Mona Barthel vs Lin Zhu — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
Mona Barthel
GER
Mona Barthel
#208WTA
1551ELO
1533Hard ELO
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#142WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Barthel M.
6-4 6-7 7-5
Zhu L.
Barthel M.
66472
Zhu L.
47751

Mona Barthel defeated Lin Zhu 6-4 6-7 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #142, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Mona Barthel claimed a first win over Lin Zhu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-23WimbledonQFgrassLin Zhu4-6 3-6
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassLin Zhu6-7(2) 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Barthel M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Barthel M.

Even 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

Serve & return on hard

Barthel M.Zhu L.
—
Serve
14
—
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Barthel M.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Barthel M.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
31
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
59
64
Break points won·Clear edge
68
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Barthel M.Zhu L.
Freshness·Slight edge
93
100

Barthel M.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Zhu L.: 16 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Kerber A.[8]
Bencic B.[23]
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[6]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-46-4
Andreescu B.
Muguruza G.[20]
6-06-1
Kerber A.[8]
Williams V.
7-636-3
Bencic B.[23]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-34-66-3
R16
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-23-66-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Barty A.[12]
7-685-76-4
Andreescu B.
Wang Q.[18]
7-56-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Bertens K.[7]
5-76-16-4
Williams V.
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Kontaveit A.[21]
7-604-66-2
Bencic B.[23]
Osaka N.[1]
6-36-1
Kerber A.[8]
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-14-66-4
R32
Bertens K.[7]
Konta J.
7-6106-4
Halep S.[2]
Baindl K.
7-637-5
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
4-66-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Brady J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Saville D.
7-56-4
Andreescu B.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Wang Q.[18]
Mertens E.[16]
7-646-746-3
Kerber A.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-16-3
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-27-5
Barthel M.
Goerges J.[15]
7-51-66-4
Bencic B.[23]
Alexandrova E.
6-46-2
Osaka N.[1]
Collins D.[25]
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Williams S.[10]
6-31-0
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sevastova A.[11]
5-0
Williams V.
Mchale C.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[5]
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-2
R64
Baindl K.
Sasnovich A.[31]
6-42-66-0
Ostapenko J.[22]
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Brady J.
Garcia C.[19]
6-33-66-0
Williams S.[10]
Azarenka V.
7-56-3
Bertens K.[7]
Linette M.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Suarez Navarro C.[26]
6-26-0
Tsurenko L.[24]
Pegula J.
3-67-56-4
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tomljanovic A.
6-34-66-0
Goerges J.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-32-66-3
Barthel M.
Keys M.[17]
3-66-17-5
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
Kvitova P.[3]
4-67-56-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Puig M.
6-37-64
Sevastova A.[11]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-1
Collins D.[25]
Flipkens K.
6-46-1
Osaka N.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-52-67-5
Voegele S.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-0
Halep S.[2]
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Doi M.
6-746-16-1
Muguruza G.[20]
Davis L.
6-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-26-1
Saville D.
Buzarnescu M.[29]
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Kenin S.
3-67-656-4
Andreescu B.
Cibulkova D.[32]
6-26-2
Wang Q.[18]
Pera B.
7-656-2
Mertens E.[16]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Konta J.
Hsieh S.[27]
6-06-2
Barty A.[12]
Maria T.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Vekic D.[28]
1-67-656-4
R128
Strycova B.
Golubic V.
6-27-64
Baindl K.
Siniakova K.
7-56-2
Zhang S.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-4
Maria T.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Brady J.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Saville D.
Yastremska D.
6-25-76-2
Voegele S.
Vickery S.
7-56-2
Pera B.
Mcnally C.
6-26-1
Azarenka V.
Lapko V.
6-26-3
Konta J.
Parmentier P.
6-26-3
Linette M.
Martic P.
6-34-67-65
Putintseva Y.
Babos T.
6-16-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Hon P.
6-16-1
Pegula J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Tomljanovic A.
Cornet A.
7-56-3
Kanepi K.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Zhu L.
6-46-747-5
Williams V.
Petkovic A.
6-40-66-3
Bonaventure Y.
Townsend T.
6-737-56-2
Puig M.
Rodina E.
6-06-4
Mchale C.
Sakkari M.
7-56-0
Flipkens K.
Bouchard E.
7-53-67-5
Brengle M.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Vondrousova M.
Siegemund L.
6-47-66
Kenin S.
Wang Y.
1-67-56-4
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
6-736-36-3
Anisimova A.
Krunic A.
6-06-4
Davis L.
Schmiedlova A.
7-626-2
Alexandrova E.
Peterson R.
7-53-66-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-616-4
Mladenovic K.
Zheng S.
7-56-2
Doi M.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3