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

Shuai Zhang vs Kirsten Flipkens H2H: 1-0

Shuai Zhang holds a 1–0 lead over Kirsten Flipkens 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 2020 Hobart International first round 4-6 6-3 6-2.

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Shuai Zhang
China Age 37 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Kirsten Flipkens
Belgium Age 40 Right-Handed 165 cm / 5'5"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Shuai Zhang #40 4-6 6-3 6-2 Kirsten Flipkens #79 Match data Jan 15, 2020* R32 Hobart International International → 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
Shuai Zhang #54 #22 1,905 1,857 232 294 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Kirsten Flipkens #531 #13 2,961 1,830 200 221 47.5% 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 Shuai Zhang Kirsten Flipkens
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2006 0–1 0.0% #203 1,495 0 0 2003 0–2 0.0% #380 1,485 0 0
18 2007 0–3 0.0% #149 1,464 0 0 2004 2–2 50.0% #168 1,500 0 0
19 2008 0–6 0.0% #235 1,412 0 0 2005 1–2 33.3% #202 1,497 0 0
20 2009 2–1 66.7% #154 1,467 0 0 2006 3–5 37.5% #104 1,523 0 0
21 2010 3–4 42.9% #90 1,492 0 0 2007 0–2 0.0% #287 1,506 0 0
22 2011 8–22 26.7% #126 1,445 0 0 2008 1–2 33.3% #111 1,500 0 0
23 2012 2–6 25.0% #127 1,457 0 0 2009 8–10 44.4% #81 1,585 0 0
24 2013 9–4 69.2% #52 1,598 0 1 2010 15–15 50.0% #77 1,667 0 0
25 2014 18–24 42.9% #61 1,600 0 1 2011 5–9 35.7% #192 1,608 0 0
26 2015 4–12 25.0% #139 1,518 0 1 2012 13–4 76.5% #54 1,763 0 1
27 2016 26–21 55.3% #23 1,774 0 1 2013 32–23 58.2% #20 1,735 0 1
28 2017 23–24 48.9% #36 1,774 0 2 2014 23–26 46.9% #45 1,651 0 1
29 2018 28–27 50.9% #40 1,726 0 2 2015 14–17 45.2% #85 1,656 0 1
30 2019 18–23 43.9% #40 1,681 0 2 2016 23–21 52.3% #65 1,657 0 1
31 2020 12–10 54.5% #35 1,733 0 2 2017 16–20 44.4% #74 1,698 0 1
32 2021 15–24 38.5% #60 1,631 0 2 2018 21–20 51.2% #47 1,662 0 1
33 2022 34–26 56.7% #25 1,733 0 3 2019 15–22 40.5% #71 1,748 0 1
34 2023 4–18 18.2% #245 1,524 0 3 2020 2–8 20.0% #86 1,703 0 1
35 2024 5–12 29.4% #205 1,574 0 3 2021 1–6 14.3% #311 1,658 0 1
36 2025 10–7 58.8% #81 1,731 0 3 2022 5–5 50.0% #251 1,686 0 1
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 Kirsten Flipkens
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2003 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
18 2007 0 3 3 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2004 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2008 0 5 5 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2005 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2009 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2 3 5 40.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2010 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2011 7 17 24 29.2% 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
23 2012 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 5 4 9 55.6% 1 4 5 20.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2013 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 9 7 16 56.3% 2 5 7 28.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
25 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2011 0 2 2 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
26 2015 1 6 7 14.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 10 3 13 76.9% — — — — 3 1 4 75.0% — — — —
27 2016 24 15 39 61.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2013 19 15 34 55.9% 3 5 8 37.5% 10 3 13 76.9% — — — —
28 2017 18 14 32 56.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2014 15 18 33 45.5% 1 4 5 20.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2 1 3 66.7%
29 2018 22 19 41 53.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 13 14 27 48.1% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
30 2019 11 15 26 42.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2016 18 14 32 56.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — —
31 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 3 4 7 42.9% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
32 2021 6 13 19 31.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2018 9 13 22 40.9% 7 5 12 58.3% 5 2 7 71.4% — — — —
33 2022 22 15 37 59.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2019 12 13 25 48.0% 0 5 5 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
34 2023 4 10 14 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 2020 2 6 8 25.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2024 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 1 6 7 14.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
36 2025 9 5 14 64.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2022 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 5 3 8 62.5% — — — —
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% — — — — — 128 139 267 47.9% 23 47 70 32.9% 47 33 80 58.8% 2 2 4 50.0%

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 495/529 of Shuai Zhang's and 387/412 of Kirsten Flipkens'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 Kirsten Flipkens
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% 2006 3/8 2.7 1.3 65.0% 53.8% 37.1% 54.3% 31.8% 48.0% 44.3%
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% 2008 2/3 0.5 2.0 59.3% 59.1% 24.3% 42.2% 26.7% 45.8% 41.5%
23 2012 8/8 1.1 3.0 64.8% 56.8% 35.6% 43.8% 44.0% 49.6% 41.2% 2009 17/18 2.7 2.9 59.3% 62.6% 40.8% 48.1% 45.0% 54.0% 42.6%
24 2013 11/13 1.5 1.5 64.9% 68.1% 47.0% 62.4% 49.6% 60.4% 48.0% 2010 30/30 3.1 2.3 58.3% 64.8% 45.9% 53.9% 45.2% 56.8% 41.2%
25 2014 38/42 1.2 1.9 68.5% 57.4% 45.2% 51.5% 49.8% 53.8% 43.0% 2011 13/14 2.7 3.5 57.3% 63.2% 43.7% 57.8% 46.1% 55.1% 42.9%
26 2015 14/16 1.6 2.8 66.9% 60.1% 45.8% 51.2% 59.4% 55.0% 42.9% 2012 16/17 3.8 4.0 58.0% 70.9% 48.0% 57.4% 37.4% 61.4% 42.1%
27 2016 38/50 0.9 1.7 66.2% 58.7% 48.2% 49.5% 56.1% 55.2% 45.5% 2013 53/55 3.8 3.3 55.0% 67.0% 46.4% 47.5% 44.1% 57.4% 42.3%
28 2017 44/47 2.9 2.7 63.5% 65.5% 43.9% 54.0% 49.5% 57.6% 44.3% 2014 47/49 3.5 3.0 57.2% 65.2% 47.6% 54.2% 48.6% 57.5% 39.8%
29 2018 55/55 2.3 2.6 63.7% 63.6% 46.9% 52.4% 47.8% 57.3% 43.7% 2015 25/31 2.7 2.4 61.2% 62.2% 46.6% 49.6% 42.2% 56.2% 40.2%
30 2019 41/41 2.1 2.8 62.7% 62.5% 44.0% 51.7% 47.7% 55.7% 41.9% 2016 41/45 2.2 2.1 60.8% 62.0% 47.5% 53.5% 46.8% 56.7% 41.6%
31 2020 22/22 2.0 2.5 67.4% 61.9% 48.0% 48.9% 50.6% 57.2% 43.0% 2017 36/36 2.5 2.3 58.5% 64.4% 46.1% 43.2% 46.2% 57.0% 43.6%
32 2021 39/39 1.5 2.9 64.7% 59.8% 43.1% 53.0% 43.0% 54.0% 39.9% 2018 40/41 3.1 2.4 61.2% 61.6% 46.0% 52.8% 46.2% 55.5% 41.5%
33 2022 58/60 2.1 2.2 65.7% 64.3% 48.1% 45.8% 47.7% 58.8% 42.2% 2019 37/37 2.3 1.9 63.8% 62.3% 45.3% 50.6% 45.7% 56.2% 40.3%
34 2023 22/22 1.2 2.9 61.1% 57.6% 39.6% 41.4% 52.3% 50.6% 37.3% 2020 10/10 1.2 1.6 63.6% 58.1% 48.0% 52.8% 43.6% 54.2% 37.4%
35 2024 17/17 1.5 2.1 64.9% 61.4% 43.5% 45.0% 40.9% 55.0% 39.3% 2021 7/8 2.1 3.7 61.0% 58.5% 40.3% 41.5% 46.7% 50.9% 37.7%
36 2025 15/18 2.6 2.9 67.0% 60.0% 39.9% 39.2% 47.8% 53.4% 45.4% 2022 10/10 0.9 1.7 67.3% 60.5% 49.2% 61.5% 56.7% 57.2% 47.2%
37 2026 30/30 1.4 2.1 68.8% 60.1% 47.4% 54.3% 41.8% 56.1% 39.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —

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 Kirsten Flipkens
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 2003 1485 100.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — 0–1 — -0.19
18 2007 1464 103.0 -1.60 +0.26 0.473 38.5% +16 — — 0.0% -2.67 — 0–1 — -0.21 2004 1501 103.9 — — — — +9 — — 50.0% +0.30 1–1 — — +0.24
19 2008 1413 101.8 -1.83 -2.28 0.775 44.3% +21 — — 14.3% -2.21 0–2 0–2 — -0.06 2005 1498 105.8 — — — — — — — 42.9% -0.29 0–1 0–1 — -0.08
20 2009 1468 120.7 +2.65 +2.50 0.830 45.6% +21 — — 66.7% +0.33 — 1–0 — -0.05 2006 1523 111.2 -1.18 +0.01 0.852 46.1% +11 — — 33.3% -1.40 0–1 0–1 — -0.18
21 2010 1492 103.6 -3.51 -1.21 0.783 44.3% +26 — — 37.5% -1.19 2–0 1–1 — +0.51 2007 1507 102.6 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.75 — — — -0.07
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 2008 1501 100.2 -2.32 -1.45 0.765 44.3% — +27 — 42.9% -1.29 0–1 1–0 — -0.12
23 2012 1457 113.5 -2.34 +0.08 0.817 45.5% +14 — — 23.5% -1.71 1–0 0–1 — -0.17 2009 1586 116.7 -0.97 -0.24 0.926 48.3% +5 -93 +32 47.5% -0.53 1–3 (25%) 0–1 — -0.04
24 2013 1599 123.5 +2.33 +1.26 1.212 54.5% -6 — — 70.4% +1.52 0–1 2–0 — +0.48 2010 1667 124.4 +0.74 -1.97 0.953 49.3% +1 -196 -29 47.5% -0.08 2–1 (67%) 2–5 (29%) 98.7 -0.67
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 2011 1609 108.8 -0.87 +0.27 0.955 49.4% — -120 -12 40.0% -0.30 0–2 0–3 (0%) — -0.23
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 2012 1764 133.9 +3.97 +0.08 1.090 51.7% -13 — -74 66.7% +0.80 5–2 (71%) 5–1 (83%) 107.2 -1.41
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 2013 1735 136.6 +1.70 -1.26 0.991 49.8% 0 -224 +115 54.5% +0.16 16–8 (67%) 6–4 (60%) 107.8 -0.44
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 2014 1652 129.3 +1.48 -2.49 0.936 48.8% -5 -166 +182 46.6% -0.27 10–10 (50%) 8–6 (57%) 98.7 +0.12
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 2015 1656 124.6 -1.18 -1.79 0.917 48.2% +21 — +130 48.0% -0.43 5–8 (38%) 7–4 (64%) 98.8 -0.66
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 2016 1658 119.0 +0.35 -0.93 0.960 49.2% -1 -246 +115 48.5% -0.16 9–6 (60%) 10–2 (83%) 106.9 -1.36
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 2017 1699 128.1 +0.11 -0.15 1.013 50.4% -4 -255 +100 41.8% -0.39 6–7 (46%) 3–4 (43%) 99.0 -1.41
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 2018 1663 118.7 -0.95 -1.14 0.933 48.7% -55 -87 +165 48.4% -0.26 11–4 (73%) 9–5 (64%) 109.6 -0.89
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 2019 1748 129.2 -0.43 -2.68 0.920 48.4% +19 -247 +41 42.0% -0.39 5–4 (56%) 2–4 (33%) 100.5 -0.54
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 2020 1703 122.1 -2.05 -2.49 0.817 46.2% +37 — — 30.4% -1.48 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 96.7 -0.55
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 2021 1659 113.2 -2.24 -2.56 0.769 44.6% +16 — — 26.7% -2.00 1–2 (33%) — — -0.69
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 2022 1686 119.2 +0.87 +1.49 1.103 52.2% — — +160 52.0% +0.56 2–3 (40%) — — +0.37
37 2026 1698 130.8 -0.76 -1.93 0.899 47.7% +2 -169 +62 39.7% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 100.8 -0.18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 +0.61 — 1830 130.1 +0.30 -1.31 0.953 49.1% 0 -164 +89 46.9% -0.26 74–67 (52%) 55–44 (56%) 103.6 -2.10

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.