Zhibek Kulambayeva vs Zongyu LiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇰🇿Zhibek Kulambayeva
#472 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–1
🇨🇳Zongyu Li
#302 · 23 yrs
4Zhibek Kulambayeva and Zongyu Li have met 1 time since 2026; Zhibek Kulambayeva leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kulambayeva has taken 2 sets to Li's 1. Their most recent meeting: Zhibek Kulambayeva won at W75 Kursumlijska Banja (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kulambayeva | Li | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Zhibek Kulambayeva | Zongyu Li | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 64% | 14/22 | 73% | 19/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 13% | 2/15 | 50% | 9/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 10/37 | 36% | 16/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 9/17 | 57% | 12/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 38% | 6/16 | 65% | 13/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 3/5 | 100% | 7/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 17/17 | 83% | 25/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 14/17 | 63% | 19/30 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kulambayeva 0, Li 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kulambayeva
🪃 Counterpuncher
Li
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 1,501 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Zongyu Li.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 12, 2026
W75 Kursumlijska Banja
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kulambayeva | Li | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Zhibek Kulambayeva | Zongyu Li | ||
| 1 or more | 46% | 5/11 | 63% | 5/8 |
| 3 or more | 9% | 1/11 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kulambayeva | Li |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–7 | 5–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.16 | 2.71 |
| ROI % | +8.5% | +0.8% |
| Units P/L | +1.45u | +0.07u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kulambayeva | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 4 |
| Events | 2 | 4 |
| Matches | 3 | 4 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | FRA → DEN | ESP → FRA → POR → 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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Kulambayeva and Li posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Kulambayeva | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Ekaterina Yashina | W 63 64 | W 64 63 |
| Sonal Patil | W 61 63 | W 60 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Georgia Pedone
W50 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 26
Mia Ristic
W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Zongyu Li
W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 12
Andrea Lazaro Garcia
W100 Gran Canaria-Maspalomas · 1st Round
Jul 28
Leyre Romero Gormaz
Iasi WTA
Jul 13
Lisa Zaar
Iasi WTA
Jul 12
Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur
W75 The Hague · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Nuria Brancaccio
W75 The Hague · 1st Round
Jul 8
Xinyu Gao
W75 Bytom · 1st Round
Aug 26
Rositsa Dencheva
W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 18
Zhibek Kulambayeva
W75 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 12
Francisca Jorge
W75 Ourense · 1st Round
Aug 5
Unknown Player
W100 Wuning · Final
Jun 14
Mai Hontama
W100 Wuning · Semifinals
Jun 13
Mei Yamaguchi
W100 Wuning · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Reina Goto
W100 Wuning · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–44 matches
| Metric | Kulambayeva | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 59% | 59% |
| Sets won | 55% | 59% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kulambayeva | Li |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W75 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kulambayeva | Li |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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