Coco Gauff vs Shuai Zhang — United Cup Quarter-final

United Cup · WTA · Quarter-final
Coco Gauff
USA
Coco Gauff
#7WTA
2071ELO
2035Hard ELO
$2.9MYTD
$33MCAREER
22 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 27 December 2024
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Gauff C.
7-6 6-2
Zhang S.
Gauff C.
7762
Zhang S.
6420

Coco Gauff defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 6-2 in the United Cup quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Coco Gauff came in ranked #7, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Coco Gauff extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Coco Gauff closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-06WuhanR16hardCoco Gauff6-3 6-2
2022-08-29US OpenR16hardCoco Gauff7-5 7-5
2022-03-21MiamiR32hardCoco Gauff7-6(1) 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Gauff C.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Gauff C.

Serve advantage — Gauff C.

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

Gauff C.Zhang S.
25
Serve
17
100
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Gauff C.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gauff C.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
62
Break points saved·Dominant
96
55
Break points won·Clear edge
100
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
99
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gauff C.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 53 days (−0.7)
Zhang S.
3.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 39 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
9.3+340 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.7Hard Elo 1695
9.6Overall Elo 2071
ELO gap
0.4Overall Elo 1718
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.9
Surface form
3.6
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Gauff C.Zhang S.
Freshness·Dominant
60
96

Gauff C.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.
Kerber A.
6-36-0
Gauff C.
Swiatek I.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.
Garcia C.
4-66-16-1
Kerber A.
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-27-67
Gauff C.
Muchova K.
6-16-4
Swiatek I.
Rybakina E.
7-656-4
Quarter-finals
Garcia C.
Helgo M.
6-26-767-65
Sakkari M.
Kerber A.
6-06-3
Tomljanovic A.
Stevanovic N.
6-16-1
Swiatek I.
Zheng Q.
6-26-3
Gauff C.
Zhang S.
7-646-2
Swiatek I.
Boulter K.
6-746-16-4
Muchova K.
Paolini J.
6-26-2
Rybakina E.
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Round Robin
Garcia C.
Kerber A.
1-66-26-2
Sakkari M.
Fernandez L.
7-626-3
Boulter K.
Pegula J.
5-76-46-4
Swiatek I.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-2
Haddad Maia B.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-616-2
Sakkari M.
Seguel D.
6-06-1
Fernandez L.
Seguel D.
6-26-3
Pegula J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-666-3
Boulter K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-4
Vekic D.
Rus A.
6-23-66-1
Rus A.
Helgo M.
7-646-1
Swiatek I.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-1
Garcia C.
Paolini J.
6-45-76-4
Vondrousova M.
Danilovic O.
6-13-66-3
Zheng Q.
Danilovic O.
6-46-2
Vekic D.
Helgo M.
7-53-66-3
Zheng Q.
Vondrousova M.
6-12-66-1
Paolini J.
Kerber A.
6-47-5
Bencic B.
Paquet C.
6-36-1
Fernandez L.
Vekic D.
6-46-3
Gao X.
Haddad Maia B.
5-76-47-5
Boulter K.
Gadecki O.
6-26-1
Podoroska N.
Gadecki O.
6-26-4
Gauff C.
Vekic D.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Helgo M.
6-16-0
Muchova K.
Helgo M.
6-26-2
Bouzas Maneiro J.
Sakkari M.
6-26-1
Siegemund L.
Haddad Maia B.
6-31-66-4
Rybakina E.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
6-26-3
Paolini J.
Paquet C.
6-06-2
Gauff C.
Fernandez L.
6-36-2
Boulter K.
Podoroska N.
6-26-3
Swiatek I.
Muchova K.
6-36-4
Rybakina E.
Sakkari M.
6-46-3
Paolini J.
Bencic B.
6-16-1
Gao X.
Siegemund L.
6-13-66-3