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

Nathalie Dechy vs Zi Yan H2H: 3-1

Nathalie Dechy holds a 3–1 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Nathalie Dechy leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Nathalie Dechy won the 2008 Gold Coast round of 32 6-2 6-2.

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Nathalie Dechy
FRA Age 47 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Nathalie Dechy #68 6-2 6-2 Zi Yan #58 Match data Jan 3, 2008* R32 Gold Coast Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Nathalie Dechy #42 6-4 6-4 Zi Yan #162 Match data Oct 12, 2006* R32 Bangkok Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Nathalie Dechy #23 6-2 6-1 Zi Yan #73 Match data May 25, 2006* R32 Strasbourg Open Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Clay
Zi Yan #88 6-7(5) 6-2 6-3 Nathalie Dechy #13 Match data Jan 18, 2006* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam 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
Nathalie Dechy #88 #11 1,773 1,918 293 272 51.9% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 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 Nathalie Dechy Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
16 1995 0–2 0.0% #237 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
17 1996 6–11 35.3% #84 1,500 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 1997 6–11 35.3% #73 1,540 0 0 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 1998 12–17 41.4% #50 1,606 0 0 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 1999 32–23 58.2% #25 1,788 0 0 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2000 30–20 60.0% #26 1,792 0 0 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2001 21–25 45.7% #43 1,629 0 0 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2002 33–24 57.9% #20 1,770 0 0 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2003 31–18 63.3% #29 1,840 0 1 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2004 33–24 57.9% #21 1,809 0 1 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2005 40–26 60.6% #12 1,797 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 2006 16–25 39.0% #48 1,648 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2007 16–19 45.7% #68 1,651 0 1 — — — — — — —
29 2008 13–16 44.8% #69 1,670 0 1 — — — — — — —
30 2009 4–11 26.7% #88 1,580 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 Nathalie Dechy Zi Yan
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 %
16 1995 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1996 3 5 8 37.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1997 4 6 10 40.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 1998 4 7 11 36.4% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1999 12 11 23 52.2% 10 6 16 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 5 3 8 62.5% 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2000 14 11 25 56.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 2001 10 13 23 43.5% 6 6 12 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 18 12 30 60.0% 10 6 16 62.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2003 13 7 20 65.0% 12 6 18 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 2 4 50.0% 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2004 28 16 44 63.6% 2 4 6 33.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
26 2005 28 17 45 62.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 8 15 23 34.8% 5 6 11 45.5% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2007 8 10 18 44.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 9 10 19 47.4% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2009 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 160 145 305 52.5% 71 66 137 51.8% 34 33 67 50.7% 28 28 56 50.0% — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — —

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 132/292 of Nathalie Dechy's and 52/70 of Zi Yan'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 Nathalie Dechy Zi Yan
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%
21 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1%
22 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5%
23 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6%
24 2003 7/49 1.7 4.9 64.0% 63.0% 50.3% 45.3% 45.3% 58.4% 50.8% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2004 8/57 1.9 3.4 68.4% 60.9% 50.1% 65.8% 62.3% 56.9% 44.5% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2005 18/66 1.4 3.2 69.7% 61.9% 48.5% 60.7% 55.8% 57.5% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 31/41 1.6 2.8 72.6% 60.3% 44.3% 54.0% 44.4% 55.9% 42.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2007 27/35 1.1 3.0 72.8% 56.7% 43.7% 46.8% 46.2% 53.3% 42.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 26/29 1.7 4.7 64.9% 59.5% 41.5% 48.8% 54.7% 53.0% 43.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2009 15/15 1.3 3.5 68.6% 58.7% 41.0% 48.6% 48.4% 53.2% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 132/565 1.5 3.5 69.6% 59.6% 44.5% 52.1% 49.9% 54.9% 43.0% — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7%

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 Nathalie Dechy Zi Yan
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
16 1995 1481 98.2 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 1–0 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
17 1996 1501 112.9 — — — — +19 +53 — 38.5% -0.79 2–3 (40%) 1–0 — +0.56 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 1997 1540 124.8 — — — — -7 +9 — 42.9% -0.29 2–6 (25%) 1–1 — -0.35 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 1998 1607 125.9 — — — — -40 -52 +18 42.2% -0.42 3–5 (38%) 1–5 (17%) 95.8 +0.60 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
20 1999 1788 147.7 — — — — -63 -117 -80 55.1% +0.41 11–6 (65%) 6–4 (60%) 108.9 -1.15 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
21 2000 1792 145.6 — — — — -2 -103 -48 58.7% +0.61 9–6 (60%) 5–4 (56%) 101.9 -1.62 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22
22 2001 1629 124.7 — — — — +13 +69 +76 48.6% -0.06 7–12 (37%) 5–5 (50%) 93.7 -0.20 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07
23 2002 1770 144.3 — — — — -37 +23 -68 56.2% +0.35 14–11 (56%) 10–4 (71%) 105.9 -0.89 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15
24 2003 1840 138.9 +1.35 +3.00 1.221 54.2% -60 +48 -96 58.5% +0.48 12–2 (86%) 2–3 (40%) 108.2 -0.85 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
25 2004 1810 147.7 +1.35 +0.63 1.034 51.1% +6 +3 -86 57.9% +0.62 7–9 (44%) 6–8 (43%) 95.0 -1.40 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
26 2005 1798 146.1 +1.56 +0.35 1.048 51.3% +22 -36 -11 56.8% +0.55 12–6 (67%) 9–10 (47%) 98.9 +1.39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2006 1648 128.2 +0.04 -1.40 0.952 49.0% -1 +72 +148 42.7% -0.42 7–9 (44%) 3–7 (30%) 92.6 +0.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2007 1651 130.6 -1.46 -0.89 0.907 47.9% -3 +66 +97 45.6% -0.29 5–6 (45%) 4–8 (33%) 95.8 -1.91 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2008 1671 130.8 -1.57 -0.33 0.919 48.2% +12 -28 +59 45.5% -0.24 4–4 (50%) 5–5 (50%) 99.7 -1.85 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2009 1581 108.4 -1.61 -3.48 0.839 46.8% +48 +1 +106 32.4% -1.11 3–4 (43%) 1–3 (25%) 96.4 -0.41 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1919 143.2 -0.42 -0.73 0.953 49.1% -9 0 -6 51.4% +0.13 98–90 (52%) 60–67 (47%) 96.4 -1.34 — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60

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.