Yeon Woo Ku vs Shuai Zhang — W100 Takasaki Semi-final

W100 Takasaki · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
KOR
Yeon Woo Ku
#179WTA
1519ELO
1500Hard ELO
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 November 2025 ·
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#53WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Woo Ku Y.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Zhang S.
Woo Ku Y.
6472
Zhang S.
3661

Yeon Woo Ku defeated Shuai Zhang 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the W100 Takasaki semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #53. Yeon Woo Ku extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yeon Woo Ku closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-11-29W50 Yokohama 1FhardShuai Zhang6-3 6-2
2025-11-22W100 Takasaki 1SFhardYeon Woo Ku6-3 4-6 7-6(4)

Statistics

This season
Woo Ku Y.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Woo Ku Y.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Even
50
46
Break points saved·Dominant
51
12
Break points won·Even
86
90
Deciding sets·Even
63
59
Tiebreaks·
—
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Woo Ku Y.Zhang S.
Freshness·Clear edge
74
89

Woo Ku Y.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 48 games (7d) · Zhang S.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw