WTA 1000 · Round of 32 · Merida
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🛡️ The Spoiler
Lepchenko
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 🛡️ The Spoiler archetype wins about 65% vs 🏃 Pusher across 81 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Shuai Zhang here.
The Spoiler players often use strong court coverage and strong retrieval to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Lepchenko |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Avg odds | 2.90 | 1.50 |
| ROI % | -46.2% | +50.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.31u | +0.50u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
5
Zhang
1
Lepchenko
Feb 23, 2026
Merida
H Hard · Round of 32
May 31, 2021
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
May 27, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay · Round of 128
Jun 26, 2017
Eastbourne
G Grass · Round of 64
Sep 12, 2016
Japan Open Tokyo
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Jan 18, 2016
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 32
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhang | Lepchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 68.9% | 61.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 57.7% | 71.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.1% | 41.2% |
| Aces / Match | 1.9 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51.5% | 61.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29% | 32.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51% | 56.3% |
| BP Converted % | 52.3% | 41.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.3% | 50.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Shuai Zhang and Varvara Lepchenko face off in the Round of 32 at Merida on Hard.
Shuai Zhang leads 5-1 over 6 previous meetings.
Shuai Zhang is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Diane Parry (May 17).
Varvara Lepchenko is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emiliana Arango (Mar 30).
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