Sloane Stephens vs Yue YuanPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Sloane Stephens
#208 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
43 meetings · sets 5–2
🇨🇳Yue Yuan
#138 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
4wSloane 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 | 71% | 5/7 | 59% | 10/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 5/18 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 7/25 | 49% | 19/39 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 20% | 1/5 | 35% | 7/20 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 9/19 | 65% | 11/17 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 1/2 | 60% | 6/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 67% | 6/9 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 5/9 | 45% | 10/22 |
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 1,327 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 | 80% | 8/10 | 100% | 4/4 |
| 3 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 50% | 2/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/4 |
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 | 5–5 | 1–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.00 | 2.11 |
| ROI % | +8.3% | -83.6% |
| Units P/L | +0.83u | -5.85u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | 1 |
| Events | 4 | 1 |
| Matches | 7 | 2 |
| Distance | 1,730 mi · 2,784 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | ECU → CAN → POL → ESP | KAZ |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Sinja Kraus
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Solana Sierra
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Darja Vidmanova
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 2nd Round
Jul 31
Yuliia Starodubtseva
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Elizara Yaneva
Polish Open - Warsaw · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Alana Smith
Polish Open - Warsaw · 1st Round
Aug 3
Nikola Bartunkova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 1st Round
Jul 21
Aliona Falei
Enka Open - Istanbul · 1st Round
Jul 14
Jeline Vandromme
Wimbledon
Jun 23
Katerina Siniakova
Berlin
Jun 15
Robin Montgomery
Hertogenbosch
Jun 6
Mayar Sherif
Parma Ladies Open - Parma · 1st Round
May 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–39 matches
| Metric | Stephens | Yuan |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 28% | 44% |
| Sets won | 33% | 47% |
| Games won | 42% | 49% |
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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