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

Sloane Stephens vs Saisai Zheng H2H: 2-1

Sloane Stephens holds a 2–1 lead over Saisai Zheng in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts, while Sloane Stephens leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Saisai Zheng won the 2019 China Open second round 6-3 6-1.

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Sloane Stephens
United States Age 33 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
2 – 1
3 main-draw meetings
Saisai Zheng
China Age 32 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Saisai Zheng #39 6-3 6-1 Sloane Stephens #12 Match data Oct 1, 2019 R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Hard
Sloane Stephens #8 3-6 6-3 6-2 Saisai Zheng #49 Match data May 9, 2019* R16 Madrid Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 Clay
Sloane Stephens #9 6-1 6-3 Saisai Zheng #63 Match data Oct 2, 2018 R32 China Open Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000 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
Sloane Stephens #209 #3 5,727 1,952 303 249 54.9% 1 1 0 1 5 8
Saisai Zheng #692 #34 1,585 1,776 87 133 39.5% 0 0 0 1 0 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 Sloane Stephens Saisai Zheng
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2010 2–3 40.0% #204 1,519 0 0 2011 0–2 0.0% #276 1,473 0 0
18 2011 7–9 43.8% #96 1,580 0 0 2012 2–3 40.0% #138 1,483 0 0
19 2012 21–17 55.3% #38 1,709 0 0 2013 1–3 25.0% #145 1,467 0 0
20 2013 40–22 64.5% #12 1,827 0 0 2014 6–6 50.0% #100 1,552 0 0
21 2014 20–19 51.3% #36 1,732 0 0 2015 9–22 29.0% #72 1,495 0 0
22 2015 34–20 63.0% #30 1,787 0 1 2016 13–24 35.1% #85 1,542 0 0
23 2016 21–10 67.7% #35 1,755 0 4 2017 5–10 33.3% #93 1,618 0 0
24 2017 15–8 65.2% #13 1,863 1 5 2018 13–12 52.0% #38 1,678 0 0
25 2018 34–19 64.2% #6 1,920 1 6 2019 21–23 47.7% #42 1,750 0 1
26 2019 22–19 53.7% #25 1,786 1 6 2020 6–4 60.0% #41 1,768 0 1
27 2020 4–11 26.7% #39 1,641 1 6 2021 10–17 37.0% #79 1,686 0 1
28 2021 18–17 51.4% #65 1,759 1 6 — — — — — — —
29 2022 18–17 51.4% #37 1,785 1 7 — — — — — — —
30 2023 21–20 51.2% #47 1,789 1 7 2024 1–5 16.7% #692 1,548 0 1
31 2024 19–21 47.5% #74 1,688 1 8 2025 0–2 0.0% — 1,491 0 1
32 2025 0–5 0.0% #479 1,603 1 8 — — — — — — —
33 2026 7–12 36.8% #209 1,699 1 8 — — — — — — —

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 Sloane Stephens Saisai Zheng
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 2010 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2011 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
18 2011 6 6 12 50.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2012 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
19 2012 12 10 22 54.5% 7 6 13 53.8% 2 1 3 66.7% 2013 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — — — — —
20 2013 29 16 45 64.4% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 2014 6 5 11 54.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2014 11 10 21 52.4% 6 6 12 50.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2015 8 17 25 32.0% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 3 3 0.0%
22 2015 20 13 33 60.6% 8 5 13 61.5% 6 2 8 75.0% 2016 10 17 27 37.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 3 4 7 42.9%
23 2016 10 6 16 62.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2017 4 7 11 36.4% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2017 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2018 12 7 19 63.2% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
25 2018 24 13 37 64.9% 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 2019 18 16 34 52.9% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0%
26 2019 10 13 23 43.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 2 2 4 50.0% 2020 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2020 3 8 11 27.3% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — — 2021 7 13 20 35.0% 3 4 7 42.9% — — — —
28 2021 6 11 17 35.3% 10 5 15 66.7% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2022 13 9 22 59.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2023 12 14 26 46.2% 8 5 13 61.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 2024 1 4 5 20.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2024 8 13 21 38.1% 9 5 14 64.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 2025 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
32 2025 0 5 5 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2026 6 8 14 42.9% 1 4 5 20.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 186 163 349 53.3% 93 67 160 58.1% 24 19 43 55.8% — 75 100 175 42.9% 8 20 28 28.6% 4 13 17 23.5%

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 520/552 of Sloane Stephens's and 195/218 of Saisai Zheng'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 Sloane Stephens Saisai Zheng
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 2010 5/5 0.6 3.6 64.1% 58.7% 39.2% 42.2% 62.2% 52.1% 42.9% 2011 2/2 0.0 0.5 57.0% 46.2% 38.1% 48.6% 17.7% 43.0% 38.5%
18 2011 16/16 1.4 3.0 59.3% 59.3% 47.2% 41.8% 52.7% 54.1% 43.8% 2012 5/5 0.8 1.2 59.6% 59.8% 41.1% 51.6% 46.4% 52.1% 43.1%
19 2012 36/38 1.7 3.6 62.4% 61.6% 46.4% 48.6% 43.2% 55.6% 45.1% 2013 4/4 1.8 3.8 63.2% 56.7% 39.1% 50.4% 42.0% 50.4% 45.6%
20 2013 58/62 2.1 2.7 64.9% 63.2% 45.5% 49.3% 49.5% 56.8% 44.8% 2014 8/12 1.6 1.4 66.9% 56.0% 51.5% 45.6% 52.8% 54.4% 45.8%
21 2014 37/39 1.7 2.4 68.3% 62.0% 46.2% 53.8% 38.4% 57.0% 41.9% 2015 20/31 0.9 2.2 66.6% 52.7% 45.0% 41.5% 52.4% 50.4% 40.2%
22 2015 44/54 2.4 2.3 61.6% 65.6% 54.6% 58.0% 54.1% 61.5% 42.6% 2016 34/37 0.9 2.1 63.7% 56.5% 46.6% 51.9% 45.9% 52.5% 44.2%
23 2016 29/31 2.0 1.8 65.8% 64.5% 49.5% 52.7% 47.8% 59.4% 44.8% 2017 15/15 1.2 2.2 65.3% 54.2% 43.1% 51.6% 58.7% 49.8% 38.9%
24 2017 22/23 1.1 1.5 67.7% 61.0% 47.2% 59.8% 54.5% 56.6% 41.8% 2018 21/25 0.9 2.0 66.8% 58.5% 45.1% 54.0% 49.2% 54.0% 45.2%
25 2018 47/53 0.8 1.5 69.8% 62.1% 49.9% 51.8% 51.5% 58.5% 47.2% 2019 44/44 1.4 2.7 64.7% 59.2% 44.3% 49.7% 45.7% 53.7% 43.6%
26 2019 39/41 1.0 1.7 69.4% 59.9% 47.7% 47.6% 43.1% 56.2% 44.2% 2020 10/10 1.3 2.0 70.3% 62.9% 43.1% 43.5% 45.9% 57.5% 46.4%
27 2020 15/15 2.2 2.0 69.5% 61.1% 47.1% 50.2% 44.4% 56.6% 40.0% 2021 26/27 0.9 1.8 67.3% 58.4% 47.9% 53.1% 43.0% 54.9% 42.5%
28 2021 35/35 1.5 2.1 69.1% 59.7% 46.9% 57.7% 45.3% 55.7% 42.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
29 2022 35/35 1.2 2.1 71.3% 60.8% 45.5% 51.6% 51.8% 56.4% 44.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2023 40/41 1.1 2.2 69.4% 60.6% 45.7% 51.1% 51.2% 56.1% 43.8% 2024 6/6 1.0 3.3 62.2% 51.9% 44.6% 40.1% 45.4% 49.1% 39.6%
31 2024 40/40 0.8 1.6 72.9% 58.8% 49.8% 46.9% 39.1% 55.9% 42.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2025 3/5 1.0 2.7 64.5% 54.1% 31.3% 50.1% 42.1% 46.2% 40.7% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
33 2026 19/19 0.9 2.0 66.5% 57.5% 47.5% 54.6% 45.5% 54.2% 39.3% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 520/552 1.5 2.2 67.3% 61.4% 47.7% 51.6% 47.6% 56.9% 43.7% — 195/220 1.1 2.2 65.4% 57.2% 45.2% 49.6% 47.4% 52.9% 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 Sloane Stephens Saisai Zheng
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 2010 1519 108.2 -1.34 +0.26 0.895 47.8% — +19 — 40.0% -1.10 — 2–0 — -0.36 2011 1474 95.9 -1.89 -2.23 0.676 41.1% — — — 0.0% -4.25 — — — +0.25
18 2011 1581 116.3 -0.64 -0.35 0.955 48.8% +19 -78 — 40.6% -0.69 1–1 2–0 — +0.03 2012 1483 99.4 -0.72 -1.45 0.900 48.2% +11 — — 33.3% -1.55 0–1 1–0 — +0.37
19 2012 1709 130.0 +0.14 +1.30 1.016 50.3% -38 -86 -53 52.7% +0.20 9–8 (53%) 5–5 (50%) 102.2 +0.59 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 2013 1827 148.1 +1.68 +1.63 1.037 50.8% -16 -126 -97 58.2% +0.39 17–7 (71%) 8–6 (57%) 109.7 +0.29 2014 1553 119.6 -1.26 +0.86 1.006 49.7% +9 — — 53.3% -0.23 2–4 (33%) 1–1 — -0.37
21 2014 1733 132.5 +1.10 -0.90 0.974 49.4% +23 -27 -2 51.7% -0.02 5–6 (45%) 5–3 (63%) 100.3 +0.75 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 2015 1787 143.0 +3.00 +2.02 1.106 52.3% -23 -18 -9 60.9% +0.54 5–8 (38%) 10–1 (91%) 104.6 -2.66 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
23 2016 1756 122.0 +2.14 +0.81 1.106 52.0% -20 +53 +23 60.9% +0.56 7–2 (78%) 8–2 (80%) 107.2 +0.83 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
24 2017 1864 153.6 +0.98 +1.17 0.964 49.2% +11 — — 57.7% +0.35 8–0 (100%) 4–2 (67%) 111.8 -1.70 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
25 2018 1921 157.9 +2.48 +3.98 1.139 52.7% +6 -17 — 61.0% +0.94 10–9 (53%) 3–7 (30%) 96.1 -0.56 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
26 2019 1786 136.3 -0.49 +1.33 1.009 50.2% -24 +182 -21 52.6% -0.19 7–6 (54%) 11–2 (85%) 104.6 +1.76 2020 1768 132.2 +0.85 +2.96 1.090 51.7% -8 — — 58.3% +0.58 2–2 (50%) 1–1 — +0.03
27 2020 1641 114.3 +0.15 -1.60 0.922 48.1% +16 +243 — 37.8% -0.68 1–6 (14%) 1–1 — +1.57 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
28 2021 1760 134.1 -0.59 +0.37 0.967 49.3% -115 +157 +83 52.4% -0.19 6–8 (43%) 3–5 (38%) 97.2 -0.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
29 2022 1785 140.6 -0.05 +2.25 1.024 50.4% +9 +46 — 50.6% +0.06 7–8 (47%) 2–2 (50%) 98.7 +0.24 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2023 1790 135.6 -0.42 +1.25 0.998 49.9% -56 +122 — 50.5% +0.02 6–7 (46%) 3–6 (33%) 94.4 -0.37 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 2024 1689 137.0 -0.42 -0.12 0.965 49.0% -19 +171 +35 47.3% -0.11 6–5 (55%) 1–2 (33%) — -1.59 2025 1492 101.5 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.25 — 0–2 — -0.05
32 2025 1604 109.9 -1.23 +0.23 0.757 43.6% -34 — — 16.7% -2.34 0–2 — — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2026 1699 132.4 -1.61 -2.12 0.859 47.0% -20 +56 — 36.6% -1.20 2–1 (67%) 1–1 — -0.66 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1952 145.6 +0.68 +1.07 1.013 50.2% -17 +47 -9 53.0% +0.11 97–84 (54%) 69–45 (61%) 107.5 -0.49 — 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

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.