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

Shuai Zhang vs Iveta Benesova H2H: 1-0

Shuai Zhang holds a 1–0 lead over Iveta Benesova in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Shuai Zhang leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Shuai Zhang won the 2009 China Open first round 6-4 6-2.

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Shuai Zhang
China Age 37 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Iveta Benesova
CZE Age 43 Left-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Shuai Zhang #226 6-4 6-2 Iveta Benesova #33 Match data Oct 5, 2009 R64 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard

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
Shuai Zhang #54 #22 1,905 1,857 232 294 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Iveta Benesova #671 #25 1,811 1,762 178 223 44.4% 0 0 0 0 2 2

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 Shuai Zhang Iveta Benesova
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2006 0–1 0.0% #203 1,495 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2007 0–3 0.0% #149 1,464 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2008 0–6 0.0% #235 1,412 0 0 2002 6–9 40.0% #82 1,564 0 0
20 2009 2–1 66.7% #154 1,467 0 0 2003 9–19 32.1% #132 1,478 0 0
21 2010 3–4 42.9% #90 1,492 0 0 2004 25–20 55.6% #36 1,646 0 1
22 2011 8–22 26.7% #126 1,445 0 0 2005 21–27 43.8% #55 1,610 0 1
23 2012 2–6 25.0% #127 1,457 0 0 2006 17–21 44.7% #58 1,592 0 1
24 2013 9–4 69.2% #52 1,598 0 1 2007 6–14 30.0% #116 1,521 0 1
25 2014 18–24 42.9% #61 1,600 0 1 2008 21–18 53.8% #43 1,652 0 1
26 2015 4–12 25.0% #139 1,518 0 1 2009 29–25 53.7% #38 1,647 0 1
27 2016 26–21 55.3% #23 1,774 0 1 2010 18–24 42.9% #59 1,637 0 2
28 2017 23–24 48.9% #36 1,774 0 2 2011 16–24 40.0% #54 1,626 0 2
29 2018 28–27 50.9% #40 1,726 0 2 2012 10–17 37.0% #81 1,579 0 2
30 2019 18–23 43.9% #40 1,681 0 2 — — — — — — —
31 2020 12–10 54.5% #35 1,733 0 2 2014 0–5 0.0% #671 1,519 0 2
32 2021 15–24 38.5% #60 1,631 0 2 — — — — — — —
33 2022 34–26 56.7% #25 1,733 0 3 — — — — — — —
34 2023 4–18 18.2% #245 1,524 0 3 — — — — — — —
35 2024 5–12 29.4% #205 1,574 0 3 — — — — — — —
36 2025 10–7 58.8% #81 1,731 0 3 — — — — — — —
37 2026 11–19 36.7% #54 1,698 0 3 — — — — — — —

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 Shuai Zhang Iveta Benesova
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 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2002 4 2 6 66.7% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2009 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 4 5 9 44.4% 4 10 14 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
21 2010 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 11 13 24 45.8% 14 6 20 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
22 2011 7 17 24 29.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2005 13 16 29 44.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
23 2012 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2006 11 11 22 50.0% 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
24 2013 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 4 6 10 40.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2008 8 8 16 50.0% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
26 2015 1 6 7 14.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2009 16 14 30 53.3% 11 8 19 57.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2016 24 15 39 61.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 10 14 24 41.7% 8 8 16 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
28 2017 18 14 32 56.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2011 13 15 28 46.4% 2 7 9 22.2% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2018 22 19 41 53.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2012 9 9 18 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 3 3 0.0% — — — —
30 2019 11 15 26 42.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2014 0 3 3 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2021 6 13 19 31.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2022 22 15 37 59.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 4 10 14 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 7 9 16 43.8% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 168 191 359 46.8% 38 72 110 34.5% 26 31 57 45.6% — — — — — 103 116 219 47.0% 65 79 144 45.1% 5 18 23 21.7% 5 10 15 33.3%

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 495/529 of Shuai Zhang's and 5/5 of Iveta Benesova'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 Shuai Zhang Iveta Benesova
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 1/3 0.0 2.0 55.8% 62.1% 39.1% 42.9% 100.0% 51.9% 22.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 6/6 0.8 3.2 68.8% 53.0% 45.1% 47.6% 38.3% 50.3% 38.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 2/3 0.0 4.0 65.6% 47.9% 49.0% 39.4% 37.9% 48.5% 42.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 6/7 0.2 5.3 72.2% 51.8% 31.0% 48.7% 46.7% 46.1% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2011 28/30 0.6 2.5 69.3% 54.9% 39.3% 47.4% 41.5% 50.2% 39.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2012 8/8 1.1 3.0 64.8% 56.8% 35.6% 43.8% 44.0% 49.6% 41.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2013 11/13 1.5 1.5 64.9% 68.1% 47.0% 62.4% 49.6% 60.4% 48.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
25 2014 38/42 1.2 1.9 68.5% 57.4% 45.2% 51.5% 49.8% 53.8% 43.0% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
26 2015 14/16 1.6 2.8 66.9% 60.1% 45.8% 51.2% 59.4% 55.0% 42.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
27 2016 38/50 0.9 1.7 66.2% 58.7% 48.2% 49.5% 56.1% 55.2% 45.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2017 44/47 2.9 2.7 63.5% 65.5% 43.9% 54.0% 49.5% 57.6% 44.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2018 55/55 2.3 2.6 63.7% 63.6% 46.9% 52.4% 47.8% 57.3% 43.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2019 41/41 2.1 2.8 62.7% 62.5% 44.0% 51.7% 47.7% 55.7% 41.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2020 22/22 2.0 2.5 67.4% 61.9% 48.0% 48.9% 50.6% 57.2% 43.0% 2014 5/5 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%
32 2021 39/39 1.5 2.9 64.7% 59.8% 43.1% 53.0% 43.0% 54.0% 39.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2022 58/60 2.1 2.2 65.7% 64.3% 48.1% 45.8% 47.7% 58.8% 42.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 22/22 1.2 2.9 61.1% 57.6% 39.6% 41.4% 52.3% 50.6% 37.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 17/17 1.5 2.1 64.9% 61.4% 43.5% 45.0% 40.9% 55.0% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 15/18 2.6 2.9 67.0% 60.0% 39.9% 39.2% 47.8% 53.4% 45.4% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 30/30 1.4 2.1 68.8% 60.1% 47.4% 54.3% 41.8% 56.1% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 495/530 1.7 2.5 65.6% 60.9% 44.8% 49.9% 48.0% 55.3% 42.2% — 5/401 0.4 3.8 54.8% 59.9% 41.2% 42.8% 35.2% 51.1% 36.5%

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 Shuai Zhang Iveta Benesova
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 1495 104.8 — — — — — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2007 1464 103.0 -1.60 +0.26 0.473 38.5% +16 — — 0.0% -2.67 — 0–1 — -0.21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 1413 101.8 -1.83 -2.28 0.775 44.3% +21 — — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 0–2 — -0.06 2002 1564 116.6 — — — — +44 -100 — 47.4% -0.47 2–6 (25%) 4–2 (67%) 98.8 -0.65
20 2009 1468 120.7 +2.65 +2.50 0.830 45.6% +21 — — 66.7% +0.33 — 1–0 — -0.05 2003 1479 107.1 — — — — +105 -55 — 38.2% -0.94 4–8 (33%) 3–5 (38%) 95.1 +0.69
21 2010 1492 103.6 -3.51 -1.21 0.783 44.3% +26 — — 37.5% -1.19 2–0 1–1 — +0.51 2004 1647 128.5 — — — — -23 +14 — 53.9% +0.09 9–5 (64%) 4–4 (50%) 106.0 +0.27
22 2011 1445 108.6 -4.27 -3.16 0.790 44.9% +24 +34 — 30.8% -1.57 3–4 (43%) 1–6 (14%) 96.1 -0.05 2005 1610 122.9 — — — — -28 +68 — 43.2% -0.50 13–9 (59%) 2–7 (22%) 99.0 -0.22
23 2012 1457 113.5 -2.34 +0.08 0.817 45.5% +14 — — 23.5% -1.71 1–0 0–1 — -0.17 2006 1592 112.3 — — — — +38 +5 -151 40.9% -0.93 10–4 (71%) 5–4 (56%) 106.6 -0.26
24 2013 1599 123.5 +2.33 +1.26 1.212 54.5% -6 — — 70.4% +1.52 0–1 2–0 — +0.48 2007 1521 104.5 — — — — +85 -42 — 34.1% -1.25 3–3 (50%) 4–6 (40%) 97.1 -0.37
25 2014 1600 117.2 -1.75 -0.53 0.931 48.5% -53 -65 +35 42.9% -0.46 10–6 (63%) 4–4 (50%) 105.2 +0.61 2008 1652 126.5 — — — — -4 -18 — 50.5% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.69
26 2015 1518 110.7 -2.05 -0.11 0.952 48.8% -20 -5 — 33.3% -0.83 0–4 (0%) 0–3 (0%) 92.0 -0.54 2009 1647 132.9 — — — — +22 +22 -131 50.9% +0.18 9–1 (90%) 4–3 (57%) 109.1 +1.09
27 2016 1775 138.9 -0.62 +2.34 1.016 50.3% +20 -282 — 52.6% +0.18 8–1 (89%) 5–6 (45%) 106.8 -0.50 2010 1637 121.1 — — — — +2 +1 — 44.7% -0.61 4–6 (40%) 4–2 (67%) 99.9 +0.03
28 2017 1775 137.4 +0.89 +0.70 1.045 51.0% +50 -290 -233 50.9% +0.34 8–10 (44%) 7–8 (47%) 99.0 +0.05 2011 1627 135.9 — — — — +26 -37 — 40.2% -0.68 3–5 (38%) 0–3 (0%) 95.4 -2.20
29 2018 1727 132.0 +0.70 +0.72 1.025 50.7% +26 -168 — 52.4% +0.02 5–9 (36%) 9–8 (53%) 96.6 +2.55 2012 1579 127.8 — — — — +90 -3 -125 33.9% -1.08 5–2 (71%) 4–4 (50%) 102.9 -1.52
30 2019 1682 131.5 -0.59 -1.30 0.946 49.1% -17 -99 -24 47.7% -0.17 4–6 (40%) 5–1 (83%) 102.8 +0.27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2020 1733 131.8 0.00 +0.35 1.003 50.0% -62 -39 — 52.0% -0.06 4–2 (67%) 5–3 (63%) 104.9 -0.07 2014 1520 96.7 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +94 — — 0.0% -2.70 — 0–2 — -0.26
32 2021 1632 116.8 -1.99 -2.77 0.869 47.1% -13 -16 +97 43.2% -0.80 2–5 (29%) 5–3 (63%) 97.9 +0.69 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2022 1733 139.5 +1.53 -0.47 1.023 50.4% -6 -140 +117 53.4% +0.09 6–2 (75%) 11–8 (58%) 106.7 +1.01 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
34 2023 1524 112.2 -4.74 -4.13 0.755 43.8% +90 -25 +193 28.3% -1.61 1–5 (17%) 1–2 (33%) 94.2 +0.93 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
35 2024 1575 131.2 -0.87 -2.36 0.873 47.3% +48 — — 35.1% -1.08 0–3 (0%) 2–1 (67%) 97.8 -0.76 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 1731 134.6 -2.26 +1.21 0.975 49.2% +29 — — 50.0% -0.25 6–0 (100%) 1–2 (33%) 108.2 -1.06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
37 2026 1698 130.8 -0.76 -1.95 0.899 47.7% +2 -168 +62 39.7% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 100.8 -0.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1858 134.2 -0.75 -0.61 0.945 48.8% +10 -114 +39 45.4% -0.37 63–66 (49%) 64–61 (51%) 103.1 +0.62 — 1763 127.5 -2.44 -2.36 0.746 44.1% +22 -6 -135 44.0% -0.47 71–55 (56%) 35–44 (44%) 101.5 -1.02

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.