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

Lucie Safarova vs Jie Zheng H2H: 2-0

Lucie Safarova holds a 2–0 lead over Jie Zheng in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Lucie Safarova leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lucie Safarova won the 2012 New Haven round of 16 6-4 6-0.

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Lucie Safarova
Czech Republic Age 39 Left-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
2 – 0
2 main-draw meetings
Jie Zheng
CHN Age 43 Right-Handed 164 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lucie Safarova #17 6-4 6-0 Jie Zheng #32 Match data Aug 24, 2012* R16 New Haven Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Hard
Lucie Safarova #46 7-6(3) 6-4 Jie Zheng #25 Match data Aug 21, 2009* R16 Canadian 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.

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
Lucie Safarova #1,269 #5 4,055 1,930 354 273 56.5% 0 0 0 1 6 7
Jie Zheng #961 #15 2,745 1,906 218 196 52.7% 0 0 0 0 4 4

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 Lucie Safarova Jie Zheng
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2005 15–9 62.5% #47 1,664 0 2 2002 1–1 50.0% #185 1,506 0 0
19 2006 21–21 50.0% #42 1,625 0 3 2003 7–8 46.7% #84 1,535 0 0
20 2007 28–16 63.6% #23 1,779 0 3 2004 10–18 35.7% #79 1,546 0 0
21 2008 17–20 45.9% #63 1,652 0 4 2005 24–15 61.5% #44 1,702 0 1
22 2009 32–23 58.2% #41 1,772 0 4 2006 25–16 61.0% #33 1,777 0 3
23 2010 27–23 54.0% #33 1,742 0 4 2007 7–10 41.2% #163 1,689 0 3
24 2011 34–23 59.6% #25 1,799 0 4 2008 22–11 66.7% #25 1,845 0 3
25 2012 27–23 54.0% #17 1,749 0 4 2009 27–21 56.2% #35 1,782 0 3
26 2013 26–22 54.2% #29 1,792 0 5 2010 23–18 56.1% #26 1,762 0 3
27 2014 36–23 61.0% #16 1,860 0 5 2011 18–23 43.9% #48 1,705 0 3
28 2015 31–21 59.6% #9 1,831 0 6 2012 25–24 51.0% #26 1,652 0 4
29 2016 15–19 44.1% #62 1,698 0 7 2013 17–17 50.0% #53 1,687 0 4
30 2017 35–19 64.8% #30 1,797 0 7 2014 12–13 48.0% #91 1,670 0 4
31 2018 10–11 47.6% #105 1,758 0 7 2015 0–1 0.0% #962 1,648 0 4

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 Lucie Safarova Jie Zheng
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 %
18 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2002 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 11 14 25 44.0% 10 6 16 62.5% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2003 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — 2 1 3 66.7%
20 2007 13 10 23 56.5% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 1 5 80.0% 2004 6 10 16 37.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2008 11 11 22 50.0% 6 8 14 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 17 11 28 60.7% 7 4 11 63.6% — — — — — — — —
22 2009 26 16 42 61.9% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 12 9 21 57.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2010 8 13 21 38.1% 14 7 21 66.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2007 2 4 6 33.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2011 28 15 43 65.1% 5 5 10 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2008 15 9 24 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7% 5 1 6 83.3% — — — —
25 2012 18 15 33 54.5% 7 4 11 63.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2009 19 13 32 59.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
26 2013 15 13 28 53.6% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2010 16 12 28 57.1% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
27 2014 22 15 37 59.5% 9 5 14 64.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2011 15 14 29 51.7% 2 6 8 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
28 2015 17 14 31 54.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — 2012 17 15 32 53.1% 2 5 7 28.6% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — —
29 2016 3 11 14 21.4% 9 5 14 64.3% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — — 2013 12 12 24 50.0% 5 4 9 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 2017 25 11 36 69.4% 3 5 8 37.5% 7 3 10 70.0% — — — — 2014 6 8 14 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
31 2018 4 7 11 36.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — 2015 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 207 170 377 54.9% 101 69 170 59.4% 36 28 64 56.2% 10 6 16 62.5% — 143 126 269 53.2% 48 44 92 52.2% 24 22 46 52.2% 3 4 7 42.9%

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 526/627 of Lucie Safarova's and 286/397 of Jie Zheng'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 Lucie Safarova Jie Zheng
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 2005 3/24 3.3 6.3 61.3% 63.5% 37.8% 57.1% 34.5% 54.2% 33.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2006 22/42 4.4 4.3 59.5% 63.3% 47.8% 57.9% 34.3% 57.0% 39.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2007 42/44 4.2 4.2 60.1% 71.1% 46.9% 56.3% 47.7% 61.6% 42.7% 2004 5/28 0.2 3.2 67.1% 53.1% 34.7% 39.7% 34.3% 47.4% 39.7%
21 2008 23/37 3.3 5.7 60.1% 66.6% 41.4% 55.8% 37.6% 56.4% 40.7% 2005 3/39 0.3 1.7 73.6% 54.5% 45.8% 58.2% 43.9% 52.9% 38.8%
22 2009 50/55 3.5 3.6 61.3% 70.3% 50.0% 54.0% 48.5% 62.4% 42.0% 2006 24/41 0.5 2.0 72.3% 57.7% 47.0% 48.1% 46.4% 54.3% 46.5%
23 2010 49/50 3.8 3.8 64.8% 67.9% 42.6% 53.4% 44.5% 58.9% 40.0% 2007 16/17 0.5 1.8 71.3% 62.6% 45.3% 56.9% 44.4% 57.9% 45.5%
24 2011 49/57 4.4 4.5 60.0% 71.2% 49.2% 61.0% 49.1% 62.1% 39.7% 2008 24/33 1.2 2.0 64.9% 62.6% 48.5% 56.7% 50.6% 57.3% 47.3%
25 2012 43/50 3.4 4.1 62.6% 67.6% 49.4% 64.0% 44.8% 60.5% 40.9% 2009 44/48 0.6 2.2 70.2% 61.5% 47.3% 51.4% 52.7% 57.3% 45.8%
26 2013 37/48 3.2 4.1 62.7% 66.7% 46.4% 51.8% 43.1% 59.1% 40.7% 2010 39/41 0.5 2.8 69.7% 57.6% 43.9% 55.1% 47.7% 53.4% 45.3%
27 2014 58/59 4.6 4.0 62.9% 70.3% 48.6% 61.4% 45.7% 62.3% 41.7% 2011 36/41 0.3 2.5 73.5% 57.0% 40.0% 48.0% 48.8% 52.5% 42.9%
28 2015 47/52 5.4 3.6 64.5% 72.2% 55.2% 59.9% 43.2% 66.2% 41.1% 2012 38/49 0.5 2.4 68.6% 60.5% 46.7% 49.0% 51.9% 56.3% 44.8%
29 2016 29/34 4.8 3.9 62.8% 72.1% 47.2% 54.8% 40.2% 62.5% 39.9% 2013 33/34 0.4 2.7 70.4% 56.4% 44.3% 47.0% 46.9% 52.9% 44.4%
30 2017 53/54 6.1 3.9 61.7% 71.2% 47.6% 59.4% 46.6% 62.4% 42.8% 2014 23/25 0.3 2.0 70.5% 57.6% 42.9% 53.2% 57.7% 53.1% 44.0%
31 2018 21/21 3.7 3.7 64.1% 68.1% 49.9% 54.0% 42.6% 61.7% 39.4% 2015 1/1 0.0 3.0 64.7% 48.5% 27.8% 61.5% 14.3% 41.2% 37.9%
Career — 526/627 4.3 4.1 62.2% 69.5% 48.1% 57.6% 44.6% 61.4% 41.0% — 286/414 0.5 2.3 70.1% 58.9% 44.8% 51.2% 49.4% 54.7% 44.9%

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 Lucie Safarova Jie Zheng
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 2005 1664 122.6 -0.20 -3.35 0.726 43.4% -80 -54 -11 58.3% +0.52 7–5 (58%) 3–3 (50%) 103.2 -0.78 2002 1507 104.9 — — — — — — — 40.0% -0.60 1–0 1–1 — +0.03
19 2006 1625 126.1 +0.16 -2.92 0.922 48.5% -75 +74 — 47.4% -0.12 8–5 (62%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 -1.14 2003 1536 113.8 — — — — +24 — — 51.6% +0.06 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — +0.41
20 2007 1779 146.9 +4.80 -0.13 1.112 51.9% -65 +16 -63 62.4% +0.75 6–9 (40%) 7–8 (47%) 96.2 -1.99 2004 1547 127.3 -2.88 -1.53 0.755 43.6% +22 +39 -34 39.7% -0.48 2–5 (29%) 2–0 — +0.21
21 2008 1653 117.3 +0.42 -2.52 0.932 48.4% +26 +9 — 45.5% -0.10 6–3 (67%) 2–4 (33%) 100.0 +1.17 2005 1702 131.1 -0.46 -1.44 0.823 45.8% -19 -40 — 55.4% +0.42 11–5 (69%) 4–3 (57%) 107.3 -0.22
22 2009 1772 143.9 +5.70 -1.16 1.115 51.8% +20 -73 — 58.5% +0.50 5–12 (29%) 9–7 (56%) 97.7 -0.32 2006 1778 132.0 -1.03 +1.40 1.019 50.5% -50 -22 -207 58.9% +0.37 7–8 (47%) 8–3 (73%) 103.8 -0.42
23 2010 1742 141.4 +3.21 -2.15 0.974 49.4% -24 +77 -109 53.1% +0.25 13–8 (62%) 6–9 (40%) 100.0 -2.46 2007 1690 124.7 +1.30 +1.45 1.082 51.4% -13 +33 — 45.9% -0.08 0–3 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 91.7 -0.24
24 2011 1799 143.2 +5.52 -2.69 1.049 50.8% +15 -4 -201 54.2% +0.32 20–10 (67%) 7–11 (39%) 102.4 -0.94 2008 1845 147.4 +1.86 +3.35 1.109 52.4% -68 -101 -119 59.7% +1.01 7–1 (88%) 2–3 (40%) 107.4 -2.42
25 2012 1749 143.1 +4.49 -1.12 1.036 50.7% 0 +128 -149 49.5% +0.03 6–5 (55%) 9–6 (60%) 101.5 +0.27 2009 1782 142.7 +1.41 +2.49 1.073 51.6% +25 -47 -70 54.5% +0.39 10–6 (63%) 6–6 (50%) 104.2 -0.17
26 2013 1793 131.9 +3.17 -1.51 0.995 49.7% -13 +15 -193 55.2% +0.13 8–12 (40%) 11–6 (65%) 98.2 +0.73 2010 1763 139.6 -1.89 +1.53 0.971 49.4% +49 -45 -75 52.6% -0.01 9–6 (60%) 7–0 (100%) 106.1 +0.54
27 2014 1860 152.7 +5.54 -0.04 1.107 51.8% -25 -11 -144 58.6% +0.66 14–13 (52%) 9–13 (41%) 99.4 -2.02 2011 1705 120.3 -2.95 -0.51 0.903 47.7% +56 -98 -88 43.9% -0.58 9–9 (50%) 3–5 (38%) 95.0 +0.59
28 2015 1831 150.7 +6.98 +0.95 1.214 53.0% -25 +69 -92 59.2% +0.63 7–11 (39%) 14–18 (44%) 93.5 -0.85 2012 1653 131.5 +0.57 +1.44 1.024 50.6% +36 -75 +52 49.5% -0.10 6–7 (46%) 3–3 (50%) 100.4 -0.25
29 2016 1699 127.4 +3.91 -1.84 1.063 50.8% -25 +208 +26 47.2% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 7–5 (58%) 100.1 +0.56 2013 1688 126.6 -2.38 +0.84 0.941 48.5% -1 -50 — 47.5% -0.36 8–4 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 107.5 +0.29
30 2017 1797 139.6 +4.59 -0.45 1.139 52.5% +18 +47 0 62.4% +0.96 13–8 (62%) 10–11 (48%) 100.1 +0.88 2014 1670 119.0 -1.86 +0.63 0.939 48.7% -33 -52 +57 46.2% -0.42 2–2 (50%) 5–1 (83%) 101.8 -0.53
31 2018 1758 134.2 +2.91 -1.66 1.027 50.2% +1 +52 +77 52.0% +0.08 2–6 (25%) 1–4 (20%) 90.8 -1.01 2015 1648 95.9 -0.62 -1.23 0.644 39.3% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.16
37 2024 1732 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1931 145.7 +4.38 -1.15 1.062 51.0% -13 +46 -65 55.2% +0.37 120–113 (52%) 100–110 (48%) 97.0 -1.27 — 1906 137.9 -0.68 +1.30 0.991 49.8% +7 -35 -39 50.9% +0.03 73–58 (56%) 47–31 (60%) 109.8 -0.49

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.