Dinara Safina defeated Jie Zheng 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Jie Zheng | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 5-7 6-1 7-6(3) |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-2 7-5 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.