H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Raluca Olaru vs Zi Yan H2H: 1-0

Raluca Olaru holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Raluca Olaru leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Raluca Olaru won the 2007 Guangzhou Open round of 16 6-1 6-4.

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Raluca Olaru
ROU Age 37 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Raluca Olaru #63 6-1 6-4 Zi Yan #72 Match data Sep 28, 2007* R16 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
Raluca Olaru #1,233 #53 1,109 1,622 37 57 39.4% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 Raluca Olaru Zi Yan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2006 0–3 0.0% #262 1,467 0 0 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0
18 2007 14–10 58.3% #59 1,583 0 0 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0
19 2008 6–13 31.6% #123 1,532 0 0 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0
20 2009 12–15 44.4% #72 1,593 0 0 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1
21 2010 5–15 25.0% #182 1,515 0 0 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1
22 — — — — — — — 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1
23 — — — — — — — 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1
24 — — — — — — — 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1
25 2014 0–1 0.0% #863 1,501 0 0 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 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 Raluca Olaru 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 %
17 2006 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 9 6 15 60.0% 5 4 9 55.6% — — — — — — — — 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2008 6 8 14 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2009 2 5 7 28.6% 9 9 18 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
21 2010 1 4 5 20.0% 3 8 11 27.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
22 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
23 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2014 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 18 25 43 41.9% 17 26 43 39.5% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — 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 69/90 of Raluca Olaru'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 Raluca Olaru 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%
18 2007 12/24 2.3 3.8 60.0% 60.1% 48.3% 56.2% 51.8% 55.2% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 15/19 1.6 4.6 59.9% 55.8% 41.3% 56.3% 44.5% 50.5% 40.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 25/27 2.1 4.1 62.0% 61.5% 43.2% 50.0% 35.9% 54.4% 40.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 17/20 2.1 5.9 57.2% 61.1% 42.8% 50.2% 32.9% 53.3% 40.0% 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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6%
25 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0%
Career — 69/94 2.0 4.6 60.0% 59.9% 43.6% 52.5% 39.8% 53.4% 41.1% — 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 Raluca Olaru 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 2006 1468 99.8 — — — — — — — 25.0% -1.62 0–2 1–0 — -0.17 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03
18 2007 1584 122.0 -0.90 +0.38 1.013 50.3% +2 -27 — 55.6% +0.39 4–4 (50%) 0–2 — +0.80 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26
19 2008 1532 108.1 -3.09 -1.93 0.812 45.6% +52 -44 — 32.6% -1.40 3–2 (60%) 0–5 (0%) 97.4 -0.57 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09
20 2009 1594 110.9 -0.97 -1.87 0.886 47.4% -11 -12 — 40.6% -0.91 8–2 (80%) 3–2 (60%) 108.7 -0.02 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28
21 2010 1515 103.7 -2.14 -2.43 0.855 46.5% +14 +7 +46 31.3% -1.46 3–5 (38%) 0–2 — -0.34 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21
25 2014 1502 97.4 — — — — — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.01 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07
27 2016 1487 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1623 112.8 -1.71 -1.63 0.882 47.3% +18 -13 +46 39.7% -0.86 18–15 (55%) 4–11 (27%) 98.5 -0.31 — 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.