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

Kayla Day vs Carol Zhao

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Kayla Day vs Carol Zhao.

United States Age 26 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 0
0 main-draw meetings
Canada Age 31 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Kayla Day #231 6-4 3-6 7-6(6) Carol Zhao #187 Match data Jul 30, 2022 Q1 Q San Jose WTA 500 Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Kayla Day #117 #84 847 1,637 9 29 23.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carol Zhao #432 #131 458 1,515 5 21 19.2% 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Kayla Day Carol Zhao
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 2016 1–2 33.3% #198 1,540 0 0
17 2017 3–5 37.5% #150 1,524 0 0
18 2018 0–2 0.0% #313 1,487 0 0 2013 0–1 0.0% #461 1,493 0 0
19 2014 1–1 50.0% #293 1,513 0 0
20 2015 0–2 0.0% #343 1,488 0 0
21 2016 0–2 0.0% #498 1,462 0 0
22 2022 0–2 0.0% #197 1,534 0 0 2017 0–1 0.0% #149 1,452 0 0
23 2023 3–6 33.3% #87 1,564 0 0 2018 0–3 0.0% #299 1,446 0 0
24 2024 0–7 0.0% #241 1,435 0 0
26 2026 2–5 28.6% #117 1,604 0 0 2021 0–1 0.0% #290 1,416 0 0
27 2022 1–3 25.0% #176 1,399 0 0
28 2023 2–4 33.3% #219 1,441 0 0
29 2024 1–2 33.3% #246 1,419 0 0
31 2026 0–1 0.0% #432 1,351 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 Kayla Day Carol Zhao
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 %
16 2016 1 2 3 33.3%
17 2017 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2018 0 2 2 0.0% 2013 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2014 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2015 0 2 2 0.0%
21 2016 0 2 2 0.0%
22 2022 0 2 2 0.0% 2017 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2023 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2018 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2024 0 3 3 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2026 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2021 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2022 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2023 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 2024 1 2 3 33.3%
31 2026 0 1 1 0.0%
Career 7 20 27 25.9% 2 7 9 22.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 3 16 19 15.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 2 3 33.3%

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 38/39 of Kayla Day's and 26/26 of Carol Zhao'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 Kayla Day Carol Zhao
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%
16 2016 3/3 1.0 3.7 59.0% 55.2% 30.3% 50.6% 66.7% 44.4% 38.1% —/—
17 2017 8/8 3.4 5.5 48.8% 66.2% 45.1% 51.9% 31.0% 55.7% 38.9% —/—
18 2018 2/2 5.0 6.0 48.1% 68.0% 33.7% 50.0% 35.0% 49.8% 33.8% 2013 1/1 1.0 2.0 45.2% 47.4% 26.1% 25.0% 100.0% 35.7% 38.0%
19 —/— 2014 2/2 2.5 2.0 57.4% 68.3% 37.9% 58.3% 66.7% 55.5% 40.2%
20 —/— 2015 2/2 2.0 3.5 46.7% 44.0% 47.7% 58.3% 10.0% 46.5% 34.9%
21 —/— 2016 2/2 2.5 4.0 57.0% 59.8% 34.4% 46.9% 41.7% 49.2% 39.6%
22 2022 2/2 4.0 2.5 66.5% 68.4% 39.1% 56.4% 50.0% 58.6% 36.6% 2017 1/1 2.0 7.0 56.3% 71.4% 50.0% 0.0% 75.0% 62.1% 34.1%
23 2023 9/9 2.2 3.0 58.1% 62.9% 43.8% 57.4% 39.7% 55.0% 39.3% 2018 3/3 0.3 6.0 58.3% 59.2% 38.9% 49.9% 23.7% 50.7% 34.9%
24 2024 7/7 3.7 3.3 66.8% 58.5% 42.2% 52.8% 37.1% 55.1% 36.5% —/—
26 2026 7/8 4.0 3.4 65.3% 59.9% 47.4% 52.6% 46.8% 55.8% 40.7% 2021 1/1 0.0 6.0 61.7% 58.6% 33.3% 33.3% 100.0% 48.9% 34.0%
27 —/— 2022 4/4 2.3 4.0 63.5% 62.6% 45.1% 57.8% 29.2% 55.9% 40.6%
28 —/— 2023 6/6 2.0 10.2 68.2% 59.8% 30.0% 44.9% 49.8% 50.2% 41.1%
29 —/— 2024 3/3 3.0 12.3 62.9% 71.8% 27.1% 55.0% 45.7% 54.6% 43.1%
31 —/— 2026 1/1 0.0 10.0 59.8% 61.5% 42.9% 58.3% 42.9% 54.0% 35.8%
Career 38/39 3.2 3.8 59.1% 62.2% 42.6% 53.5% 41.1% 54.4% 38.4% 26/26 1.8 6.8 60.5% 61.0% 36.6% 48.4% 45.3% 51.7% 39.0%

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 Kayla Day Carol Zhao
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
16 2016 1540 107.8 -2.89 +0.53 0.685 42.0% +14 0.0% -4.75 -0.17
17 2017 1524 111.0 0.00 -2.37 0.877 47.2% +13 45.0% -0.85 1–3 (25%) -0.14
18 2018 1487 91.2 -2.87 -2.16 0.673 41.8% 20.0% -3.20 0–1 +0.16 2013 1494 101.4 -1.52 +2.05 0.591 37.0% 0.0% -4.00 -0.04
19 2019 1463 99.5 2014 1513 104.2 +0.20 0.00 0.903 48.0% 0.0% -5.00 -0.02
20 2020 1450 2015 1489 92.9 -2.27 -1.66 0.653 41.1% 0.0% -4.75 +0.27
21 2016 1462 102.6 -0.28 -1.04 0.779 44.2% 20.0% -2.40 0–1 +0.02
22 2022 1535 99.5 -0.90 -1.76 0.884 47.0% 0.0% -2.00 0–1 +0.44 2017 1452 99.2 -0.88 +2.61 0.898 47.8% 33.3% -1.00 0–1 0–1 +0.11
23 2023 1565 118.9 -0.78 -1.35 0.874 47.7% -48 +5 31.6% -0.84 1–0 0–1 +0.61 2018 1446 88.1 -1.92 -3.65 0.707 42.6% 25.0% -2.75 0–2 1–0 +0.10
24 2024 1436 102.7 -2.31 -3.54 0.812 46.2% -2 +63 22.2% -1.61 0–4 (0%) 1–3 (25%) 92.8 +0.78 2019 1448 97.7
25 2025 1474
26 2026 1604 129.8 -0.29 -0.02 0.921 48.5% -18 35.3% -0.94 1–2 (33%) 1–1 -0.59 2021 1416 93.8 +3.05 -3.36 0.665 41.0% 0.0% -3.50 -0.01
27 2022 1400 100.5 -0.44 -2.01 0.921 48.1% -28 33.3% -0.56 0–1 0–1 +0.31
28 2023 1441 101.4 -2.20 -1.23 0.826 45.7% +178 35.7% -1.43 1–1 3–0 (100%) +0.38
29 2024 1420 100.0 -1.37 +0.79 0.951 48.9% +16 42.9% -0.14 0–1 0–1 +0.17
30 2025 1397 93.9
31 2026 1352 93.4 -2.87 -1.19 0.779 45.2% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 -0.03
Career 1637 116.0 -1.09 -1.64 0.842 46.7% -9 +30 29.9% -1.39 3–10 (23%) 2–6 (25%) 91.1 +2.87 1515 95.5 -1.22 -1.13 0.808 45.3% -6 +178 27.1% -1.90 1–8 (11%) 4–3 (57%) 94.0 +4.85

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.