Varvara Lepchenko vs Shuai Zhang — Eastbourne Round of 32

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 32
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1465Grass ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2014
grass
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Lepchenko V.
5-7 6-4 6-1
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
5662
Zhang S.
7411

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Shuai Zhang 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Eastbourne round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Varvara Lepchenko narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-23MeridaR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 6-1
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR128clayVarvara Lepchenko6-3 6-3
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayShuai Zhang6-1 6-1
2017-06-26EastbourneR64grassShuai Zhang6-2 6-1
2016-09-12Japan Open TokyoQFhardShuai Zhang6-7(4) 6-1 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenR32hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lepchenko V.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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 season
Lepchenko V.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lepchenko V.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
55
Break points won·Clear edge
65
83
Deciding sets·Even
74
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lepchenko V.Zhang S.
Freshness·Dominant
59
96

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Keys M.[2]
Kerber A.[5]
6-33-67-5
Semi-finals
Keys M.[2]
Watson H.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[5]
Wozniacki C.[8]
3-67-636-3
Quarter-finals
Keys M.[2]
Davis L.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[5]
Makarova K.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[8]
Giorgi C.
6-776-46-2
Watson H.
Kvitova P.[2]
DEF
R16
Keys M.[2]
Vesnina E.
7-57-69
Kerber A.[5]
Cornet A.
7-51-67-63
Giorgi C.
Konta J.
1-67-57-5
Wozniacki C.[8]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Davis L.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Watson H.
Pennetta F.[6]
6-766-46-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Lepchenko V.
6-16-4
Makarova K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
R32
Keys M.[2]
Jankovic J.[3]
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[8]
Stosur S.
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Radwanska A.[1]
6-43-67-64
Makarova K.
Schiavone F.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[5]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-666-4
Giorgi C.
Azarenka V.[4]
4-66-37-5
Davis L.
Errani S.[7]
7-656-2
Hantuchova D.
Vinci R.
7-56-1
Vesnina E.
Peng S.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[6]
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Watson H.
Pironkova T.
3-67-56-2
Lepchenko V.
Zhang S.
5-76-46-1
Kvitova P.[2]
Safarova L.
6-15-77-64
Stephens S.
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Konta J.
Bencic B.
6-36-2