets 5–2
🇨🇳Yue Yuan
#141 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
Sloane Stephens and Yue Yuan have met 3 times since 2024; Sloane Stephens leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Hobart International - Hobart in 2024 on hard. Stephens has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Stephens has taken 5 sets to Yuan's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sloane Stephens won at Rothesay Classic - Birmingham (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Stephens | Yuan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sloane Stephens | Yue Yuan | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 72% | 13/18 | 58% | 15/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 24% | 5/21 | 57% | 17/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 10/39 | 50% | 28/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 4/10 | 33% | 11/33 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 52% | 14/27 | 68% | 15/22 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 50% | 5/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 14/18 | 66% | 19/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 52% | 15/29 |
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 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Stephens 2, Yuan 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Stephens
⚙️ Grinder
Yuan
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 60% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,462 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yue Yuan.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jun 17, 2024
Rothesay Classic - Birmingham
G Grass · 1st Round
Apr 19, 2024
Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole - Rouen
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jan 9, 2024
Hobart International - Hobart
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Stephens | Yuan | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sloane Stephens | Yue Yuan | ||
| 1 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 3 or more | 7% | 1/15 | 20% | 2/10 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–7 | 5–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.98 | 2.46 |
| ROI % | +21.4% | -37.4% |
| Units P/L | +3.43u | -4.49u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 3 | 4 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | UKR | POR → 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
Across 3 shared opponents, both Stephens and Yuan posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Mirra Andreeva | L 46 26 | L 63 06 06 |
| Renata Zarazua | L 62 36 26 | W 64 64 |
| Harriet Dart | W 36 60 62 | L 75 46 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Janice Tjen
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Carole Monnet
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 14
Marta Kostyuk
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Clara Tauson
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 1
Mananchaya Sawangkaew
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 25
Marta Kostyuk
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Anastasia Potapova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 17
Caty Mcnally
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Mirra Andreeva
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Oleksandra Oliynykova
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Dayeon Back
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 21
Mary Stoiana
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Hanyu Guo
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Julia Avdeeva
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 13
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–56 matches
| Metric | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 46% |
| Sets won | 47% | 49% |
| Games won | 48% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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