Shuai Zhang vs Sloane Stephens — Birmingham Quarter-final
Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN9#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2014
grass
USA3#315WTA
1683ELO
1589Grass ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Zhang S.6-3 6-1
Stephens S.
Zhang S.
662
Stephens S.
310
Shuai Zhang defeated Sloane Stephens 6-3 6-1 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Shuai Zhang dropped just 4 games past Sloane Stephens.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 2-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 2019-09-23 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2018-01-15 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Shuai Zhang | 2-6 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| 2013-05-20 | Brussels | R16 | clay | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2011-08-01 | San Diego | R64 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
62
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
78
Break points won·Slight edge
83
90
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
96
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Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.[9]
Stephens S.[3]
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.[1]
Koukalova K.[6]
6-16-4
Strycova B.
Flipkens K.[4]
6-46-2
Dellacqua C.[16]
Date Krumm K.
6-16-0
R16
Ivanovic A.[1]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Koukalova K.[6]
Vandeweghe C.
3-67-636-4
Stephens S.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.[15]
7-642-66-1
Strycova B.
Babos T.
6-20-66-3
Flipkens K.[4]
Wozniak A.
1-67-56-4
Date Krumm K.
Hantuchova D.[7]
6-46-0
Dellacqua C.[16]
Stosur S.[2]
2-66-26-2
Zhang S.[9]
Cetkovska P.
6-07-66
R32
Ivanovic A.[1]
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Davis L.
Duval V.
6-22-66-2
Vandeweghe C.
Wickmayer Y.
5-77-56-1
Stephens S.[3]
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.[15]
Kichenok N.
7-646-1
Zhang S.[9]
Peer S.
6-33-66-2
Cetkovska P.
Rybarikova M.[8]
6-47-5
Babos T.
Keys M.[11]
6-26-1
Wozniak A.
Konta J.
6-46-2
Flipkens K.[4]
Giorgi C.
6-36-2
Date Krumm K.
Puig M.[12]
2-66-47-67
Stosur S.[2]
Mchale C.
6-16-3
Strycova B.
Safarova L.[5]
6-33-67-5
Hantuchova D.[7]
Bencic B.
6-16-4
Koukalova K.[6]
Razzano V.
5-77-657-60
Dellacqua C.[16]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-3
R64
Barthel M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-4
Davis L.
Paszek T.
6-33-66-2
Duval V.
Garcia C.[13]
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Jovanovski B.[10]
6-46-4
Vandeweghe C.
Diyas Z.
6-47-5
Razzano V.
Pliskova K.
7-616-3
Kichenok N.
Fichman S.
6-767-626-3
Riske Amritraj A.[15]
Kichenok L.
7-636-3
Zhang S.[9]
Daniilidou E.
7-56-4
Peer S.
Mladenovic K.
4-66-26-2
Cetkovska P.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Broady N.
5-76-46-3
Babos T.
Erakovic M.
6-36-4
Keys M.[11]
Pereira T.
6-36-3
Konta J.
Nara K.[14]
6-36-1
Bencic B.
Vekic D.
6-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-1
Puig M.[12]
Voegele S.
6-736-26-2
Dellacqua C.[16]
Radwanska U.
6-16-3
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-0
Mchale C.
Schmiedlova A.
7-656-4
Giorgi C.
Dunne K.
4-66-12-1
Schiavone F.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Wozniak A.
Watson H.
2-67-56-4