Shuai Zhang vs Simona Halep — Beijing Round of 16

Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2016
hard
ROU4
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Zhang S.
6-0 6-3
Halep S.
Zhang S.
662
Halep S.
030

Shuai Zhang defeated Simona Halep 6-0 6-3 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-08TorontoR32hardSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2022-04-28MadridR64claySimona Halep6-2 6-3
2019-07-01WimbledonQFgrassSimona Halep7-6(4) 6-1
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-3
2012-03-05Indian WellsR128hardSimona Halep6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Halep 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.Halep S.
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.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
49%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
89
Break points saved·Dominant
55
87
Break points won·Clear edge
83
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
98
Tiebreaks·Even
82
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Halep S.
Freshness·
94
—

Zhang S.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.[3]
Konta J.[11]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Konta J.[11]
Keys M.[8]
7-614-66-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Svitolina E.[16]
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Konta J.[11]
Zhang S.
6-46-0
Svitolina E.[16]
Saville D.
7-636-1
Keys M.[8]
Kvitova P.[14]
6-36-727-65
Radwanska A.[3]
Shvedova Y.
6-16-2
R16
Kvitova P.[14]
Muguruza G.[2]
6-16-4
Shvedova Y.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Keys M.[8]
Kuznetsova S.[9]
7-626-2
Zhang S.
Halep S.[4]
6-06-3
Konta J.[11]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-13-67-62
Radwanska A.[3]
Wozniacki C.
6-36-1
Saville D.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.[16]
Kerber A.[1]
6-37-5
R32
Wozniacki C.
Vinci R.[13]
6-36-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Makarova K.
6-36-4
Garcia C.
Peng S.
6-33-67-64
Saville D.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
4-66-06-4
Svitolina E.[16]
Lisicki S.
6-46-4
Kerber A.[1]
Strycova B.
6-37-64
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Doi M.
6-17-5
Konta J.[11]
Babos T.
7-56-2
Muguruza G.[2]
Putintseva Y.
6-27-65
Kvitova P.[14]
Wang Y.
6-46-1
Keys M.[8]
Mladenovic K.
7-56-4
Halep S.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-34-67-64
Pliskova K.[5]
Kasatkina D.
3-67-57-67
Shvedova Y.
Bencic B.
6-47-64
Cornet A.
Cibulkova D.[10]
6-25-76-2
R64
Garcia C.
Goerges J.
4-66-36-4
Saville D.
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.
Lucic M.
6-26-2
Vinci R.[13]
Zheng S.
6-03-66-3
Makarova K.
Vesnina E.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[2]
Begu I.
2-66-26-3
Putintseva Y.
Ostapenko J.
6-13-67-5
Keys M.[8]
Duan Y.
6-04-66-1
Zhang S.
Stosur S.
6-16-2
Shvedova Y.
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-16-3
Wang Y.
Brengle M.
6-26-2
Doi M.
Gibbs N.
7-56-2
Konta J.[11]
Sevastova A.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Rogers S.
4-66-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Jankovic J.
6-35-77-64
Riske Amritraj A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
7-646-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Wang Q.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Kovinic D.
6-16-2
Peng S.
Williams V.[6]
7-56-1
Kasatkina D.
Chirico L.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Safarova L.
6-776-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Vandeweghe C.
6-12-66-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Arruabarrena L.
4-66-46-1
Kerber A.[1]
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[16]
Maria T.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
Siegemund L.
5-77-57-5
Wickmayer Y.
Puig M.
6-26-0
Bencic B.
Beck A.
6-36-2