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

Nao Hibino vs Kai-Lin Zhang H2H: 1-0

Nao Hibino holds a 1–0 lead over Kai-Lin Zhang in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Nao Hibino leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Nao Hibino won the 2017 Jiangxi Open first round 6-2 3-6 6-3.

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Nao Hibino
Japan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kai-Lin Zhang
China Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nao Hibino #92 6-2 3-6 6-3 Kai-Lin Zhang #211 Match data Jul 27, 2017* R32 Jiangxi Open 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
Nao Hibino #228 #56 1,050 1,726 80 121 39.8% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Kai-Lin Zhang #1,265 #103 611 1,560 9 15 37.5% 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.

Nao Hibino Kai-Lin Zhang
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
2015 6–2 75.0% #66 1,559 0 1 2014 3–4 42.9% #191 1,523 0 0
2016 19–22 46.3% #94 1,639 0 1 2015 1–2 33.3% #140 1,518 0 0
2017 11–17 39.3% #97 1,544 0 1 2016 2–4 33.3% #134 1,474 0 0
2018 5–10 33.3% #114 1,597 0 1 2017 3–5 37.5% #216 1,518 0 0
2019 6–5 54.5% #106 1,619 0 2 — — — — — — —
2020 9–6 60.0% #73 1,647 0 2 — — — — — — —
2021 5–17 22.7% #129 1,527 0 2 — — — — — — —
2022 4–6 40.0% #138 1,578 0 2 — — — — — — —
2023 9–12 42.9% #94 1,657 0 3 — — — — — — —
2024 4–16 20.0% #145 1,603 0 3 — — — — — — —
2025 2–7 22.2% #174 1,514 0 3 — — — — — — —
2026 0–1 0.0% #228 1,558 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Nao Hibino Kai-Lin 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 %
2015 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — — — — — 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — —
2016 13 15 28 46.4% 5 4 9 55.6% 1 3 4 25.0% 2015 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
2017 11 11 22 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2016 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
2018 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2017 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — —
2019 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 5 4 9 55.6% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2021 1 9 10 10.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2022 4 5 9 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 9 9 18 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2024 4 9 13 30.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2025 1 4 5 20.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2026 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 65 83 148 43.9% 13 27 40 32.5% 2 11 13 15.4% Career 9 14 23 39.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 180/195 of Nao Hibino's and 21/21 of Kai-Lin 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.

Nao Hibino Kai-Lin 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%
2016 39/41 1.4 2.8 65.7% 58.2% 49.2% 50.1% 54.8% 54.9% 41.0% 2014 7/7 0.3 5.9 51.0% 58.7% 44.7% 47.2% 47.2% 52.1% 48.3%
2017 26/28 1.8 3.6 64.7% 58.6% 45.9% 54.7% 42.0% 53.9% 38.7% 2016 6/6 0.3 5.7 58.0% 52.6% 35.4% 31.6% 50.9% 46.0% 43.2%
2018 13/15 2.2 2.8 61.4% 60.0% 45.3% 59.2% 40.6% 54.4% 41.1% 2017 8/8 0.8 3.8 55.7% 54.4% 46.4% 46.2% 42.9% 51.1% 42.4%
2019 11/11 2.6 2.8 64.0% 64.7% 45.9% 56.5% 43.7% 57.7% 43.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2020 15/15 1.1 2.7 65.5% 62.6% 45.8% 52.9% 41.8% 56.6% 46.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2021 21/23 1.8 2.9 65.0% 55.1% 36.6% 39.9% 47.2% 48.2% 39.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2022 10/10 1.6 2.4 70.4% 59.9% 44.7% 43.5% 51.8% 55.2% 46.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2023 21/21 1.4 2.2 67.4% 58.0% 47.2% 47.1% 60.3% 54.4% 42.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2024 20/20 1.3 3.1 65.6% 55.3% 43.7% 48.7% 50.3% 51.1% 38.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2025 3/9 2.0 3.0 64.6% 58.9% 48.8% 52.8% 45.8% 54.6% 43.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2026 1/2 2.0 3.0 63.2% 68.8% 32.1% 71.4% 25.0% 55.3% 41.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career 180/203 1.6 2.9 65.5% 58.6% 45.3% 50.1% 48.9% 53.8% 41.3% Career 21/24 0.5 5.0 54.8% 55.3% 42.7% 42.3% 46.6% 50.0% 44.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.

Nao Hibino Kai-Lin 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
2015 1560 105.6 — — — — +14 — — 66.7% +0.60 1–0 — — +0.71 2014 1524 113.6 -1.64 +1.32 1.007 50.0% +9 — — 46.7% -0.07 0–1 — — -0.12
2016 1639 113.6 -1.11 -1.79 0.909 48.3% -18 -53 -78 44.0% -0.55 7–4 (64%) 5–5 (50%) 104.3 +0.05 2015 1519 104.8 — — — — +7 — — 50.0% -0.63 0–2 1–0 — -0.05
2017 1544 109.2 -2.04 -3.51 0.840 47.2% +35 -50 — 39.0% -0.76 4–5 (44%) 1–1 — +0.77 2016 1475 96.0 -3.89 -1.11 0.800 44.7% +4 — — 35.7% -1.21 1–1 0–1 — +0.26
2018 1597 121.9 -0.94 -1.44 0.902 47.8% +21 — — 40.0% -0.87 0–2 2–2 (50%) — -0.36 2017 1519 111.7 -2.40 -0.65 0.869 46.8% +6 — — 42.1% -0.89 1–2 (33%) 1–1 — +0.45
2019 1619 112.2 -0.45 -0.48 1.031 50.5% +13 — — 45.8% -0.04 3–1 (75%) 2–2 (50%) — +1.01 2018 1511 95.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2020 1648 124.3 +0.36 +2.53 1.079 51.6% -35 -88 — 57.6% +0.73 2–1 (67%) 4–2 (67%) 104.2 +0.20 2019 1505 97.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2021 1528 96.1 -6.17 -3.62 0.754 44.2% -45 -13 -10 22.7% -2.09 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.88 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2022 1578 112.0 -0.72 +0.28 1.038 50.9% -34 — — 47.6% +0.19 1–2 (33%) 1–2 (33%) 98.9 +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2023 1658 122.0 -1.96 -1.76 0.923 48.2% -9 — — 43.5% -0.33 2–2 (50%) 1–2 (33%) 99.9 +0.98 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2024 1603 118.1 -4.14 -2.60 0.784 44.9% +36 -97 -114 28.6% -1.57 3–6 (33%) 1–1 — -0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2025 1514 109.3 -1.77 -0.47 0.962 49.4% -11 +10 — 30.0% -1.65 0–2 — — -0.04 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2026 1558 107.8 -0.02 +0.29 0.929 48.4% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1726 117.5 -2.08 -1.72 0.893 47.8% 0 -46 -68 40.3% -0.70 25–27 (48%) 18–19 (49%) 101.7 +2.42 Career 1560 106.9 -2.57 -0.12 0.892 47.3% +7 — — 42.9% -0.71 2–6 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 96.3 +2.25

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.