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

Aryna Sabalenka vs Lin Zhu H2H: 3-0

Aryna Sabalenka holds a 3–0 lead over Lin Zhu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Aryna Sabalenka leads 2–0 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Aryna Sabalenka won the 2024 Brisbane International third round 6-1 6-0.

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Aryna Sabalenka
Belarus Age 28 Right-Handed 182 cm / 6'0"
H2H
3 – 0
3 main-draw meetings
Lin Zhu
China Age 32 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Aryna Sabalenka #2 6-1 6-0 Lin Zhu #33 Match data Jan 5, 2024* R16 Brisbane International WTA 500 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #11 6-0 6-1 Lin Zhu #108 Match data May 22, 2019* R32 Strasbourg Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Aryna Sabalenka #63 6-1 6-3 Lin Zhu #120 Match data Feb 17, 2018 Q1 Q Dubai Tennis Championships Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Aryna Sabalenka #102 6-3 6-4 Lin Zhu #113 Match data Oct 14, 2017* QF Tianjin International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Aryna Sabalenka #1 #1 12,420 2,324 416 145 74.2% 4 11 1 6 2 24
Lin Zhu #173 #31 1,464 1,805 88 116 43.1% 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 Aryna Sabalenka Lin Zhu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 2017 9–5 64.3% #96 1,674 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2018 43–21 67.2% #13 1,963 0 2 2014 3–4 42.9% #134 1,520 0 0
21 2019 36–21 63.2% #11 1,938 0 5 2015 4–6 40.0% #176 1,512 0 0
22 2020 28–9 75.7% #10 2,006 0 8 2016 5–5 50.0% #124 1,555 0 0
23 2021 45–18 71.4% #2 1,975 0 10 2017 6–8 42.9% #113 1,577 0 0
24 2022 33–22 60.0% #5 1,955 0 10 2018 4–6 40.0% #120 1,546 0 0
25 2023 56–14 80.0% #2 2,082 1 13 2019 5–14 26.3% #72 1,628 0 0
26 2024 56–14 80.0% #1 2,173 3 17 2020 4–5 44.4% #91 1,605 0 0
27 2025 64–12 84.2% #1 2,227 4 21 2021 4–7 36.4% #114 1,563 0 0
28 2026 46–9 83.6% #1 2,185 4 24 2022 6–11 35.3% #84 1,592 0 0
29 — — — — — — — 2023 28–24 53.8% #37 1,742 0 1
30 — — — — — — — 2024 12–16 42.9% #120 1,656 0 1
31 — — — — — — — 2025 7–10 41.2% #168 1,680 0 1

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 Aryna Sabalenka Lin Zhu
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
19 2017 8 4 12 66.7% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 32 12 44 72.7% 4 5 9 44.4% 7 4 11 63.6% 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
21 2019 29 12 41 70.7% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 2015 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2020 23 7 30 76.7% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — — 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2021 25 12 37 67.6% 13 3 16 81.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 2017 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — —
24 2022 20 15 35 57.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 2018 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2023 36 9 45 80.0% 14 3 17 82.4% 6 2 8 75.0% 2019 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2024 40 9 49 81.6% 15 4 19 78.9% 1 1 2 50.0% 2020 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — —
27 2025 40 7 47 85.1% 17 3 20 85.0% 7 2 9 77.8% 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2026 33 4 37 89.2% 8 3 11 72.7% 5 2 7 71.4% 2022 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 24 19 43 55.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 9 9 18 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 286 91 377 75.9% 90 33 123 73.2% 40 21 61 65.6% — 79 92 171 46.2% 0 11 11 0.0% 9 13 22 40.9%

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 533/563 of Aryna Sabalenka's and 200/204 of Lin Zhu'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 Aryna Sabalenka Lin Zhu
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%
19 2017 12/14 5.3 3.7 58.2% 67.6% 47.5% 61.1% 52.8% 59.8% 45.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 58/64 4.4 4.6 59.3% 69.7% 49.1% 61.4% 44.8% 61.2% 42.1% 2014 6/7 2.7 5.5 50.3% 62.4% 46.3% 59.1% 49.5% 53.1% 43.0%
21 2019 56/57 4.4 6.2 61.4% 69.5% 46.4% 58.6% 48.7% 60.6% 45.2% 2015 10/10 1.5 3.5 57.3% 60.4% 48.5% 50.0% 54.0% 55.4% 38.8%
22 2020 37/37 4.5 4.5 62.2% 68.5% 48.4% 52.0% 51.2% 61.0% 46.1% 2016 9/10 1.9 2.6 58.5% 63.5% 51.5% 60.6% 49.9% 58.4% 37.8%
23 2021 59/63 6.0 5.4 58.3% 70.8% 49.9% 63.5% 52.0% 62.0% 45.3% 2017 14/14 2.5 4.4 57.6% 67.5% 43.8% 48.6% 41.3% 57.3% 43.2%
24 2022 54/55 4.7 7.9 60.6% 67.9% 42.9% 50.4% 47.0% 58.0% 45.3% 2018 10/10 1.3 2.5 60.3% 61.6% 44.3% 51.9% 52.1% 55.0% 44.2%
25 2023 69/70 5.9 4.1 61.2% 74.4% 50.3% 61.9% 46.3% 65.1% 45.7% 2019 19/19 0.7 2.3 67.0% 54.9% 42.5% 40.5% 50.0% 50.7% 42.8%
26 2024 70/71 4.4 2.9 62.8% 71.1% 51.5% 63.6% 50.6% 63.8% 46.1% 2020 9/9 0.9 2.1 66.5% 60.0% 41.9% 49.2% 40.7% 53.8% 42.6%
27 2025 63/77 4.0 2.3 63.3% 69.5% 53.0% 61.0% 51.6% 63.2% 46.6% 2021 11/11 2.2 3.5 64.9% 60.5% 45.0% 55.5% 52.6% 55.1% 46.1%
28 2026 55/55 5.0 2.3 64.8% 72.4% 54.4% 59.9% 48.5% 66.0% 45.2% 2022 17/17 1.1 2.2 65.0% 56.7% 44.0% 51.7% 46.9% 52.0% 40.1%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 51/52 1.5 2.5 65.3% 61.7% 48.4% 55.9% 51.0% 57.1% 43.5%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 28/28 1.9 2.7 59.4% 64.1% 46.4% 44.1% 42.3% 56.7% 42.0%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 16/17 1.8 2.4 66.8% 60.3% 45.2% 47.6% 45.8% 55.3% 44.3%
Career — 533/563 4.8 4.4 61.4% 70.5% 49.7% 59.7% 49.0% 62.4% 45.3% — 200/204 1.6 2.8 62.8% 61.1% 46.0% 50.7% 48.0% 55.4% 42.6%

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 Aryna Sabalenka Lin Zhu
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
18 2016 1499 99.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2017 1674 126.8 +1.97 +0.43 1.134 52.8% +32 — — 65.6% +1.03 1–3 (25%) 1–2 (33%) 96.9 +0.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2018 1963 152.3 +4.32 +0.38 1.084 51.7% +5 -387 -239 60.4% +0.62 19–7 (73%) 13–6 (68%) 113.7 -2.90 2014 1521 104.1 -1.07 -0.56 0.918 48.3% +15 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–0 1–0 — +0.04
21 2019 1938 149.8 +3.72 +2.29 1.148 53.1% +36 -321 -241 59.5% +0.89 11–8 (58%) 5–7 (42%) 98.6 +0.95 2015 1512 107.1 -1.28 -2.85 0.871 47.4% +26 — — 45.8% -0.50 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.65
22 2020 2007 154.4 +3.98 +2.79 1.182 53.5% +20 -307 — 67.0% +1.13 11–5 (69%) 5–7 (42%) 99.3 -0.98 2016 1555 109.1 +1.20 -2.59 0.910 48.5% +15 — — 50.0% -0.59 1–1 — — +0.66
23 2021 1975 161.3 +5.49 +3.40 1.194 53.7% -3 -39 -109 68.9% +1.37 10–14 (42%) 9–6 (60%) 95.5 -0.98 2017 1578 123.1 +0.74 -0.55 1.011 50.1% +10 — — 42.4% -0.12 3–2 (60%) 0–4 (0%) 98.9 -0.01
24 2022 1956 152.8 +1.65 +3.23 1.078 51.5% -5 -17 -80 56.6% +0.40 15–13 (54%) 9–5 (64%) 102.3 -1.09 2018 1547 117.4 -0.29 -0.28 0.981 49.8% +12 — — 47.6% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.19
25 2023 2082 170.8 +8.10 +3.76 1.309 55.2% +25 +2 -99 75.3% +1.71 10–6 (63%) 13–6 (68%) 105.4 -2.05 2019 1629 125.7 -3.27 +0.44 0.867 46.7% +20 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 96.4 -0.49
26 2024 2174 173.0 +7.39 +4.30 1.275 54.8% +37 -17 — 75.8% +1.72 12–9 (57%) 7–5 (58%) 95.7 -2.10 2020 1606 108.9 -2.09 -0.72 0.923 48.0% +18 — — 47.6% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.71
27 2025 2228 172.3 +6.38 +4.36 1.266 54.8% +54 +38 -80 78.4% +1.81 12–6 (67%) 22–3 (88%) 112.7 -1.23 2021 1563 105.8 -0.33 +0.99 1.028 50.5% -6 — — 40.0% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 96.7 +0.09
28 2026 2185 170.4 +7.80 +3.65 1.331 55.3% +150 +21 -55 81.1% +1.84 5–7 (42%) 12–5 (71%) 95.2 -0.43 2022 1592 112.9 -3.24 -2.37 0.836 46.4% +24 — — 41.0% -0.77 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) 96.0 +1.07
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1742 140.5 +0.07 +0.82 1.014 50.3% -12 — -149 54.3% +0.16 7–7 (50%) 10–4 (71%) 106.6 -1.61
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1656 126.9 0.00 -0.71 0.971 49.4% +61 -323 -13 48.4% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 3–4 (43%) 93.5 +0.26
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1680 133.0 -0.52 +0.63 0.991 49.7% +20 — -97 43.9% -0.34 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 100.7 -0.13
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1644 106.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2325 167.7 +5.53 +3.13 1.206 53.8% +36 -73 -132 69.4% +1.29 106–78 (58%) 96–52 (65%) 106.9 -1.83 — 1805 129.3 -0.73 -0.31 0.955 49.0% +14 -323 -88 45.8% -0.37 25–37 (40%) 28–26 (52%) 98.2 +0.70

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.