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

Melanie South vs Meng Yuan H2H: 0-1

Meng Yuan holds a 1–0 lead over Melanie South in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Meng Yuan leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Meng Yuan won the 2008 Los Angeles round of 16 6-2 6-3.

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Melanie South
GBR Age 40 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Meng Yuan
CHN Age 40 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Meng Yuan #122 6-2 6-3 Melanie South #156 Match data Jul 25, 2008* R16 Los Angeles Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Melanie South #1,252 #99 672 1,564 9 21 30.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Meng Yuan #959 #86 528 1,576 17 38 30.9% 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 Melanie South Meng Yuan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 2005 2–2 50.0% #153 1,522 0 0
20 2006 1–2 33.3% #167 1,500 0 0 2006 5–15 25.0% #113 1,468 0 0
21 2007 1–2 33.3% #214 1,509 0 0 2007 5–8 38.5% #121 1,480 0 0
22 2008 4–6 40.0% #110 1,510 0 0 2008 5–12 29.4% #127 1,470 0 0
23 2009 2–6 25.0% #189 1,495 0 0 2009 0–1 0.0% #259 1,470 0 0
24 2010 0–2 0.0% #260 1,475 0 0 — — — — — — —
25 2011 0–1 0.0% #321 1,464 0 0 — — — — — — —
26 2012 1–1 50.0% #371 1,477 0 0 — — — — — — —
27 2013 0–1 0.0% #639 1,467 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 Melanie South Meng Yuan
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2006 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2006 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
21 2007 — — — — — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2007 5 8 13 38.5% — — — — — — — —
22 2008 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 3 3 6 50.0% 2008 5 8 13 38.5% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
24 2010 — — — — — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2011 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2012 — — — — — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2013 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 7 14 21 33.3% — 17 30 47 36.2% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 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 27/30 of Melanie South's and 39/51 of Meng Yuan'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 Melanie South Meng Yuan
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%
20 2006 2/3 4.5 6.5 60.8% 75.7% 44.2% 69.7% 36.4% 63.4% 35.6% 2006 14/20 0.9 2.6 67.3% 56.8% 40.2% 36.5% 39.5% 51.6% 40.4%
21 2007 3/3 5.3 4.0 53.0% 62.1% 33.4% 49.0% 50.5% 48.5% 38.6% 2007 9/13 1.8 4.7 66.8% 59.9% 39.5% 43.2% 54.7% 52.4% 45.8%
22 2008 10/10 3.9 3.6 61.9% 59.8% 46.0% 45.3% 43.2% 55.0% 40.2% 2008 15/17 0.9 4.1 67.9% 54.0% 39.2% 46.0% 59.0% 49.3% 43.1%
23 2009 7/8 2.9 4.9 56.7% 61.4% 35.8% 50.3% 36.4% 49.7% 37.8% 2009 1/1 2.0 1.0 56.6% 56.7% 47.8% 57.1% 0.0% 52.8% 26.9%
24 2010 2/2 3.5 5.5 60.5% 62.5% 41.7% 22.2% 57.1% 54.1% 31.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2011 1/1 1.0 2.0 57.7% 60.0% 36.4% 42.9% 25.0% 50.0% 32.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2012 1/2 1.0 7.0 59.4% 57.9% 38.5% 55.6% 28.6% 50.0% 36.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2013 1/1 1.0 2.0 66.0% 67.7% 43.8% 40.0% 0.0% 59.6% 26.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 27/30 3.5 4.3 59.3% 62.1% 40.8% 47.2% 39.9% 53.3% 37.5% — 39/55 1.1 3.6 67.1% 56.4% 39.9% 42.2% 49.5% 50.9% 42.3%

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 Melanie South Meng Yuan
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1523 103.1 — — — — +21 — — 37.5% -0.63 1–1 — — -0.18
20 2006 1501 100.3 +0.75 +0.53 0.973 49.6% — — +82 37.5% -0.50 1–1 0–2 — +0.02 2006 1468 112.5 -1.88 -2.34 0.835 46.0% +30 — — 27.9% -1.70 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 98.3 -0.87
21 2007 1509 96.1 -2.11 -0.98 0.750 43.6% — — +67 28.6% -2.28 1–0 1–0 — -0.05 2007 1480 105.0 -1.99 -0.74 0.961 48.9% +18 — — 40.0% -0.50 2–2 (50%) 0–2 — +0.51
22 2008 1510 104.4 -1.32 -2.55 0.893 47.4% -2 — +71 47.6% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.64 2008 1471 102.4 -4.14 -0.59 0.849 46.3% +41 — — 34.2% -1.45 3–3 (50%) 2–0 — +0.55
23 2009 1495 100.7 -1.43 -2.16 0.751 44.4% +21 — +80 18.8% -2.13 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.13 2009 1470 112.0 +1.42 +6.52 0.571 40.0% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.25
24 2010 1475 97.9 +1.00 -1.93 0.688 43.6% — — — 20.0% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2011 1465 96.5 -6.24 +0.83 0.643 40.7% — — — 0.0% -3.50 — — — -0.08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2012 1477 104.6 +1.56 -0.55 0.727 43.1% — — — 40.0% 0.00 1–0 0–1 — -0.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2013 1468 98.7 +0.72 -2.19 0.666 42.4% — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — -0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1565 100.5 -1.11 -1.79 0.802 45.5% +10 — +74 31.8% -1.36 5–5 (50%) 4–5 (44%) 98.9 +0.60 — 1576 109.9 -2.69 -1.07 0.863 46.6% +29 — — 33.1% -1.28 7–8 (47%) 3–5 (38%) 100.0 -0.44

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.