Tereza Valentova vs Shuai Zhang — Japan Open - Osaka Round of 32
Why
Surface+102 Hard Elo edgeSupports Valentova T.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1818Supports Valentova T.
Head-to-headNo prior meetingsBoth players
This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players
ELO1 874
Hard ELO1 771
Last 106–4
Age19
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $1.3M2026 $757K
ELO1 818
Hard ELO1 722
Last 104–6
Age37
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $14.0M2026 $2.1M
Tereza Valentova faces Shuai Zhang in the Japan Open - Osaka round of 32 on hard. Tereza Valentova holds the paper edge — ranked #62, a roughly 100-point hard Elo advantage.
Key context
- Serve & return: Shuai Zhang leads on Serve Rating (20), Tereza Valentova on Return Rating (57).
- Surface form: Tereza Valentova 6 of 10, Shuai Zhang 4 of 10 on hard recently — Tereza Valentova the sharper of late.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsValentova T. and Zhang S. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Valentova T. went 5–4 (56%) against them, Zhang S. 4–5 (44%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
5–456%Valentova T. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents4–544%Zhang S. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
11–9Sets8–12
97–94Games81–96
1–0Tiebreaks1–0
1–1Deciding sets2–0
vs Rybakina E.#1L2-6 3-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 5-7Brisbane · hard
vs Muchova K.#7L1-6 4-6Doha · hardL1-6 3-6Berlin · grass
vs Eala A.#19W7-6 6-1Doha · hardL3-6 2-6London · grass
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vs Kalinskaya A.#21L4-6 4-6Brisbane · hardL1-6 1-6Hong Kong · hard
vs Ostapenko J.#34W7-5 3-2Adelaide · hardW6-0 4-0Toronto · hard- vs Putintseva Y.#79W6-3 6-2Rome · clayW6-4 6-1Toronto · hard
vs Volynets K.#88W6-2 6-4Miami · hardW7-6 5-7 7-5Guangzhou · hard
vs Klugman H.#341W7-5 5-7 7-5Eastbourne · grassW6-2 4-6 6-4London · grass
Head-to-head
They have not met before.
Evidence
Valentova T.Zhang S.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss6–4 (ahead)4–6
Season win rate58% (26–19) (ahead)45% (22–27)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO1874 (ahead)1818
Hard-court ELO1771 (ahead)1722
Serve vs returnLast 45 vs 47 matches
1st-serve points won63% (ahead)61%
Return points won46% (ahead)42%
Aces / match2.3 (ahead)1.8
ClutchLast 45 vs 47 matches
Break points saved55%56% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Tereza Valentova vs Shuai Zhang — Japan Open - Osaka Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-19/valentova-vs-zhang-japan-open-osaka-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 19 October 2026).