Elena Rybakina vs Shuai ZhangHobart Final

Hobart · WTA · Final
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2020
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Rybakina E.
7-6 6-3
Zhang S.
Rybakina E.
7962
Zhang S.
6730

Elena Rybakina defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 6-3 in the Hobart final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-04BrisbaneR32hardElena Rybakina6-3 7-5
2022-01-17Australian OpenR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 1-0 RET
2020-09-21StrasbourgQFclayElena Rybakina6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Rybakina E.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Rybakina E.

Serve advantage — Rybakina E.

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

Rybakina E.Zhang S.
100
Serve
17
34
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
64%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
92
62
Break points saved·Dominant
98
55
Break points won·Clear edge
96
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
93
99

Rybakina E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 23%