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

Lin Zhu vs Kurumi Nara H2H: 1-0

Lin Zhu holds a 1–0 lead over Kurumi Nara in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Lin Zhu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lin Zhu won the 2017 Taipei round of 16 4-6 6-1 6-2.

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Lin Zhu
China Age 32 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kurumi Nara
Japan Age 34 Right-Handed 155 cm / 5'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lin Zhu #122 4-6 6-1 6-2 Kurumi Nara #87 Match data Feb 3, 2017* R16 Taipei International → modern equivalent 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
Lin Zhu #173 #31 1,464 1,805 88 116 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Kurumi Nara #246 #32 1,412 1,700 82 118 41.0% 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 Lin Zhu Kurumi Nara
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2009 1–1 50.0% #181 1,512 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2010 1–7 12.5% #130 1,475 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2011 1–4 20.0% #140 1,457 0 0
20 2014 3–4 42.9% #134 1,520 0 0 2012 1–3 25.0% #148 1,438 0 0
21 2015 4–6 40.0% #176 1,512 0 0 2013 5–6 45.5% #81 1,506 0 0
22 2016 5–5 50.0% #124 1,555 0 0 2014 23–21 52.3% #44 1,651 0 1
23 2017 6–8 42.9% #113 1,577 0 0 2015 19–22 46.3% #81 1,586 0 1
24 2018 4–6 40.0% #120 1,546 0 0 2016 15–18 45.5% #77 1,602 0 1
25 2019 5–14 26.3% #72 1,628 0 0 2017 10–16 38.5% #102 1,577 0 1
26 2020 4–5 44.4% #91 1,605 0 0 2018 0–14 0.0% #161 1,485 0 1
27 2021 4–7 36.4% #114 1,563 0 0 2019 3–3 50.0% #140 1,565 0 1
28 2022 6–11 35.3% #84 1,592 0 0 2020 0–1 0.0% #160 1,559 0 1
29 2023 28–24 53.8% #37 1,742 0 1 2021 3–2 60.0% #185 1,512 0 1
30 2024 12–16 42.9% #120 1,656 0 1 — — — — — — —
31 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 Lin Zhu Kurumi Nara
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2012 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2015 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2013 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 15 13 28 53.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 1 3 4 25.0%
23 2017 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2015 14 15 29 48.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0%
24 2018 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 13 11 24 54.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2019 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2017 8 13 21 38.1% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
26 2020 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — 2018 0 10 10 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
27 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2019 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
28 2022 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2020 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2023 24 19 43 55.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2021 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
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 — 79 92 171 46.2% 0 11 11 0.0% 9 13 22 40.9% — 60 83 143 42.0% 15 19 34 44.1% 7 16 23 30.4%

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 181/200 of Kurumi Nara'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 Kurumi Nara
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 2/2 0.0 6.0 64.4% 53.1% 26.3% 39.6% 57.1% 43.8% 40.1%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 6/8 0.2 5.2 59.3% 45.6% 37.8% 40.2% 43.8% 42.2% 40.5%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2011 5/5 0.0 3.8 67.2% 51.3% 33.4% 46.3% 53.8% 46.8% 37.5%
20 2014 6/7 2.7 5.5 50.3% 62.4% 46.3% 59.1% 49.5% 53.1% 43.0% 2012 4/4 1.0 1.3 69.4% 54.6% 40.3% 44.0% 63.8% 50.0% 43.3%
21 2015 10/10 1.5 3.5 57.3% 60.4% 48.5% 50.0% 54.0% 55.4% 38.8% 2013 11/11 0.8 1.6 73.5% 56.2% 50.9% 50.6% 51.9% 54.9% 45.9%
22 2016 9/10 1.9 2.6 58.5% 63.5% 51.5% 60.6% 49.9% 58.4% 37.8% 2014 40/44 0.4 2.0 74.4% 54.1% 45.8% 51.6% 49.3% 51.9% 44.6%
23 2017 14/14 2.5 4.4 57.6% 67.5% 43.8% 48.6% 41.3% 57.3% 43.2% 2015 31/41 0.4 2.5 73.2% 57.8% 49.3% 49.8% 50.8% 55.5% 39.5%
24 2018 10/10 1.3 2.5 60.3% 61.6% 44.3% 51.9% 52.1% 55.0% 44.2% 2016 32/33 0.6 2.5 70.0% 56.4% 47.0% 55.2% 50.1% 53.8% 45.3%
25 2019 19/19 0.7 2.3 67.0% 54.9% 42.5% 40.5% 50.0% 50.7% 42.8% 2017 25/26 0.5 2.4 67.5% 55.1% 44.4% 45.2% 50.1% 51.5% 45.8%
26 2020 9/9 0.9 2.1 66.5% 60.0% 41.9% 49.2% 40.7% 53.8% 42.6% 2018 13/14 0.6 3.6 65.3% 57.2% 43.1% 51.9% 39.6% 52.2% 40.9%
27 2021 11/11 2.2 3.5 64.9% 60.5% 45.0% 55.5% 52.6% 55.1% 46.1% 2019 6/6 0.5 3.0 68.3% 51.3% 37.7% 40.9% 47.3% 46.4% 40.8%
28 2022 17/17 1.1 2.2 65.0% 56.7% 44.0% 51.7% 46.9% 52.0% 40.1% 2020 1/1 0.0 3.0 75.6% 44.1% 9.1% 40.0% — 35.6% 30.6%
29 2023 51/52 1.5 2.5 65.3% 61.7% 48.4% 55.9% 51.0% 57.1% 43.5% 2021 5/5 0.6 1.8 73.5% 58.6% 50.3% 59.8% 61.3% 56.2% 44.6%
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 — 200/204 1.6 2.8 62.8% 61.1% 46.0% 50.7% 48.0% 55.4% 42.6% — 181/200 0.5 2.5 70.6% 55.3% 45.2% 50.0% 49.6% 52.2% 43.2%

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 Lin Zhu Kurumi Nara
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1513 103.3 -1.75 -1.06 0.713 41.9% — — — 40.0% -1.40 1–0 1–0 — -0.11
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1476 98.7 -4.37 -1.09 0.701 41.1% +12 — — 22.2% -2.50 0–2 1–0 — -0.12
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1457 101.1 -2.94 -3.05 0.705 42.2% +14 — — 27.3% -2.09 0–1 0–1 — -0.07
20 2014 1521 104.1 -1.07 -0.56 0.918 48.3% +15 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–0 1–0 — +0.04 2012 1438 97.8 -2.77 -1.44 0.865 46.7% +5 — — 33.3% -1.33 0–1 — — +0.46
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 2013 1506 115.4 -0.68 +0.75 1.017 50.5% +3 — — 48.0% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.8 +0.12
22 2016 1555 109.1 +1.20 -2.59 0.910 48.5% +15 — — 50.0% -0.59 1–1 — — +0.66 2014 1651 131.7 -2.79 +0.83 0.929 48.5% -9 -46 -88 47.8% -0.22 6–4 (60%) 4–4 (50%) 103.8 -0.56
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 2015 1586 116.1 -2.70 -1.45 0.888 48.0% +11 +13 -7 46.3% -0.40 7–8 (47%) 8–5 (62%) 101.2 +1.34
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 2016 1603 118.7 -1.87 +0.71 0.980 49.6% +51 -63 -72 46.3% -0.24 4–3 (57%) 2–5 (29%) 97.2 +1.36
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 2017 1577 120.0 -3.47 +1.47 0.945 48.6% +17 — -61 41.0% -0.61 4–5 (44%) 1–2 (33%) 99.0 +0.49
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 2018 1486 120.2 -1.58 -0.63 0.856 46.7% +12 — +28 17.6% -1.62 0–6 (0%) 1–1 — -0.93
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 2019 1566 112.7 -4.94 -1.67 0.762 44.4% -3 — — 50.0% +0.17 2–0 0–1 — +0.08
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 2020 1559 96.2 +1.91 -1.68 0.474 33.3% — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — +0.07
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 2021 1513 106.6 -0.17 -2.31 1.020 51.1% — +69 — 58.3% +0.42 1–1 0–1 — +0.54
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 2022 1500 104.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1700 121.9 -2.51 -0.03 0.906 47.9% +14 -23 -39 42.2% -0.58 26–33 (44%) 21–21 (50%) 98.6 +1.34

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.