Shuai Zhang vs Vania King — Guangzhou Final

Guangzhou · WTA · Final
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2013
hard
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Zhang S.
7-6 6-1
King V.
Zhang S.
7762
King V.
611–

Shuai Zhang defeated Vania King 7-6 6-1 in the Guangzhou final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vania King came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Vania King in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-09-26TokyoR64hardVania King6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Zhang S.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Zhang S.King V.
17
Serve
—
58
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.King V.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.King V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
28
Break points saved·Even
55
54
Break points won·Dominant
83
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
64

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.King V.
Freshness·
96
—

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zhang S.
King V.
7-616-1
Semi-finals
Zhang S.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-1
King V.
Zheng J.
3-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.
Konta J.
7-56-3
King V.
Puig M.
1-67-57-65
Zheng J.
Robson L.
1-67-666-2
Meusburger Y.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
R16
Robson L.
Zheng S.
6-37-64
Puig M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-2
King V.
Jovanovski B.
6-40-66-4
Meusburger Y.
Dolonc V.
2-66-26-4
Konta J.
Peng S.
6-16-3
Zhang S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Pliskova K.
7-646-0
Zheng J.
Babos T.
7-57-61
R32
Cornet A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Meusburger Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-36-4
Dolonc V.
Radwanska U.
7-56-2
Peng S.
Peer S.
6-36-4
Konta J.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Puchkova O.
6-07-61
Hsieh S.
Ormaechea P.
6-16-2
Babos T.
Lepchenko V.
7-687-5
Zheng J.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-4
Zheng S.
Kumkhum L.
6-736-37-5
Robson L.
Jaksic J.
6-26-4
Puig M.
Kichenok N.
7-57-64
King V.
Scheepers C.
2-66-16-3
Jovanovski B.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1