H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Qinwen Zheng vs Angelique Kerber H2H: 1-1

Qinwen Zheng and Angelique Kerber are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Qinwen Zheng leads 1–0 on clay, while Angelique Kerber leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Qinwen Zheng won the 2024 Paris Olympics quarterfinal 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(6).

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Qinwen Zheng
China Age 23 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main draw meetings
Angelique Kerber
GER Age 38 Left-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Qinwen Zheng #7 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(6) Angelique Kerber #212 Match data Aug 2, 2024* QF Paris Olympics Olympics Clay
Angelique Kerber #16 6-2 5-7 6-4 Qinwen Zheng #74 Match data Mar 12, 2022* R64 Indian Wells Open 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 Olympics 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Qinwen Zheng #121 #4 5,340 2,105 138 81 63.0% 0 1 0 0 2 2 5
Angelique Kerber #205 #1 9,080 2,055 477 277 63.3% 3 0 0 0 7 4 14

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 Qinwen Zheng Angelique Kerber
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2021 1–3 25.0% #126 1,560 0 0 2006 1–1 50.0% #172 1,516 0 0
19 2022 22–17 56.4% #28 1,829 0 0 2007 6–10 37.5% #88 1,549 0 0
20 2023 35–20 63.6% #15 1,964 0 2 2008 7–14 33.3% #100 1,503 0 0
21 2024 48–17 73.8% #5 2,089 0 5 2009 3–6 33.3% #117 1,512 0 0
22 2025 20–12 62.5% #24 2,005 0 5 2010 23–19 54.8% #46 1,668 0 0
23 2026 12–12 50.0% #121 1,876 0 5 2011 17–20 45.9% #32 1,673 0 0
24 — — — — — — — 2012 60–21 74.1% #5 1,978 0 2
25 — — — — — — — 2013 45–22 67.2% #9 1,944 0 3
26 — — — — — — — 2014 43–22 66.2% #10 1,894 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 2015 51–22 69.9% #10 1,924 0 7
28 — — — — — — — 2016 60–19 75.9% #1 2,033 2 10
29 — — — — — — — 2017 28–23 54.9% #21 1,770 2 10
30 — — — — — — — 2018 46–17 73.0% #2 1,934 3 12
31 — — — — — — — 2019 29–20 59.2% #20 1,806 3 12
32 — — — — — — — 2020 7–6 53.8% #25 1,769 3 12
33 — — — — — — — 2021 29–15 65.9% #16 1,936 3 13
34 — — — — — — — 2022 13–9 59.1% #104 1,880 3 14
36 — — — — — — — 2024 9–11 45.0% #205 1,830 3 14

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 Qinwen Zheng Angelique Kerber
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 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2022 16 11 27 59.3% 4 3 7 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2007 2 6 8 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
20 2023 24 13 37 64.9% 11 4 15 73.3% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — 2008 5 7 12 41.7% 0 4 4 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
21 2024 30 11 41 73.2% 17 4 21 81.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 2 4 6 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
22 2025 8 6 14 57.1% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2010 9 8 17 52.9% 10 8 18 55.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
23 2026 7 5 12 58.3% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — 2011 16 12 28 57.1% 1 6 7 14.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 31 14 45 68.9% 12 4 16 75.0% 12 3 15 80.0% 5 0 5 100.0%
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 35 17 52 67.3% 8 3 11 72.7% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 29 14 43 67.4% 5 5 10 50.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 28 17 45 62.2% 16 4 20 80.0% 7 1 8 87.5% — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 44 12 56 78.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 8 2 10 80.0% — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 21 17 38 55.3% 2 4 6 33.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 28 12 40 70.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 10 2 12 83.3% — — — —
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 19 14 33 57.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — —
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 7 4 11 63.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 14 9 23 60.9% 4 4 8 50.0% 11 2 13 84.6% — — — —
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 2 4 6 33.3% 7 3 10 70.0% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 3 4 7 42.9% 6 4 10 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
Career — 85 48 133 63.9% 46 19 65 70.8% 7 14 21 33.3% — — — — — 296 176 472 62.7% 90 65 155 58.1% 85 34 119 71.4% 6 2 8 75.0%

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 202/219 of Qinwen Zheng's and 672/754 of Angelique Kerber'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 Qinwen Zheng Angelique Kerber
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 2021 4/4 4.0 6.0 44.2% 76.6% 41.4% 64.5% 49.6% 56.8% 34.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2022 37/39 6.8 5.7 52.2% 76.1% 45.3% 61.3% 43.8% 61.5% 42.9% 2007 15/16 0.5 3.7 62.3% 62.0% 42.2% 43.7% 48.4% 54.8% 42.3%
20 2023 52/55 6.6 4.2 51.4% 74.7% 45.7% 59.8% 48.0% 60.6% 43.5% 2008 17/21 0.9 3.0 66.6% 56.4% 40.9% 45.9% 45.4% 51.0% 46.3%
21 2024 59/65 6.7 3.6 52.9% 76.9% 47.4% 57.6% 49.0% 63.0% 44.1% 2009 9/9 1.0 4.2 66.0% 58.4% 39.8% 42.7% 56.5% 51.7% 44.4%
22 2025 26/32 4.5 3.8 55.3% 70.7% 46.4% 49.9% 55.0% 59.9% 45.6% 2010 38/42 1.7 3.4 62.9% 63.0% 43.8% 49.4% 51.5% 55.9% 46.2%
23 2026 24/24 8.7 4.8 54.2% 73.4% 48.3% 56.4% 47.0% 61.8% 38.1% 2011 35/37 1.5 3.7 62.1% 62.7% 44.6% 54.1% 51.4% 55.9% 47.4%
24 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 69/81 1.8 2.8 64.7% 65.8% 50.1% 56.8% 51.8% 60.0% 46.3%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 65/67 2.3 3.0 62.2% 65.8% 48.3% 54.4% 51.2% 59.4% 47.1%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 62/65 1.7 3.0 65.9% 63.7% 45.4% 57.8% 48.6% 57.3% 47.2%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 53/73 1.3 2.2 70.2% 64.1% 50.9% 52.5% 50.1% 60.0% 46.2%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2016 62/81 1.5 2.6 64.6% 65.4% 50.6% 55.3% 51.0% 60.3% 47.5%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2017 51/51 1.4 3.5 65.8% 64.5% 48.3% 50.4% 42.5% 59.0% 43.1%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 56/63 1.5 3.2 63.7% 65.7% 49.3% 54.9% 51.0% 59.7% 48.1%
31 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2019 45/49 1.4 3.2 62.3% 64.1% 49.7% 56.1% 51.1% 58.4% 46.2%
32 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2020 13/13 1.4 3.3 67.6% 61.8% 47.8% 60.6% 57.3% 57.0% 42.9%
33 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2021 44/44 1.2 3.4 65.8% 63.0% 46.7% 55.9% 51.8% 57.4% 46.3%
34 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2022 22/22 1.3 3.3 66.2% 62.0% 49.1% 64.1% 46.7% 57.5% 45.1%
36 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 16/20 1.4 3.3 69.4% 60.3% 43.5% 58.8% 57.0% 55.0% 41.9%
Career — 202/219 6.6 4.3 52.7% 75.0% 46.5% 57.9% 48.3% 61.5% 43.0% — 672/756 1.5 3.1 64.9% 63.9% 47.7% 54.5% 50.3% 58.2% 46.2%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. 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 Qinwen Zheng Angelique Kerber
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 2019 1493 105.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2021 1560 120.6 +0.23 -1.61 0.799 46.5% — — — 25.0% -1.25 — 0–1 — -0.10 2006 1516 107.7 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 — -0.26
19 2022 1830 148.1 +4.12 +1.19 1.114 52.1% -26 -69 -222 52.9% +0.10 9–8 (53%) 9–5 (64%) — -0.97 2007 1549 124.6 +0.02 -1.44 0.935 48.4% -29 — +104 34.4% -0.87 1–1 0–1 — -0.88
20 2023 1965 158.6 +3.42 +1.11 1.104 51.9% +22 -50 -426 59.4% +0.73 16–6 (73%) 7–4 (64%) — -0.43 2008 1504 112.7 -2.69 +0.78 0.944 48.5% +37 -41 +104 37.8% -0.69 2–3 (40%) 1–4 (20%) — -0.05
21 2024 2090 165.0 +5.64 +2.11 1.193 53.3% +1 +11 -537 66.0% +1.35 19–5 (79%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.04 2009 1513 113.2 -1.90 +0.77 0.918 48.2% +14 -33 — 38.1% -0.71 1–2 (33%) 1–0 — -0.11
22 2025 2006 154.2 +2.79 +2.67 1.138 52.7% +23 +110 -459 62.5% +0.82 3–5 (38%) 4–4 (50%) — -0.14 2010 1668 127.6 +0.01 +1.81 1.048 51.1% -38 -116 +2 55.8% +0.35 6–7 (46%) 6–0 (100%) — +1.05
23 2026 1876 139.4 +2.90 -2.76 0.999 49.7% +103 +173 -318 47.5% +0.02 8–5 (62%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.54 2011 1674 134.3 +0.19 +2.26 1.075 51.7% +34 -185 — 51.7% +0.20 3–12 (20%) 3–3 (50%) — +0.30
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1978 159.7 +4.77 +3.63 1.156 53.1% -43 -216 -93 65.7% +1.17 20–3 (87%) 8–8 (50%) — -5.25
25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1944 154.5 +3.64 +3.42 1.160 53.2% +8 -94 -90 64.3% +1.08 11–11 (50%) 9–9 (50%) — +2.00
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1894 152.3 +1.64 +4.02 1.107 52.2% +8 -104 +54 62.8% +0.86 13–9 (59%) 12–6 (67%) — +1.84
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1925 151.7 +2.11 +5.08 1.156 52.9% -42 -27 +57 66.1% +1.10 15–11 (58%) 7–7 (50%) — +0.09
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 2033 161.3 +4.59 +4.69 1.196 53.6% +9 -126 -3 71.2% +1.42 17–6 (74%) 10–2 (83%) — -2.44
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2017 1771 141.8 +2.16 +0.76 1.052 50.7% +40 +66 +270 55.2% +0.35 8–8 (50%) 7–4 (64%) — +1.30
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1934 162.5 +3.42 +5.45 1.194 53.8% -31 -15 +180 69.2% +1.29 12–9 (57%) 10–6 (63%) — -1.53
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2019 1806 145.9 +1.58 +3.10 1.110 52.1% -9 +93 +300 59.6% +0.61 6–11 (35%) 8–4 (67%) — +0.82
32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2020 1769 128.3 -0.58 -0.32 0.999 50.1% +43 — — 53.6% +0.36 1–1 2–4 (33%) — +1.28
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2021 1937 147.2 +1.85 +3.37 1.088 51.7% -71 -89 +351 58.2% +0.72 11–3 (79%) 3–4 (43%) — -0.34
34 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2022 1880 133.0 +1.28 +1.93 1.061 51.3% -34 +12 +356 54.9% +0.43 5–4 (56%) 3–2 (60%) — -0.39
36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1830 133.9 -0.86 +0.60 0.931 48.8% -1 +62 +281 46.7% -0.20 2–3 (40%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.68
Career — 2106 159.6 +3.99 +1.10 1.116 52.1% +13 +25 -369 58.7% +0.70 55–29 (65%) 30–23 (57%) 112.6 -0.98 — 2055 154.9 +2.19 +3.14 1.105 52.1% -7 -70 +130 60.6% +0.76 134–105 (56%) 93–66 (58%) 104.2 -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.