Yuliia Starodubtseva vs Shuai ZhangCharleston Round of 64

Charleston · WTA · Round of 64
#61WTA
1759ELO
1719Clay ELO
26 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 March 2026
clay
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Starodubtseva Y.
6-3 6-0
Zhang S.
Starodubtseva Y.
662
Zhang S.
300

Yuliia Starodubtseva defeated Shuai Zhang 6-3 6-0 in the Charleston round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54, defending last year's round of 32, but Yuliia Starodubtseva had arrived on a 4-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Starodubtseva Y.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Starodubtseva Y.

Serve advantage — Starodubtseva Y.

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 clay

Starodubtseva Y.Zhang S.
62
Serve
42
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
75
62
Break points saved·Dominant
89
55
Break points won·Clear edge
95
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
66
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
82

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.4+121 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.6Clay Elo 1598
5.4Overall Elo 1759
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1718
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
4.3
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
9.3
Prev. match
9.0
Country comfort
4.3
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Freshness·Even
97
99

Starodubtseva Y.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 44%