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

Nuria Llagostera Vives vs Zi Yan H2H: 0-1

Zi Yan holds a 1–0 lead over Nuria Llagostera Vives in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Zi Yan leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Zi Yan won the 2005 Guangzhou Open final 6-4 4-0 RET.

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Nuria Llagostera Vives
ESP Age 46 Right-Handed 156 cm / 5'1"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Zi Yan #163 6-4 4-0 (ret.) Nuria Llagostera Vives #61 Match data Oct 2, 2005* F Guangzhou Open Tier III → 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
Nuria Llagostera Vives #775 #35 968 1,685 78 111 41.3% 0 0 0 0 2 2
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 Nuria Llagostera Vives Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 2000 4–6 40.0% #128 1,509 0 0 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2001 8–12 40.0% #103 1,500 0 0 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 2002 1–8 11.1% #192 1,442 0 0 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 2003 1–2 33.3% #140 1,450 0 0 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 2004 4–6 40.0% #76 1,485 0 0 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2005 20–19 51.3% #50 1,617 0 1 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1
26 2006 6–5 54.5% #275 1,624 0 1 — — — — — — —
27 2007 5–10 33.3% #145 1,557 0 1 — — — — — — —
28 2008 14–11 56.0% #68 1,626 0 2 — — — — — — —
29 2009 8–16 33.3% #146 1,562 0 2 — — — — — — —
30 2010 4–7 36.4% #127 1,566 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2011 3–9 25.0% #131 1,550 0 2 — — — — — — —

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 Nuria Llagostera Vives Zi Yan
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
20 2000 1 1 2 50.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2001 2 2 4 50.0% 6 9 15 40.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2002 1 4 5 20.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
23 2003 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
25 2005 9 13 22 40.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2006 6 5 11 54.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 0 3 3 0.0% 5 7 12 41.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 3 4 7 42.9% 11 6 17 64.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 4 6 10 40.0% 4 9 13 30.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 0 4 4 0.0% 3 5 8 37.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 28 48 76 36.8% 49 56 105 46.7% 1 7 8 12.5% — 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 77/147 of Nuria Llagostera Vives'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 Nuria Llagostera Vives 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 2004 1/10 2.0 6.0 50.8% 66.7% 31.3% 54.5% 27.3% 49.2% 40.6% 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 2005 5/39 1.6 5.8 52.8% 62.1% 45.5% 54.2% 37.3% 54.3% 44.2% 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
26 2006 2/11 1.0 2.5 47.8% 52.5% 40.4% 12.5% 28.6% 46.5% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 9/15 0.3 3.4 55.8% 58.6% 43.0% 61.5% 50.2% 51.6% 45.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 17/25 1.4 4.6 53.5% 62.2% 47.0% 49.9% 51.9% 55.0% 45.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 21/24 1.2 5.7 50.7% 63.1% 40.0% 53.6% 47.6% 51.6% 43.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 10/11 0.7 4.3 54.1% 62.1% 42.3% 53.8% 48.4% 53.4% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 12/12 1.3 5.8 49.8% 61.0% 42.0% 46.3% 40.8% 51.5% 44.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 77/189 1.1 4.9 52.3% 61.6% 42.8% 51.6% 46.5% 52.6% 43.7% — 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 Nuria Llagostera Vives 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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
20 2000 1510 109.4 — — — — — +32 — 45.8% -0.33 1–3 (25%) 1–1 — +0.01 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
21 2001 1500 109.9 — — — — +59 +14 — 45.8% -0.60 2–6 (25%) 3–2 (60%) 97.9 +0.82 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 2002 1443 104.5 — — — — +95 -4 — 27.3% -1.77 0–4 (0%) — — -0.25 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 2003 1450 110.8 — — — — — — — 50.0% -0.75 0–2 — — -0.05 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 2004 1486 108.9 -1.40 -1.05 0.800 45.0% +38 -8 — 44.0% -0.08 2–3 (40%) 1–3 (25%) 98.0 -0.15 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
25 2005 1618 123.7 -0.47 +0.31 0.967 49.5% -57 +62 — 49.4% -0.33 7–4 (64%) 6–3 (67%) 105.4 +0.18 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
26 2006 1625 118.7 -2.02 -1.39 0.733 42.6% -39 — — 58.3% +0.29 2–2 (50%) — — -0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 2007 1557 102.8 -2.20 +0.35 0.946 48.8% -23 +78 — 31.0% -1.21 0–1 1–1 — -0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2008 1627 122.9 0.00 +0.20 1.006 50.2% -58 +58 — 55.4% +0.36 3–5 (38%) 3–2 (60%) 98.5 -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2009 1563 117.9 -2.95 +0.09 0.904 47.7% +2 +47 — 41.8% -0.65 2–7 (22%) 5–2 (71%) 98.4 -0.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2010 1567 113.6 -0.81 -2.10 0.844 47.0% -9 +56 — 36.0% -0.80 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2011 1551 125.4 -0.89 +0.18 0.911 48.0% -20 +59 — 32.1% -0.79 1–3 (25%) — — -1.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1685 122.8 -1.41 -0.16 0.921 48.3% -20 +45 — 44.5% -0.46 22–41 (35%) 21–15 (58%) 97.7 -0.71 — 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.