H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Abigail Spears vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-0

Abigail Spears holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Abigail Spears leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Abigail Spears won the 2007 China Open round of 32 7-5 6-3.

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Abigail Spears
United States Age 45 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Abigail Spears #169 7-5 6-3 Zi Yan #74 Match data Sep 20, 2007* R32 China Open Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Abigail Spears #1,280 #66 522 1,600 21 41 33.9% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Abigail Spears Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 2001 0–1 0.0% #254 1,483 0 0 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 2002 0–1 0.0% #323 1,471 0 0 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2003 0–1 0.0% #212 1,461 0 0 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2004 7–6 53.8% #97 1,535 0 0 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2005 6–17 26.1% #159 1,477 0 0 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2006 3–3 50.0% #146 1,501 0 0 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2007 3–7 30.0% #147 1,475 0 0 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2008 0–1 0.0% #246 1,467 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2009 1–2 33.3% #222 1,464 0 0 — — — — — — —
29 2011 1–1 50.0% #329 1,482 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 2012 0–1 0.0% #646 1,468 0 0 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Abigail Spears Zi Yan
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2001 — — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2004 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2005 6 14 20 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2006 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2007 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2008 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 20 32 52 38.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 26/59 of Abigail Spears's and 52/70 of Zi Yan's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Abigail Spears Zi Yan
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 2004 1/13 3.0 4.0 45.8% 56.8% 51.9% 61.5% 60.0% 54.2% 37.7% 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 2005 9/23 2.7 6.1 54.5% 63.7% 43.7% 61.1% 50.2% 54.7% 39.2% 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2006 2/6 4.0 4.0 62.3% 55.1% 45.9% 67.9% 19.2% 51.3% 35.8% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2007 7/10 2.4 3.1 61.1% 58.3% 47.6% 59.8% 36.4% 54.0% 39.4% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2008 1/1 0.0 4.0 47.4% 63.0% 36.7% 33.3% 14.3% 49.1% 32.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 3/3 2.3 3.7 60.3% 60.4% 43.7% 38.6% 42.8% 53.7% 41.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 2/2 2.0 3.5 64.6% 64.9% 25.0% 45.8% 27.3% 50.8% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 1/1 5.0 3.0 56.7% 67.8% 42.2% 80.0% 40.0% 56.7% 40.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 26/62 2.6 4.4 57.8% 61.2% 43.5% 57.2% 40.1% 53.7% 39.5% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Abigail Spears Zi Yan
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 2001 1483 97.3 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — +0.10 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
20 2002 1471 100.9 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — -0.01 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
21 2003 1462 101.1 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.00 0–1 — — -0.05 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
22 2004 1535 111.7 -1.26 -0.98 0.822 46.8% +26 — — 54.8% +0.23 2–3 (40%) 4–1 (80%) 101.7 +1.06 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
23 2005 1477 117.6 +0.04 -2.56 0.865 47.3% +36 — — 28.8% -1.37 3–3 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 98.4 -1.47 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
24 2006 1501 101.6 -1.60 -1.23 0.736 43.7% +21 — — 46.7% -0.67 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — +0.07 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
25 2007 1475 108.0 -0.76 -1.77 0.858 47.0% +28 — — 28.6% -1.14 1–0 1–1 — +0.34 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
26 2008 1467 98.8 +0.26 -0.18 0.643 41.1% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2009 1464 99.1 -0.15 -1.61 0.891 47.6% — — — 50.0% -1.12 0–2 1–0 — +0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2011 1482 101.5 +0.21 +1.14 0.922 48.3% — — — 50.0% -0.50 — — — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 1469 98.3 -3.42 -2.09 0.934 49.0% — — — 33.3% -0.33 0–1 0–1 — +0.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2016 1454 98.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2017 1420 92.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2018 1392 96.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2019 1362 94.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1601 108.4 -0.49 -1.68 0.852 46.9% +30 — — 37.9% -0.87 8–13 (38%) 10–9 (53%) 95.9 +0.16 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.