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

Lin Zhu vs Ekaterina Makarova H2H: 0-1

Ekaterina Makarova holds a 1–0 lead over Lin Zhu in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ekaterina Makarova leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Ekaterina Makarova won the 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships first round 6-3 6-1.

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Lin Zhu
China Age 32 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Ekaterina Makarova
RUS Age 38 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ekaterina Makarova #37 6-3 6-1 Lin Zhu #113 Match data Feb 21, 2017* R64 Dubai Tennis Championships 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.

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
Lin Zhu #173 #31 1,464 1,805 88 116 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Ekaterina Makarova #1,000 #8 3,620 1,942 252 225 52.8% 0 0 0 1 2 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 Lin Zhu Ekaterina Makarova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2007 2–2 50.0% #110 1,536 0 0
20 2014 3–4 42.9% #134 1,520 0 0 2008 17–20 45.9% #46 1,626 0 0
21 2015 4–6 40.0% #176 1,512 0 0 2009 19–22 46.3% #60 1,634 0 0
22 2016 5–5 50.0% #124 1,555 0 0 2010 14–20 41.2% #49 1,663 0 1
23 2017 6–8 42.9% #113 1,577 0 0 2011 15–23 39.5% #53 1,606 0 1
24 2018 4–6 40.0% #120 1,546 0 0 2012 26–19 57.8% #20 1,757 0 1
25 2019 5–14 26.3% #72 1,628 0 0 2013 24–18 57.1% #24 1,836 0 1
26 2020 4–5 44.4% #91 1,605 0 0 2014 39–21 65.0% #11 1,840 0 2
27 2021 4–7 36.4% #114 1,563 0 0 2015 26–16 61.9% #23 1,794 0 2
28 2022 6–11 35.3% #84 1,592 0 0 2016 27–21 56.2% #30 1,776 0 2
29 2023 28–24 53.8% #37 1,742 0 1 2017 27–21 56.2% #33 1,840 0 3
30 2024 12–16 42.9% #120 1,656 0 1 2018 16–19 45.7% #57 1,756 0 3
31 2025 7–10 41.2% #168 1,680 0 1 2019 0–3 0.0% #997 1,707 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 Lin Zhu Ekaterina Makarova
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 9 13 22 40.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
21 2015 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 7 14 21 33.3% 9 4 13 69.2% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 6 14 20 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 7 2 9 77.8% — — — —
23 2017 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 9 15 24 37.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2018 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 17 12 29 58.6% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — —
25 2019 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 17 11 28 60.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
26 2020 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 30 15 45 66.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
27 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2015 18 9 27 66.7% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2022 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2016 17 14 31 54.8% 4 5 9 44.4% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
29 2023 24 19 43 55.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2017 21 14 35 60.0% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2024 9 9 18 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2018 12 13 25 48.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
31 2025 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2019 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 79 92 171 46.2% 0 11 11 0.0% 9 13 22 40.9% — — — — — 165 149 314 52.5% 45 46 91 49.5% 42 28 70 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0%

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 200/204 of Lin Zhu's and 442/477 of Ekaterina Makarova'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 Lin Zhu Ekaterina Makarova
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 4/4 2.3 2.5 66.4% 54.5% 37.8% 48.4% 66.9% 48.3% 39.8%
20 2014 6/7 2.7 5.5 50.3% 62.4% 46.3% 59.1% 49.5% 53.1% 43.0% 2008 30/37 2.6 2.5 60.2% 62.5% 44.2% 40.5% 45.0% 55.1% 43.0%
21 2015 10/10 1.5 3.5 57.3% 60.4% 48.5% 50.0% 54.0% 55.4% 38.8% 2009 39/41 2.2 4.0 58.6% 64.0% 40.9% 48.2% 50.2% 54.2% 43.9%
22 2016 9/10 1.9 2.6 58.5% 63.5% 51.5% 60.6% 49.9% 58.4% 37.8% 2010 31/34 2.5 2.1 59.6% 59.5% 47.6% 57.5% 52.7% 54.8% 41.5%
23 2017 14/14 2.5 4.4 57.6% 67.5% 43.8% 48.6% 41.3% 57.3% 43.2% 2011 36/38 2.5 2.4 60.5% 64.0% 43.2% 47.4% 47.1% 55.6% 39.4%
24 2018 10/10 1.3 2.5 60.3% 61.6% 44.3% 51.9% 52.1% 55.0% 44.2% 2012 45/45 2.1 2.0 62.9% 64.9% 50.6% 55.1% 49.3% 59.5% 43.6%
25 2019 19/19 0.7 2.3 67.0% 54.9% 42.5% 40.5% 50.0% 50.7% 42.8% 2013 41/42 2.9 2.1 64.4% 66.3% 47.4% 57.6% 50.6% 59.3% 45.1%
26 2020 9/9 0.9 2.1 66.5% 60.0% 41.9% 49.2% 40.7% 53.8% 42.6% 2014 56/60 2.6 2.1 64.0% 65.1% 47.7% 59.9% 44.7% 58.9% 45.0%
27 2021 11/11 2.2 3.5 64.9% 60.5% 45.0% 55.5% 52.6% 55.1% 46.1% 2015 36/42 2.1 1.8 66.0% 65.8% 54.1% 55.9% 53.9% 61.6% 43.2%
28 2022 17/17 1.1 2.2 65.0% 56.7% 44.0% 51.7% 46.9% 52.0% 40.1% 2016 40/48 2.5 2.8 65.6% 65.1% 47.3% 58.4% 53.6% 59.0% 42.4%
29 2023 51/52 1.5 2.5 65.3% 61.7% 48.4% 55.9% 51.0% 57.1% 43.5% 2017 47/48 2.9 2.9 65.5% 64.2% 45.5% 52.2% 45.3% 57.7% 43.3%
30 2024 28/28 1.9 2.7 59.4% 64.1% 46.4% 44.1% 42.3% 56.7% 42.0% 2018 34/35 2.4 4.1 64.4% 63.8% 43.6% 56.6% 44.0% 56.6% 41.5%
31 2025 16/17 1.8 2.4 66.8% 60.3% 45.2% 47.6% 45.8% 55.3% 44.3% 2019 3/3 3.3 3.0 67.3% 61.0% 43.4% 52.0% 36.3% 55.6% 38.7%
Career — 200/204 1.6 2.8 62.8% 61.1% 46.0% 50.7% 48.0% 55.4% 42.6% — 442/477 2.5 2.6 63.2% 64.2% 46.6% 54.0% 48.7% 57.6% 43.0%

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 Lin Zhu Ekaterina Makarova
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1536 118.3 +1.82 -0.84 0.769 44.4% +21 — — 40.0% -1.10 2–0 — — -0.12
20 2014 1521 104.1 -1.07 -0.56 0.918 48.3% +15 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–0 1–0 — +0.04 2008 1626 124.1 -0.08 -0.65 0.958 48.7% -33 -52 +24 46.5% -0.34 6–6 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 102.4 -0.55
21 2015 1512 107.1 -1.28 -2.85 0.871 47.4% +26 — — 45.8% -0.50 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.65 2009 1634 131.6 -1.02 +0.38 0.960 49.1% -45 +48 +32 47.4% -0.49 7–8 (47%) 7–0 (100%) 107.5 -0.92
22 2016 1555 109.1 +1.20 -2.59 0.910 48.5% +15 — — 50.0% -0.59 1–1 — — +0.66 2010 1663 122.5 -0.26 -1.13 0.918 48.3% -104 -64 +173 45.5% -0.53 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.1 -2.59
23 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 2011 1606 131.9 +0.66 -2.66 0.887 47.4% -47 +70 +141 40.9% -0.75 6–6 (50%) 3–6 (33%) 101.5 -1.38
24 2018 1547 117.4 -0.29 -0.28 0.981 49.8% +12 — — 47.6% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.19 2012 1758 146.6 +3.45 +1.31 1.076 51.4% -30 -80 +28 57.1% +0.51 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 96.8 -2.49
25 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 2013 1836 145.0 +3.78 +1.69 1.108 52.2% -22 -149 -40 59.3% +0.60 5–8 (38%) 3–6 (33%) 94.8 -1.08
26 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 2014 1841 150.2 +3.13 +1.93 1.095 51.8% +1 -157 +25 60.2% +0.56 11–2 (85%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -1.18
27 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 2015 1795 142.0 +3.14 +1.65 1.125 52.5% +49 -71 +5 64.8% +0.89 4–7 (36%) 5–1 (83%) 98.0 +1.69
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 2016 1776 140.5 +2.86 -0.13 1.035 50.8% +17 -78 +71 55.0% +0.41 8–9 (47%) 3–2 (60%) 96.7 +0.36
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 2017 1841 148.6 +1.78 +0.54 1.022 50.2% +18 -103 -20 52.7% +0.19 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.6 -2.16
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 2018 1757 140.7 +0.52 -0.09 0.957 49.2% +11 -59 +62 45.8% -0.40 7–6 (54%) 4–2 (67%) 101.3 -2.54
31 2025 1680 133.0 -0.52 +0.63 0.991 49.7% +21 — -97 43.9% -0.34 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 100.7 -0.13 2019 1707 109.2 -2.16 -1.63 0.871 47.4% +6 — — 25.0% -1.00 0–2 0–1 — 0.00
32 2026 1644 106.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 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 — 1942 146.2 +1.78 +0.38 1.014 50.2% -11 -55 +51 52.5% +0.08 72–73 (50%) 49–43 (53%) 104.0 -2.73

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.