H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Elena Rybakina holds a 2–0 lead over Lin Zhu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Rybakina leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2024 Qatar Open second round 6-2 6-1.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | 6-2 6-1 | Lin Zhu | Match data | Feb 14, 2024* | R32 | Qatar Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Elena Rybakina | 7-5 2-6 6-0 | Lin Zhu | Match data | Sep 24, 2019* | R64 | Wuhan Open | Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000 | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | #2 | #2 | 8,705 | 2,249 | 315 | 129 | 70.9% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Lin Zhu | #173 | #31 | 1,464 | 1,805 | 88 | 116 | 43.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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 | Elena Rybakina | Lin Zhu | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #435 | 1,540 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 3–2 | 60.0% | #182 | 1,568 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 23–10 | 69.7% | #37 | 1,756 | 0 | 1 | 2014 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #134 | 1,520 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 2020 | 29–11 | 72.5% | #19 | 1,874 | 0 | 2 | 2015 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #176 | 1,512 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 2021 | 32–22 | 59.3% | #14 | 1,866 | 0 | 2 | 2016 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #124 | 1,555 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 2022 | 38–22 | 63.3% | #21 | 1,904 | 1 | 3 | 2017 | 6–8 | 42.9% | #113 | 1,577 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2023 | 46–17 | 73.0% | #4 | 2,025 | 1 | 5 | 2018 | 4–6 | 40.0% | #120 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2024 | 42–13 | 76.4% | #6 | 2,070 | 1 | 8 | 2019 | 5–14 | 26.3% | #72 | 1,628 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2025 | 53–18 | 74.6% | #5 | 2,172 | 1 | 11 | 2020 | 4–5 | 44.4% | #91 | 1,605 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 2026 | 49–13 | 79.0% | #2 | 2,190 | 3 | 14 | 2021 | 4–7 | 36.4% | #114 | 1,563 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
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 | Elena Rybakina | Lin Zhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 18 | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 66.7% | 8 | 3 | 11 | 72.7% | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2020 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.3% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 22 | 2021 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 55.6% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 7 | 3 | 10 | 70.0% | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2022 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 60.5% | 7 | 5 | 12 | 58.3% | 8 | 2 | 10 | 80.0% | 2017 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2023 | 32 | 12 | 44 | 72.7% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 2018 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 2024 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 72.7% | 12 | 2 | 14 | 85.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | 2019 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 31.3% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 26 | 2025 | 39 | 12 | 51 | 76.5% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | 2020 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 44.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 2026 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 83.7% | 10 | 3 | 13 | 76.9% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | 2021 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | 210 | 87 | 297 | 70.7% | 68 | 26 | 94 | 72.3% | 37 | 16 | 53 | 69.8% | — | 79 | 92 | 171 | 46.2% | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0.0% | 9 | 13 | 22 | 40.9% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 407/445 of Elena Rybakina'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 | Elena Rybakina | 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% | |
| 18 | 2017 | 1/1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 61.6% | 50.9% | 57.6% | 53.9% | 50.0% | 53.5% | 31.8% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 5/5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 62.1% | 63.3% | 44.2% | 55.3% | 50.1% | 55.5% | 43.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 33/33 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 58.5% | 68.8% | 51.2% | 56.1% | 51.2% | 61.4% | 45.5% | 2014 | 6/7 | 2.7 | 5.5 | 50.3% | 62.4% | 46.3% | 59.1% | 49.5% | 53.1% | 43.0% |
| 21 | 2020 | 39/40 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 59.8% | 70.7% | 49.6% | 60.2% | 46.7% | 62.2% | 43.3% | 2015 | 10/10 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 57.3% | 60.4% | 48.5% | 50.0% | 54.0% | 55.4% | 38.8% |
| 22 | 2021 | 46/54 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 57.6% | 73.4% | 49.6% | 58.1% | 48.3% | 63.2% | 42.8% | 2016 | 9/10 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 58.5% | 63.5% | 51.5% | 60.6% | 49.9% | 58.4% | 37.8% |
| 23 | 2022 | 55/60 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 56.1% | 73.3% | 53.0% | 56.1% | 42.5% | 64.2% | 41.8% | 2017 | 14/14 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 57.6% | 67.5% | 43.8% | 48.6% | 41.3% | 57.3% | 43.2% |
| 24 | 2023 | 60/63 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 56.9% | 74.5% | 49.3% | 59.3% | 44.7% | 63.7% | 43.9% | 2018 | 10/10 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 60.3% | 61.6% | 44.3% | 51.9% | 52.1% | 55.0% | 44.2% |
| 25 | 2024 | 53/55 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 61.6% | 73.9% | 47.9% | 59.5% | 47.6% | 63.9% | 45.7% | 2019 | 19/19 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 67.0% | 54.9% | 42.5% | 40.5% | 50.0% | 50.7% | 42.8% |
| 26 | 2025 | 55/72 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 57.2% | 76.0% | 51.8% | 64.8% | 45.4% | 65.8% | 43.4% | 2020 | 9/9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 66.5% | 60.0% | 41.9% | 49.2% | 40.7% | 53.8% | 42.6% |
| 27 | 2026 | 60/62 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 57.7% | 74.6% | 52.5% | 60.5% | 48.3% | 65.2% | 42.6% | 2021 | 11/11 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 64.9% | 60.5% | 45.0% | 55.5% | 52.6% | 55.1% | 46.1% |
| 28 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | 407/445 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 58.1% | 73.3% | 50.6% | 59.4% | 46.6% | 63.8% | 43.5% | — | 200/204 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 62.8% | 61.1% | 46.0% | 50.7% | 48.0% | 55.4% | 42.6% |
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 | Elena Rybakina | 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 | 2017 | 1541 | 106.5 | +0.44 | -1.64 | 0.683 | 44.3% | — | — | — | 33.3% | -1.67 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2018 | 1568 | 116.3 | -1.53 | +1.92 | 0.978 | 49.8% | +44 | — | — | 54.5% | +0.27 | 1–0 | 2–1 (67%) | — | -0.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 2019 | 1757 | 132.5 | +3.24 | +1.67 | 1.179 | 53.3% | -47 | -58 | -31 | 65.3% | +1.17 | 7–3 (70%) | 5–3 (63%) | 107.8 | +1.32 | 2014 | 1521 | 104.1 | -1.07 | -0.56 | 0.918 | 48.3% | +15 | — | — | 30.8% | -1.46 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.04 |
| 21 | 2020 | 1875 | 147.2 | +4.32 | +0.59 | 1.145 | 52.7% | -14 | -104 | — | 68.5% | +1.08 | 9–5 (64%) | 8–6 (57%) | 104.7 | +0.37 | 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 | 2021 | 1866 | 151.0 | +5.80 | +0.56 | 1.165 | 53.1% | -24 | -47 | -11 | 61.7% | +0.85 | 6–10 (38%) | 6–13 (32%) | 88.7 | +0.11 | 2016 | 1555 | 109.1 | +1.20 | -2.59 | 0.910 | 48.5% | +15 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.59 | 1–1 | — | — | +0.66 |
| 23 | 2022 | 1905 | 152.2 | +6.27 | -0.63 | 1.167 | 52.5% | -4 | -89 | +122 | 63.1% | +0.92 | 10–10 (50%) | 13–10 (57%) | 102.7 | +1.31 | 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 | 2023 | 2026 | 167.3 | +7.04 | +2.34 | 1.210 | 53.8% | +35 | -91 | +26 | 71.5% | +1.29 | 11–9 (55%) | 15–5 (75%) | 103.3 | -1.22 | 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 | 2024 | 2071 | 166.5 | +6.78 | +3.55 | 1.264 | 54.5% | +35 | +5 | +84 | 71.2% | +1.52 | 14–6 (70%) | 6–9 (40%) | 100.8 | +0.07 | 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 | 2025 | 2172 | 167.2 | +8.24 | +1.21 | 1.267 | 54.3% | +50 | -83 | -22 | 69.5% | +1.49 | 15–10 (60%) | 14–10 (58%) | 101.1 | +0.87 | 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 | 2026 | 2190 | 173.3 | +7.79 | +1.56 | 1.222 | 53.6% | +139 | -73 | -145 | 72.4% | +1.45 | 16–7 (70%) | 7–6 (54%) | 103.2 | -1.68 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | 2250 | 164.6 | +6.34 | +1.39 | 1.201 | 53.5% | +31 | -66 | +15 | 67.9% | +1.22 | 89–61 (59%) | 76–63 (55%) | 103.8 | +0.26 | — | 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 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 8 | 10 | 18 | Sep 12, 2026 | H2H |
| Iga Swiatek | 6 | 7 | 13 | Aug 20, 2026 | H2H |
| Elise Mertens | 7 | 2 | 9 | Jul 4, 2026 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 4 | 4 | 8 | May 13, 2026 | H2H |
| Jessica Pegula | 5 | 3 | 8 | Mar 25, 2026 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesia Tsurenko | 1 | 3 | 4 | Oct 2, 2023 | H2H |
| Xiyu Wang | 3 | 1 | 4 | Sep 14, 2023 | H2H |
| Rebecca Marino | 3 | 1 | 4 | Jun 24, 2023 | H2H |
| Elise Mertens | 1 | 3 | 4 | Jul 1, 2021 | H2H |
| Diana Shnaider | 0 | 3 | 3 | Oct 17, 2025 | H2H |