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

Shuai Zhang vs Varvara Lepchenko H2H: 5-2

Shuai Zhang holds a 5–2 lead over Varvara Lepchenko in their WTA head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Shuai Zhang leads 3–0 on hard courts, while they are tied 1–1 on clay. Most recently, Shuai Zhang won the 2026 Mérida Open first round 6-2 6-1.

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Shuai Zhang
China Age 37 Right-Handed 177 cm / 5'10"
H2H
5 – 2
7 main-draw meetings
Varvara Lepchenko
United States Age 40 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Shuai Zhang #86 6-2 6-1 Varvara Lepchenko #152 Match data Feb 25, 2026 R32 Mérida Open WTA 500 Hard
Varvara Lepchenko #171 6-3 6-3 Shuai Zhang #46 Match data Jun 1, 2021* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Shuai Zhang #50 6-1 6-1 Varvara Lepchenko #129 Match data May 28, 2019* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Shuai Zhang #31 6-2 6-1 Varvara Lepchenko #67 Match data Jun 28, 2017* R64 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 Grass
Shuai Zhang #49 6-7(4) 6-1 6-3 Varvara Lepchenko #84 Match data Sep 17, 2016* QF Japan Women's Open International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Shuai Zhang #133 6-1 6-3 Varvara Lepchenko #51 Match data Jan 24, 2016* R32 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Varvara Lepchenko #57 5-7 6-4 6-1 Shuai Zhang #33 Match data Jun 19, 2014* R32 Eastbourne Open Premier → modern equivalent WTA 500 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
Shuai Zhang #54 #22 1,905 1,857 232 294 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Varvara Lepchenko #181 #19 1,875 1,802 156 221 41.4% 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 Shuai Zhang Varvara Lepchenko
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2001 0–1 0.0% — 1,482 0 0
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 2005 2–1 66.7% #132 1,509 0 0
20 2009 2–1 66.7% #154 1,467 0 0 2006 2–6 25.0% #98 1,491 0 0
21 2010 3–4 42.9% #90 1,492 0 0 2007 2–10 16.7% #139 1,452 0 0
22 2011 8–22 26.7% #126 1,445 0 0 2008 2–4 33.3% #121 1,448 0 0
23 2012 2–6 25.0% #127 1,457 0 0 2009 5–12 29.4% #102 1,456 0 0
24 2013 9–4 69.2% #52 1,598 0 1 2010 4–10 28.6% #74 1,469 0 0
25 2014 18–24 42.9% #61 1,600 0 1 2011 6–12 33.3% #127 1,508 0 0
26 2015 4–12 25.0% #139 1,518 0 1 2012 25–20 55.6% #21 1,712 0 0
27 2016 26–21 55.3% #23 1,774 0 1 2013 16–25 39.0% #54 1,606 0 0
28 2017 23–24 48.9% #36 1,774 0 2 2014 27–19 58.7% #35 1,753 0 0
29 2018 28–27 50.9% #40 1,726 0 2 2015 17–22 43.6% #47 1,637 0 0
30 2019 18–23 43.9% #40 1,681 0 2 2016 15–17 46.9% #90 1,608 0 0
31 2020 12–10 54.5% #35 1,733 0 2 2017 17–21 44.7% #63 1,705 0 0
32 2021 15–24 38.5% #60 1,631 0 2 2018 6–13 31.6% #129 1,631 0 0
33 2022 34–26 56.7% #25 1,733 0 3 2019 2–10 16.7% #173 1,522 0 0
34 2023 4–18 18.2% #245 1,524 0 3 2020 0–2 0.0% #181 1,483 0 0
35 2024 5–12 29.4% #205 1,574 0 3 2021 3–5 37.5% #127 1,582 0 0
36 2025 10–7 58.8% #81 1,731 0 3 — — — — — — —
37 2026 11–19 36.7% #54 1,698 0 3 — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — 2024 3–5 37.5% #129 1,638 0 0
39 — — — — — — — 2025 0–2 0.0% #147 1,605 0 0
40 — — — — — — — 2026 2–4 33.3% #181 1,514 0 0

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 Varvara Lepchenko
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 %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — 2005 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2009 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 2 6 8 25.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2010 3 3 6 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 1 5 6 16.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 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% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — —
23 2012 2 5 7 28.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2009 0 6 6 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5% — — — — — — — —
24 2013 8 3 11 72.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2010 0 5 5 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
25 2014 10 15 25 40.0% 4 6 10 40.0% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2011 3 6 9 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 2015 1 6 7 14.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 15 12 27 55.6% 7 5 12 58.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2016 24 15 39 61.5% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2013 7 17 24 29.2% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
28 2017 18 14 32 56.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — 2014 20 12 32 62.5% 4 4 8 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% — — — —
29 2018 22 19 41 53.7% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2015 16 13 29 55.2% 1 5 6 16.7% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — —
30 2019 11 15 26 42.3% 1 4 5 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — 2016 10 11 21 47.6% 3 3 6 50.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — —
31 2020 7 7 14 50.0% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2017 10 13 23 43.5% 5 4 9 55.6% 2 4 6 33.3% — — — —
32 2021 6 13 19 31.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — 2018 5 9 14 35.7% 1 3 4 25.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
33 2022 22 15 37 59.5% 4 8 12 33.3% 8 3 11 72.7% — — — — 2019 0 3 3 0.0% 2 5 7 28.6% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
34 2023 4 10 14 28.6% 0 4 4 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — 2020 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
35 2024 5 10 15 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2021 1 2 3 33.3% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 2 4 6 33.3% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 168 191 359 46.8% 38 72 110 34.5% 26 31 57 45.6% — — — — — 95 132 227 41.9% 50 63 113 44.2% 11 25 36 30.6% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 344/373 of Varvara Lepchenko'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 Varvara Lepchenko
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 6/8 0.8 4.0 64.2% 50.1% 45.8% 48.2% 45.8% 49.2% 39.0%
21 2010 6/7 0.2 5.3 72.2% 51.8% 31.0% 48.7% 46.7% 46.1% 42.2% 2007 11/12 1.6 3.0 70.2% 56.8% 37.3% 52.7% 47.3% 50.7% 37.1%
22 2011 28/30 0.6 2.5 69.3% 54.9% 39.3% 47.4% 41.5% 50.2% 39.4% 2008 3/6 1.3 2.0 63.0% 53.9% 56.6% 58.3% 16.7% 55.1% 31.7%
23 2012 8/8 1.1 3.0 64.8% 56.8% 35.6% 43.8% 44.0% 49.6% 41.2% 2009 15/17 1.2 2.5 70.0% 59.4% 49.2% 53.3% 49.4% 55.7% 41.6%
24 2013 11/13 1.5 1.5 64.9% 68.1% 47.0% 62.4% 49.6% 60.4% 48.0% 2010 13/14 2.8 2.8 63.9% 59.9% 45.7% 44.4% 44.4% 54.9% 41.7%
25 2014 38/42 1.2 1.9 68.5% 57.4% 45.2% 51.5% 49.8% 53.8% 43.0% 2011 17/18 2.0 3.6 66.2% 56.3% 43.0% 48.5% 48.8% 51.6% 43.0%
26 2015 14/16 1.6 2.8 66.9% 60.1% 45.8% 51.2% 59.4% 55.0% 42.9% 2012 42/45 2.6 3.0 63.3% 63.2% 48.3% 51.9% 50.2% 57.7% 41.5%
27 2016 38/50 0.9 1.7 66.2% 58.7% 48.2% 49.5% 56.1% 55.2% 45.5% 2013 37/41 2.0 3.3 65.0% 60.6% 45.5% 49.4% 42.0% 55.3% 42.4%
28 2017 44/47 2.9 2.7 63.5% 65.5% 43.9% 54.0% 49.5% 57.6% 44.3% 2014 43/46 1.9 2.9 67.1% 62.3% 47.9% 56.8% 47.8% 57.6% 44.8%
29 2018 55/55 2.3 2.6 63.7% 63.6% 46.9% 52.4% 47.8% 57.3% 43.7% 2015 31/39 2.2 2.8 69.3% 59.5% 51.1% 44.3% 43.0% 56.4% 40.3%
30 2019 41/41 2.1 2.8 62.7% 62.5% 44.0% 51.7% 47.7% 55.7% 41.9% 2016 32/32 2.6 2.9 64.5% 63.3% 45.7% 55.2% 43.4% 57.0% 42.0%
31 2020 22/22 2.0 2.5 67.4% 61.9% 48.0% 48.9% 50.6% 57.2% 43.0% 2017 38/38 2.1 2.4 69.9% 60.4% 48.5% 47.0% 50.2% 56.9% 40.2%
32 2021 39/39 1.5 2.9 64.7% 59.8% 43.1% 53.0% 43.0% 54.0% 39.9% 2018 19/19 1.6 2.6 68.0% 58.5% 44.8% 56.1% 42.6% 53.9% 40.4%
33 2022 58/60 2.1 2.2 65.7% 64.3% 48.1% 45.8% 47.7% 58.8% 42.2% 2019 12/12 1.2 2.6 63.6% 58.2% 37.6% 50.1% 46.0% 50.8% 37.5%
34 2023 22/22 1.2 2.9 61.1% 57.6% 39.6% 41.4% 52.3% 50.6% 37.3% 2020 2/2 1.5 2.5 68.2% 52.0% 36.3% 51.9% 51.1% 47.2% 44.6%
35 2024 17/17 1.5 2.1 64.9% 61.4% 43.5% 45.0% 40.9% 55.0% 39.3% 2021 8/8 1.9 2.0 66.5% 59.2% 44.8% 56.7% 35.9% 54.6% 37.9%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
38 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2024 8/8 2.3 1.1 64.8% 61.3% 57.4% 54.5% 30.5% 59.9% 41.5%
39 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2025 1/2 1.0 1.0 77.8% 62.5% 50.0% 60.0% 0.0% 59.7% 27.7%
40 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2026 6/6 1.7 3.3 61.6% 67.3% 42.9% 49.5% 40.7% 57.8% 41.1%
Career — 495/530 1.7 2.5 65.6% 60.9% 44.8% 49.9% 48.0% 55.3% 42.2% — 344/377 2.0 2.8 66.4% 60.5% 46.7% 51.3% 45.3% 55.7% 41.3%

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 Varvara Lepchenko
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
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2001 1482 95.8 — — — — — — — 0.0% -3.00 — — — +0.17
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 2005 1510 108.8 — — — — +23 — — 71.4% +1.43 0–1 1–0 — +0.39
20 2009 1468 120.7 +2.65 +2.50 0.830 45.6% +21 — — 66.7% +0.33 — 1–0 — -0.05 2006 1491 104.2 -2.19 -2.82 0.768 44.5% +4 — — 30.0% -0.75 2–2 (50%) 0–1 — -0.12
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 1452 106.5 -3.00 -3.30 0.753 44.4% +14 +82 — 27.6% -1.72 1–4 (20%) 1–1 — -0.51
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 1449 99.7 -0.21 -4.92 0.705 44.7% +22 +58 — 33.3% -1.08 — — — +0.44
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 1456 112.8 +0.34 -2.03 0.939 48.7% -40 +79 — 37.5% -0.85 1–5 (17%) 2–2 (50%) 96.2 -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 1470 112.5 -1.47 -1.40 0.925 48.1% -77 +74 — 41.9% -0.77 0–5 (0%) 2–0 — +0.15
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 1509 110.7 -2.49 +0.09 0.889 47.1% -86 +42 — 36.4% -0.93 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 101.3 -0.38
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 1712 134.0 +1.37 -1.53 0.982 49.5% -96 -36 -106 55.4% +0.30 9–6 (60%) 8–8 (50%) 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 2013 1607 133.5 -0.39 -0.95 0.948 48.8% -50 +122 — 43.2% -0.48 6–11 (35%) 6–5 (55%) 100.0 +0.01
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 1754 139.8 +1.35 +1.85 1.057 51.0% -27 -11 -174 55.0% +0.39 11–6 (65%) 5–5 (50%) 105.6 +0.56
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 1637 128.4 -0.98 -0.70 0.925 48.4% +64 -24 -123 44.7% -0.36 5–4 (56%) 5–8 (38%) 96.0 +1.03
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 1608 123.0 +0.49 -0.93 0.978 49.5% +29 +2 -112 46.1% -0.30 7–9 (44%) 6–4 (60%) 101.3 -0.47
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 1706 124.1 +0.80 -2.00 0.932 48.5% -5 -69 -238 47.4% -0.55 8–11 (42%) 11–3 (79%) 103.5 -2.00
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 1631 122.6 -1.36 -1.05 0.877 47.4% +16 -20 — 39.1% -1.02 2–6 (25%) 5–5 (50%) 96.5 -1.14
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 1523 100.7 -2.66 -3.16 0.762 44.4% +1 -2 — 23.1% -1.85 0–2 1–3 (25%) — +0.05
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 1483 108.5 -2.16 -1.70 0.843 45.7% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.09
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 1583 103.2 -1.31 -3.66 0.835 46.7% +24 -127 — 35.3% -1.12 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) 101.2 +0.34
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 -0.77 -1.93 0.899 47.7% +2 -169 +62 39.7% -0.74 3–5 (38%) 4–1 (80%) 100.8 -0.17 2023 1611 105.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2024 1639 109.6 +0.88 -1.47 1.034 48.3% +66 — — 31.3% -1.19 1–1 — — +0.03
39 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1606 101.7 +0.56 +1.40 0.687 44.5% — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–1 0–1 — +0.27
40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2026 1515 108.8 -0.01 -2.17 0.973 49.3% — +67 — 37.5% -0.44 2–2 (50%) — — +0.56
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 — 1803 126.0 -0.15 -1.09 0.934 48.5% -13 +21 -156 43.8% -0.47 60–82 (42%) 58–52 (53%) 102.1 +0.09

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.