Sonja Zhiyenbayeva vs Yufei RenPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇩🇪Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
#384 · 19 yrs · Right-Handed
9Title31 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇳Yufei Ren
#312 · 20 yrs · Right-Handed
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva and Yufei Ren have met 1 time since 2026; Sonja Zhiyenbayeva leads 1–0. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Zhiyenbayeva leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Zhiyenbayeva has taken 2 sets to Ren's 0. Their most recent meeting: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva won at W35 Vigo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Sonja Zhiyenbayeva | Yufei Ren | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 12/19 | 81% | 35/43 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 3/11 | 41% | 11/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 10/30 | 27% | 19/70 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 6/12 | 54% | 20/37 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 77% | 10/13 | 70% | 16/23 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 3/6 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 14/14 | 86% | 37/43 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 86% | 12/14 | 81% | 35/43 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhiyenbayeva 1, Ren 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhiyenbayeva
👑 The Complete Package
Ren
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 6,005 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sonja Zhiyenbayeva.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 16, 2026
W35 Vigo
H Hard · Final
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Sonja Zhiyenbayeva | Yufei Ren | ||
| 1 or more | 85% | 17/20 | 72% | 13/18 |
| 3 or more | 30% | 6/20 | 17% | 3/18 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 2/20 | 6% | 1/18 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/18 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/18 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 12–5 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 2.07 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | +42.1% | -13.5% |
| Units P/L | +7.16u | -2.29u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 9 | 6 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP → ITA | ESP → ITA |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zhiyenbayeva has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Ren's 67%).
| Opponent | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Daria Khomutsianskaya | W 61 64 | L 57 63 16 |
| Isabella Shinikova | W 76 36 61 | W 67 75 60 |
| Rina Saigo | W 61 76 | W 61 61 |
| Priska Madelyn Nugroho | W 63 64 | W 67 64 63 |
| Unknown Player | L 06 63 16 | L 63 46 46 |
| Yi Chi Ma | W 63 61 | W 63 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yufei Ren
W35 Vigo · Final
Aug 16
Matilde Jorge
W35 Vigo · Semifinals
Aug 15
Daria Khomutsianskaya
W35 Vigo · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Ekaterina Yashina
W35 Vigo · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Julie Struplova
W35 Vigo · 1st Round
Aug 12
Isabella Shinikova
W75 Ourense · Final
Aug 9
Rina Saigo
W75 Ourense · Semifinals
Aug 8
Yasmine Kabbaj
W75 Ourense · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva
W35 Vigo · Final
Aug 16
Britt Du Pree
W35 Vigo · Semifinals
Aug 15
Francisca Jorge
W35 Vigo · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Melisa Ercan
W35 Vigo · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Stephanie Judith Visscher
W35 Vigo · 1st Round
Aug 11
Celia Cervino Ruiz
W75 Ourense · 1st Round
Aug 5
Fiona Ferro
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · 1st Round
Jul 20
Lola Radivojevic
ATV Bancomat Tennis Open - Rome · 1st Round
Jul 13
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 31–70 matches
| Metric | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 65% | 61% |
| Sets won | 58% | 61% |
| Games won | 53% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ITF W35 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhiyenbayeva | Ren |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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