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

Saisai Zheng vs Veronica Cepede Royg H2H: 0-1

Veronica Cepede Royg holds a 1–0 lead over Saisai Zheng in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Veronica Cepede Royg leads 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Veronica Cepede Royg won the 2016 Mallorca first round 6-4 6-3.

China Age 32 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
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1 main-draw meetings
Paraguay Age 34 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Veronica Cepede Royg #135 6-4 6-3 Saisai Zheng #78 Match data Jun 16, 2016* R32 Mallorca International modern equivalent WTA 250 Grass

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
Saisai Zheng #692 #34 1,585 1,776 87 133 39.5% 0 0 0 1 0 1
Veronica Cepede Royg #917 #73 820 1,690 26 44 37.1% 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.

Age Saisai Zheng Veronica Cepede Royg
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2011 0–2 0.0% #276 1,473 0 0
18 2012 2–3 40.0% #138 1,483 0 0
19 2013 1–3 25.0% #145 1,467 0 0
20 2014 6–6 50.0% #100 1,552 0 0 2012 0–1 0.0% #195 1,491 0 0
21 2015 9–22 29.0% #72 1,495 0 0
22 2016 13–24 35.1% #85 1,542 0 0 2014 1–3 25.0% #164 1,467 0 0
23 2017 5–10 33.3% #93 1,618 0 0 2015 3–3 50.0% #141 1,486 0 0
24 2018 13–12 52.0% #38 1,678 0 0 2016 6–9 40.0% #129 1,521 0 0
25 2019 21–23 47.7% #42 1,750 0 1 2017 12–14 46.2% #75 1,623 0 0
26 2020 6–4 60.0% #41 1,768 0 1 2018 4–13 23.5% #138 1,560 0 0
27 2021 10–17 37.0% #79 1,686 0 1
29 2021 0–1 0.0% #194 1,490 0 0
30 2024 1–5 16.7% #692 1,548 0 1
31 2025 0–2 0.0% 1,491 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 Saisai Zheng Veronica Cepede Royg
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 2011 0 2 2 0.0%
18 2012 2 3 5 40.0%
19 2013 1 3 4 25.0%
20 2014 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 2012 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2015 8 17 25 32.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 2016 10 17 27 37.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2014 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
23 2017 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 2015 3 3 6 50.0%
24 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 2016 2 5 7 28.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 2 1 3 66.7%
25 2019 18 16 34 52.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 2017 7 8 15 46.7% 4 3 7 57.1% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 2020 6 4 10 60.0% 2018 3 7 10 30.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
27 2021 7 13 20 35.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
29 2021 0 1 1 0.0%
30 2024 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
31 2025 0 2 2 0.0%
Career 75 100 175 42.9% 8 20 28 28.6% 4 13 17 23.5% 12 22 34 35.3% 11 15 26 42.3% 3 7 10 30.0%

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 195/218 of Saisai Zheng's and 65/68 of Veronica Cepede Royg'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 Saisai Zheng Veronica Cepede Royg
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%
17 2011 2/2 0.0 0.5 57.0% 46.2% 38.1% 48.6% 17.7% 43.0% 38.5% —/—
18 2012 5/5 0.8 1.2 59.6% 59.8% 41.1% 51.6% 46.4% 52.1% 43.1% —/—
19 2013 4/4 1.8 3.8 63.2% 56.7% 39.1% 50.4% 42.0% 50.4% 45.6% —/—
20 2014 8/12 1.6 1.4 66.9% 56.0% 51.5% 45.6% 52.8% 54.4% 45.8% —/—
21 2015 20/31 0.9 2.2 66.6% 52.7% 45.0% 41.5% 52.4% 50.4% 40.2% —/—
22 2016 34/37 0.9 2.1 63.7% 56.5% 46.6% 51.9% 45.9% 52.5% 44.2% 2014 3/4 1.0 3.7 65.0% 58.8% 35.4% 31.8% 59.4% 50.8% 38.3%
23 2017 15/15 1.2 2.2 65.3% 54.2% 43.1% 51.6% 58.7% 49.8% 38.9% 2015 6/6 1.0 2.8 59.6% 62.6% 54.3% 54.0% 64.7% 58.8% 47.5%
24 2018 21/25 0.9 2.0 66.8% 58.5% 45.1% 54.0% 49.2% 54.0% 45.2% 2016 14/15 1.3 2.4 68.4% 59.8% 48.3% 42.8% 51.5% 56.3% 44.4%
25 2019 44/44 1.4 2.7 64.7% 59.2% 44.3% 49.7% 45.7% 53.7% 43.6% 2017 25/26 1.2 3.9 63.7% 59.5% 44.3% 48.8% 47.7% 53.8% 43.6%
26 2020 10/10 1.3 2.0 70.3% 62.9% 43.1% 43.5% 45.9% 57.5% 46.4% 2018 17/17 1.6 3.9 61.9% 60.3% 47.2% 48.3% 50.3% 55.2% 40.7%
27 2021 26/27 0.9 1.8 67.3% 58.4% 47.9% 53.1% 43.0% 54.9% 42.5% —/—
30 2024 6/6 1.0 3.3 62.2% 51.9% 44.6% 40.1% 45.4% 49.1% 39.6% —/—
Career 195/220 1.1 2.2 65.4% 57.2% 45.2% 49.6% 47.4% 52.9% 43.1% 65/70 1.3 3.5 63.9% 60.0% 46.5% 47.1% 51.3% 55.0% 43.1%

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 Saisai Zheng Veronica Cepede Royg
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 2011 1474 95.9 -1.89 -2.23 0.676 41.1% 0.0% -4.25 +0.25
18 2012 1483 99.4 -0.72 -1.45 0.900 48.2% +11 33.3% -1.55 0–1 1–0 +0.37
19 2013 1468 100.9 -1.08 +0.55 0.920 48.0% +5 30.0% -1.00 1–1 1–2 (33%) +0.17
20 2014 1553 119.6 -1.26 +0.86 1.006 49.7% +9 53.3% -0.23 2–4 (33%) 1–1 -0.37 2012 1492 98.4 33.3% -1.67 0–1 1–0 +0.05
21 2015 1496 110.7 -5.38 -1.24 0.811 45.6% +9 +30 +74 30.9% -1.50 5–3 (63%) 2–1 (67%) 105.2 -0.08
22 2016 1542 123.0 -2.10 +1.09 0.930 48.2% +24 -74 +9 40.0% -0.83 0–8 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 91.8 +0.81 2014 1468 95.3 -1.36 -1.34 0.778 44.5% +65 33.3% -2.00 0–1 1–0 +0.31
23 2017 1619 110.1 -3.22 -1.56 0.775 44.5% -8 -100 34.2% -1.42 5–3 (63%) 3–1 (75%) 104.9 -0.08 2015 1487 110.2 +0.96 +1.62 1.153 53.1% +51 57.1% +0.79 0–2 0–1 +0.36
24 2018 1679 118.9 -1.21 +1.53 0.983 49.6% +22 -169 -79 54.5% +0.13 3–4 (43%) 0–1 +1.42 2016 1521 115.2 -0.05 -0.12 1.016 50.2% -24 -22 +151 41.7% -0.25 3–3 (50%) 1–3 (25%) 98.5 +0.56
25 2019 1750 134.4 -2.18 +0.80 0.942 48.7% -10 -123 -200 48.0% -0.28 8–6 (57%) 11–3 (79%) 107.3 +0.31 2017 1623 112.8 -1.80 +0.06 0.944 48.7% -64 0 +49 42.9% -0.59 8–5 (62%) 3–3 (50%) 106.3 +0.14
26 2020 1768 132.2 +0.85 +2.96 1.090 51.7% -8 58.3% +0.58 2–2 (50%) 1–1 +0.03 2018 1561 120.5 -0.88 -1.25 0.909 48.2% +21 +25 34.1% -1.00 1–6 (14%) 3–1 (75%) 96.7 -0.31
27 2021 1686 121.1 -1.18 -0.16 0.941 48.6% -18 -68 38.7% -0.89 4–4 (50%) 1–1 -0.36 2019 1551 95.0
28 2020 1516 95.5
29 2021 1490 101.7 0.0% -2.50 +0.04
30 2024 1548 93.3 -2.71 -2.47 0.779 44.6% -4 26.7% -1.73 1–2 (33%) 0–1 +0.51
31 2025 1492 101.5 0.0% -2.25 0–2 -0.05
Career 1777 123.8 -2.10 +0.33 0.915 48.0% +3 -88 -35 41.7% -0.74 31–38 (45%) 23–16 (59%) 104.4 +1.33 1691 114.4 -0.91 -0.24 0.959 49.1% -29 +20 +93 40.5% -0.62 12–18 (40%) 9–8 (53%) 99.7 +1.64

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.