H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Lin Zhu H2H: 1-1

Ekaterina Alexandrova and Lin Zhu are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Lin Zhu won the 2025 Canadian Open second round 1-6 6-2 6-4.

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Ekaterina Alexandrova
Russia Age 31 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Lin Zhu
China Age 32 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lin Zhu #493 1-6 6-2 6-4 Ekaterina Alexandrova #15 Match data Jul 29, 2025 R64 Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard
Ekaterina Alexandrova #22 7-5 6-2 Lin Zhu #48 Match data Aug 25, 2023* SF Tennis In the Land WTA 250 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
Ekaterina Alexandrova #19 #10 3,375 1,984 250 197 55.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
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 Ekaterina Alexandrova Lin Zhu
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
20 — — — — — — — 2014 3–4 42.9% #134 1,520 0 0
21 2016 3–4 42.9% #109 1,635 0 0 2015 4–6 40.0% #176 1,512 0 0
22 2017 6–12 33.3% #95 1,554 0 0 2016 5–5 50.0% #124 1,555 0 0
23 2018 9–13 40.9% #73 1,679 0 0 2017 6–8 42.9% #113 1,577 0 0
24 2019 30–24 55.6% #35 1,785 0 0 2018 4–6 40.0% #120 1,546 0 0
25 2020 19–12 61.3% #33 1,797 0 1 2019 5–14 26.3% #72 1,628 0 0
26 2021 26–21 55.3% #34 1,795 0 1 2020 4–5 44.4% #91 1,605 0 0
27 2022 33–18 64.7% #19 1,906 0 3 2021 4–7 36.4% #114 1,563 0 0
28 2023 34–22 60.7% #21 1,869 0 4 2022 6–11 35.3% #84 1,592 0 0
29 2024 26–24 52.0% #28 1,768 0 4 2023 28–24 53.8% #37 1,742 0 1
30 2025 47–25 65.3% #10 1,948 0 5 2024 12–16 42.9% #120 1,656 0 1
31 2026 17–22 43.6% #19 1,830 0 5 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 Ekaterina Alexandrova 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 %
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
21 2016 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2015 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2017 4 6 10 40.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — —
23 2018 8 6 14 57.1% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 2 2 0.0% 2017 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — —
24 2019 22 16 38 57.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 5 4 9 55.6% 2018 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2020 15 7 22 68.2% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 2019 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2021 16 14 30 53.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2020 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — —
27 2022 16 12 28 57.1% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
28 2023 17 15 32 53.1% 6 5 11 54.5% 11 2 13 84.6% 2022 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
29 2024 20 14 34 58.8% 1 7 8 12.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2023 24 19 43 55.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
30 2025 22 17 39 56.4% 17 5 22 77.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2024 9 9 18 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
31 2026 11 13 24 45.8% 1 5 6 16.7% 5 4 9 55.6% 2025 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
Career — 153 122 275 55.6% 53 52 105 50.5% 44 23 67 65.7% — 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 414/447 of Ekaterina Alexandrova'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 Ekaterina Alexandrova 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%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 6/7 2.7 5.5 50.3% 62.4% 46.3% 59.1% 49.5% 53.1% 43.0%
21 2016 7/7 5.7 4.7 55.9% 69.2% 50.7% 46.0% 45.8% 60.7% 41.8% 2015 10/10 1.5 3.5 57.3% 60.4% 48.5% 50.0% 54.0% 55.4% 38.8%
22 2017 18/18 4.1 5.8 53.4% 65.3% 38.3% 48.1% 51.6% 52.4% 40.9% 2016 9/10 1.9 2.6 58.5% 63.5% 51.5% 60.6% 49.9% 58.4% 37.8%
23 2018 22/22 5.6 5.5 54.6% 66.2% 39.4% 54.1% 39.9% 53.9% 41.4% 2017 14/14 2.5 4.4 57.6% 67.5% 43.8% 48.6% 41.3% 57.3% 43.2%
24 2019 53/54 5.9 5.3 56.9% 69.7% 44.6% 52.1% 51.0% 58.8% 45.4% 2018 10/10 1.3 2.5 60.3% 61.6% 44.3% 51.9% 52.1% 55.0% 44.2%
25 2020 30/31 4.1 4.3 61.1% 68.5% 44.5% 50.4% 50.8% 59.1% 45.1% 2019 19/19 0.7 2.3 67.0% 54.9% 42.5% 40.5% 50.0% 50.7% 42.8%
26 2021 44/47 5.0 5.0 57.5% 71.4% 45.7% 53.1% 46.4% 60.3% 44.2% 2020 9/9 0.9 2.1 66.5% 60.0% 41.9% 49.2% 40.7% 53.8% 42.6%
27 2022 51/51 4.7 5.9 57.0% 72.5% 47.6% 52.4% 54.3% 61.7% 45.5% 2021 11/11 2.2 3.5 64.9% 60.5% 45.0% 55.5% 52.6% 55.1% 46.1%
28 2023 54/56 4.9 6.6 56.8% 69.8% 46.3% 57.9% 52.2% 59.6% 43.0% 2022 17/17 1.1 2.2 65.0% 56.7% 44.0% 51.7% 46.9% 52.0% 40.1%
29 2024 49/50 5.7 5.7 58.3% 70.3% 43.3% 59.8% 48.5% 59.3% 40.4% 2023 51/52 1.5 2.5 65.3% 61.7% 48.4% 55.9% 51.0% 57.1% 43.5%
30 2025 49/72 4.9 4.4 62.4% 69.7% 46.0% 53.7% 48.4% 60.8% 46.8% 2024 28/28 1.9 2.7 59.4% 64.1% 46.4% 44.1% 42.3% 56.7% 42.0%
31 2026 37/39 4.7 4.6 58.1% 68.1% 45.9% 58.7% 40.4% 58.7% 41.0% 2025 16/17 1.8 2.4 66.8% 60.3% 45.2% 47.6% 45.8% 55.3% 44.3%
Career — 414/447 5.1 5.3 57.9% 69.7% 45.0% 54.4% 48.9% 59.2% 43.7% — 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 Ekaterina Alexandrova 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
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1521 104.1 -1.07 -0.56 0.918 48.3% +15 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–0 1–0 — +0.04
21 2016 1635 112.5 +0.04 -0.90 1.063 50.9% -4 — — 50.0% +0.25 0–2 2–2 (50%) — +0.11 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 2017 1555 110.1 -2.10 -1.47 0.860 46.9% 0 -11 — 39.5% -0.93 2–5 (29%) 2–1 (67%) — -0.04 2016 1555 109.1 +1.20 -2.59 0.910 48.5% +15 — — 50.0% -0.59 1–1 — — +0.66
23 2018 1680 121.1 -1.75 -1.67 0.899 47.6% +35 -187 — 45.1% -0.61 2–5 (29%) 3–2 (60%) 98.7 -0.71 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 2019 1785 139.8 +1.93 +2.15 1.101 51.8% +4 -289 -122 52.8% +0.44 11–8 (58%) 2–11 (15%) 97.7 -0.39 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 2020 1797 144.5 +1.94 +1.67 1.103 52.0% +45 -246 — 58.0% +0.55 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 101.2 -0.35 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 2021 1796 144.4 +3.82 +1.85 1.115 52.0% +7 -167 -96 53.5% +0.49 5–6 (45%) 2–12 (14%) 94.0 -1.01 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 2022 1907 148.8 +4.62 +2.63 1.190 53.2% -60 -87 -63 60.5% +0.97 11–8 (58%) 9–8 (53%) 105.0 -0.98 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 2023 1870 145.6 +2.73 +0.84 1.064 51.3% -35 -63 +128 58.2% +0.50 9–7 (56%) 13–7 (65%) 104.1 -0.23 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 2024 1769 145.7 +2.24 -1.13 0.993 49.9% +68 -125 +254 51.7% +0.10 10–10 (50%) 9–10 (47%) 99.4 +2.01 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 2025 1949 163.0 +3.77 +4.05 1.194 53.6% -29 -31 +157 63.8% +1.26 9–11 (45%) 6–13 (32%) 93.6 -0.04 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 2026 1831 139.1 +1.36 -0.70 0.993 50.1% +3 -44 +159 46.2% -0.15 6–10 (38%) 5–7 (42%) 93.6 +1.70 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 — 1984 149.2 +2.37 +1.14 1.071 51.3% +1 -110 +78 54.8% +0.45 70–76 (48%) 55–77 (42%) 95.2 +0.02 — 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.