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

Leylah Fernandez vs Shuai Zhang H2H: 2-0

Leylah Fernandez holds a 2–0 lead over Shuai Zhang in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Leylah Fernandez leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Leylah Fernandez won the 2026 US Open first round 6-3 6-2.

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Leylah Fernandez
Canada Age 24 Left-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Shuai Zhang
China Age 37 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Leylah Fernandez #32 6-3 6-2 Shuai Zhang #53 Match data Aug 30, 2026 R128 US Open Grand Slam Hard
Leylah Fernandez #72 6-3 6-1 Shuai Zhang #41 Match data Apr 7, 2021* R64 Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay

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
Leylah Fernandez #33 #13 2,605 1,929 152 125 54.9% 0 0 0 1 4 5
Shuai Zhang #54 #22 1,905 1,857 232 294 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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 Leylah Fernandez Shuai Zhang
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 2018 1–1 50.0% #434 1,499 0 0 — — — — — — —
16 2019 0–2 0.0% #212 1,472 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 2020 10–7 58.8% #88 1,682 0 0 2006 0–1 0.0% #203 1,495 0 0
18 2021 21–14 60.0% #24 1,816 0 1 2007 0–3 0.0% #149 1,464 0 0
19 2022 16–13 55.2% #40 1,798 0 2 2008 0–6 0.0% #235 1,412 0 0
20 2023 27–20 57.4% #35 1,830 0 3 2009 2–1 66.7% #154 1,467 0 0
21 2024 30–23 56.6% #31 1,869 0 3 2010 3–4 42.9% #90 1,492 0 0
22 2025 30–23 56.6% #22 1,910 0 5 2011 8–22 26.7% #126 1,445 0 0
23 2026 17–22 43.6% #33 1,800 0 5 2012 2–6 25.0% #127 1,457 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 2013 9–4 69.2% #52 1,598 0 1
25 — — — — — — — 2014 18–24 42.9% #61 1,600 0 1
26 — — — — — — — 2015 4–12 25.0% #139 1,518 0 1
27 — — — — — — — 2016 26–21 55.3% #23 1,774 0 1
28 — — — — — — — 2017 23–24 48.9% #36 1,774 0 2
29 — — — — — — — 2018 28–27 50.9% #40 1,726 0 2
30 — — — — — — — 2019 18–23 43.9% #40 1,681 0 2
31 — — — — — — — 2020 12–10 54.5% #35 1,733 0 2
32 — — — — — — — 2021 15–24 38.5% #60 1,631 0 2
33 — — — — — — — 2022 34–26 56.7% #25 1,733 0 3
34 — — — — — — — 2023 4–18 18.2% #245 1,524 0 3
35 — — — — — — — 2024 5–12 29.4% #205 1,574 0 3
36 — — — — — — — 2025 10–7 58.8% #81 1,731 0 3
37 — — — — — — — 2026 11–19 36.7% #54 1,698 0 3

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 Leylah Fernandez Shuai Zhang
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 %
15 2018 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2020 8 6 14 57.1% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2006 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2021 17 9 26 65.4% 3 3 6 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2022 10 9 19 52.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2008 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2023 22 13 35 62.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 2009 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
21 2024 17 14 31 54.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 7 3 10 70.0% 2010 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2025 25 15 40 62.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 4 8 50.0% 2011 7 17 24 29.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2026 8 12 20 40.0% 8 6 14 57.1% 1 4 5 20.0% 2012 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1%
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1 6 7 14.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 24 15 39 61.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0%
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 18 14 32 56.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 22 19 41 53.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 11 15 26 42.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0%
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 6 13 19 31.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5%
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 22 15 37 59.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 8 3 11 72.7%
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 4 10 14 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 7 9 16 43.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
Career — 108 81 189 57.1% 29 29 58 50.0% 15 15 30 50.0% — 168 191 359 46.8% 38 72 110 34.5% 26 31 57 45.6%

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 254/279 of Leylah Fernandez's and 495/529 of Shuai Zhang'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 Leylah Fernandez Shuai Zhang
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%
15 2018 2/2 1.5 2.5 57.8% 73.9% 52.3% 61.9% 25.0% 65.0% 35.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 2/2 2.0 3.5 59.7% 55.5% 39.2% 47.1% 25.0% 48.8% 32.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
17 2020 17/17 1.6 4.9 61.7% 63.9% 49.2% 52.2% 51.0% 58.3% 44.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
18 2021 33/35 2.0 4.9 64.2% 63.5% 48.3% 58.0% 48.9% 58.2% 43.5% 2007 1/3 0.0 2.0 55.8% 62.1% 39.1% 42.9% 100.0% 51.9% 22.7%
19 2022 29/29 2.3 4.2 64.9% 65.4% 48.0% 58.8% 43.6% 59.2% 40.0% 2008 6/6 0.8 3.2 68.8% 53.0% 45.1% 47.6% 38.3% 50.3% 38.5%
20 2023 47/48 3.0 4.7 63.0% 67.8% 49.0% 53.9% 48.9% 61.0% 44.0% 2009 2/3 0.0 4.0 65.6% 47.9% 49.0% 39.4% 37.9% 48.5% 42.7%
21 2024 50/54 2.7 4.7 64.9% 66.0% 47.0% 55.5% 47.6% 59.3% 44.2% 2010 6/7 0.2 5.3 72.2% 51.8% 31.0% 48.7% 46.7% 46.1% 42.2%
22 2025 37/53 2.4 3.5 62.3% 67.6% 48.2% 55.9% 43.5% 60.3% 43.5% 2011 28/30 0.6 2.5 69.3% 54.9% 39.3% 47.4% 41.5% 50.2% 39.4%
23 2026 37/39 2.2 4.5 62.5% 66.4% 47.6% 59.2% 42.0% 59.5% 40.5% 2012 8/8 1.1 3.0 64.8% 56.8% 35.6% 43.8% 44.0% 49.6% 41.2%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 11/13 1.5 1.5 64.9% 68.1% 47.0% 62.4% 49.6% 60.4% 48.0%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 38/42 1.2 1.9 68.5% 57.4% 45.2% 51.5% 49.8% 53.8% 43.0%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 14/16 1.6 2.8 66.9% 60.1% 45.8% 51.2% 59.4% 55.0% 42.9%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 38/50 0.9 1.7 66.2% 58.7% 48.2% 49.5% 56.1% 55.2% 45.5%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 44/47 2.9 2.7 63.5% 65.5% 43.9% 54.0% 49.5% 57.6% 44.3%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 55/55 2.3 2.6 63.7% 63.6% 46.9% 52.4% 47.8% 57.3% 43.7%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 41/41 2.1 2.8 62.7% 62.5% 44.0% 51.7% 47.7% 55.7% 41.9%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 22/22 2.0 2.5 67.4% 61.9% 48.0% 48.9% 50.6% 57.2% 43.0%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 39/39 1.5 2.9 64.7% 59.8% 43.1% 53.0% 43.0% 54.0% 39.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 58/60 2.1 2.2 65.7% 64.3% 48.1% 45.8% 47.7% 58.8% 42.2%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2023 22/22 1.2 2.9 61.1% 57.6% 39.6% 41.4% 52.3% 50.6% 37.3%
35 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 17/17 1.5 2.1 64.9% 61.4% 43.5% 45.0% 40.9% 55.0% 39.3%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 15/18 2.6 2.9 67.0% 60.0% 39.9% 39.2% 47.8% 53.4% 45.4%
37 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 30/30 1.4 2.1 68.8% 60.1% 47.4% 54.3% 41.8% 56.1% 39.5%
Career — 254/279 2.4 4.5 63.4% 66.1% 48.0% 56.3% 46.0% 59.5% 42.8% — 495/530 1.7 2.5 65.6% 60.9% 44.8% 49.9% 48.0% 55.3% 42.2%

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 Leylah Fernandez Shuai Zhang
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
15 2018 1499 100.0 -0.12 -1.78 1.014 50.1% — — — 50.0% +0.25 — — — +0.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
16 2019 1472 93.0 -1.04 -1.61 0.633 41.0% — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 1–1 — +0.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 2020 1683 134.6 +0.76 +1.49 1.077 51.6% +1 -111 — 56.4% +0.56 3–2 (60%) 2–1 (67%) 103.8 -0.37 2006 1495 104.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.25
18 2021 1817 141.4 +1.54 +0.39 1.039 50.9% +33 -268 -198 56.8% +0.43 7–4 (64%) 5–3 (63%) 108.5 +0.22 2007 1464 103.0 -1.60 +0.26 0.473 38.5% +16 — — 0.0% -2.67 — 0–1 — -0.21
19 2022 1799 140.8 +2.24 -1.39 0.982 49.8% -3 -109 — 50.0% +0.09 8–4 (67%) 6–6 (50%) 103.8 -0.56 2008 1413 101.8 -1.83 -2.28 0.775 44.3% +21 — — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 0–2 — -0.06
20 2023 1830 142.4 +3.34 +1.19 1.130 52.5% +29 -211 -213 56.7% +0.51 5–9 (36%) 4–5 (44%) 96.0 +0.40 2009 1468 120.7 +2.65 +2.50 0.830 45.6% +21 — — 66.7% +0.33 — 1–0 — -0.05
21 2024 1870 152.2 +2.00 +1.26 1.084 51.7% -12 -167 -39 54.8% +0.57 12–10 (55%) 8–4 (67%) 107.2 +0.09 2010 1492 103.6 -3.51 -1.21 0.783 44.3% +26 — — 37.5% -1.19 2–0 1–1 — +0.51
22 2025 1910 152.5 +2.92 +1.14 1.097 51.7% +46 -263 -123 56.2% +0.45 7–8 (47%) 9–8 (53%) 97.8 +0.36 2011 1445 108.6 -4.27 -3.16 0.790 44.9% +24 +34 — 30.8% -1.57 3–4 (43%) 1–6 (14%) 96.1 -0.05
23 2026 1801 144.8 +1.66 -1.37 1.001 50.4% +49 -97 -87 44.4% +0.08 6–6 (50%) 3–11 (21%) 95.4 +1.08 2012 1457 113.5 -2.34 +0.08 0.817 45.5% +14 — — 23.5% -1.71 1–0 0–1 — -0.17
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1599 123.5 +2.33 +1.26 1.212 54.5% -6 — — 70.4% +1.52 0–1 2–0 — +0.48
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1600 117.2 -1.75 -0.53 0.931 48.5% -53 -65 +35 42.9% -0.46 10–6 (63%) 4–4 (50%) 105.2 +0.61
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1518 110.7 -2.05 -0.11 0.952 48.8% -20 -5 — 33.3% -0.83 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 92.0 -0.54
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 1775 138.9 -0.62 +2.34 1.016 50.3% +20 -282 — 52.6% +0.18 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -0.50
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1775 137.4 +0.89 +0.70 1.045 51.0% +50 -290 -233 50.9% +0.34 8–10 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 99.0 +0.05
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1727 132.0 +0.70 +0.72 1.025 50.7% +26 -168 — 52.4% +0.02 5–9 (36%) 9–8 (53%) 96.6 +2.55
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1682 131.5 -0.59 -1.30 0.946 49.1% -17 -99 -24 47.7% -0.17 4–6 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 102.8 +0.27
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1733 131.8 0.00 +0.35 1.003 50.0% -62 -39 — 52.0% -0.06 4–2 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 104.9 -0.07
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1632 116.8 -1.99 -2.77 0.869 47.1% -13 -16 +97 43.2% -0.80 2–5 (29%) 5–3 (63%) 97.9 +0.69
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1733 139.5 +1.53 -0.47 1.023 50.4% -6 -140 +117 53.4% +0.09 6–2 (75%) 11–8 (58%) 106.7 +1.01
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2023 1524 112.2 -4.74 -4.13 0.755 43.8% +90 -25 +193 28.3% -1.61 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 94.2 +0.93
35 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1575 131.2 -0.87 -2.36 0.873 47.3% +48 — — 35.1% -1.08 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 97.8 -0.76
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1731 134.6 -2.26 +1.21 0.975 49.2% +29 — — 50.0% -0.25 6–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 108.2 -1.06
37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1698 130.8 -0.76 -1.93 0.899 47.7% +2 -169 +62 39.7% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 100.8 -0.18
Career — 1930 150.6 +2.18 +0.40 1.059 51.2% +23 -162 -109 53.5% +0.37 48–44 (52%) 38–39 (49%) 103.8 +0.71 — 1858 134.2 -0.75 -0.61 0.945 48.8% +10 -114 +39 45.4% -0.37 63–66 (49%) 64–61 (51%) 103.1 +0.61

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.