Shuai Zhang vs Wakana Sonobe — W100 Gifu Quarter-final

W100 Gifu · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 April 2025
hard
JPN
Wakana Sonobe
#631WTA
1506ELO
1523Hard ELO
18 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Zhang S.
6-3 6-0
Sonobe W.
Zhang S.
662
Sonobe W.
30–

Shuai Zhang defeated Wakana Sonobe 6-3 6-0 in the W100 Gifu quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Sonobe W.

Sonobe W.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Sonobe W.
17
Serve
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58
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Sonobe W.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang S.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Sonobe W.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.1+172 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Hard Elo 1523
7.7Overall Elo 1718
ELO gap
2.3Overall Elo 1506
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.3
Surface form
8.5
0.0
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
4.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
2.0
Opponent rise

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
Zhang S.Sonobe W.
Freshness·
99
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Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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Draw

Final
Zhang S.
Sawangkaew M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Zhang S.
Jones E.
6-32-66-2
Quarter-finals
Sawangkaew M.
Koike E.
6-757-56-4
Zhang S.
Sonobe W.
6-36-0
Watson H.
Zheng W.
6-33-66-2
Jones E.
Liang E.
6-20-66-2
R16
Zhang S.
Tararudee L.
6-36-2
Liang E.
Inoue H.
7-654-67-64
Zheng W.
Shi H.
6-36-4
Jones E.
Cabrera L.
2-66-36-3
Sawangkaew M.
Yamaguchi M.
6-06-3
Koike E.
Ishii S.
6-27-64
Watson H.
Aiava D.
6-44-67-65
Sonobe W.
Hontama M.
6-35-77-5
R32
Zheng W.
Marino R.
6-03-1
Jones E.
Sakatsume H.
3-66-46-4
Yamaguchi M.
Saito S.
7-56-4
Inoue H.
Gibson T.
6-47-5
Tararudee L.
Miyazaki Y.
6-17-5
Shi H.
Hartono A.
6-36-1
Koike E.
Hosogi S.
4-66-46-3
Hontama M.
Inglis M.
6-16-4
Liang E.
Kaji H.
5-76-46-3
Sawangkaew M.
Okamura K.
6-06-1
Ishii S.
Shibahara E.
7-52-67-5
Aiava D.
Arseneault A.
3-66-36-2
Sonobe W.
Bektas E.
6-46-4
Cabrera L.
Ito A.
6-43-66-3
Watson H.
Kimura M.
6-26-0