H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Yafan Wang holds a 1–0 lead over Kai-Lin Zhang in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Yafan Wang leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Yafan Wang won the 2014 Guangzhou Open quarterfinal 3-6 6-2 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yafan Wang | 3-6 6-2 6-2 | Kai-Lin Zhang | Match data | Sep 20, 2014* | QF | Guangzhou Open | 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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yafan Wang | #422 | #47 | 1,185 | 1,802 | 72 | 90 | 44.4% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kai-Lin Zhang | #1,265 | #103 | 611 | 1,560 | 9 | 15 | 37.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Yafan Wang | Kai-Lin Zhang | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles |
| 2014 | 3–1 | 75.0% | #180 | 1,549 | 0 | 0 | 2014 | 3–4 | 42.9% | #191 | 1,523 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1–3 | 25.0% | #136 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | 1–2 | 33.3% | #140 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3–8 | 27.3% | #116 | 1,533 | 0 | 0 | 2016 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #134 | 1,474 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5–5 | 50.0% | #170 | 1,542 | 0 | 0 | 2017 | 3–5 | 37.5% | #216 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11–12 | 47.8% | #70 | 1,619 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 25–21 | 54.3% | #48 | 1,723 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3–6 | 33.3% | #95 | 1,667 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1–9 | 10.0% | #309 | 1,496 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1–1 | 50.0% | #100 | 1,628 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 15–16 | 48.4% | #61 | 1,718 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 4–8 | 33.3% | #279 | 1,697 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Yafan Wang | Kai-Lin Zhang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | ||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2014 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 27.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2016 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2017 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 37.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52.9% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 61.1% | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 6 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 52.2% | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40.0% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 33.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 63 | 69 | 132 | 47.7% | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29.4% | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30.8% | Career | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39.1% | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 153/162 of Yafan Wang's and 21/21 of Kai-Lin Zhang'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.
| Yafan Wang | Kai-Lin Zhang | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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% |
| 2014 | 4/4 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 59.7% | 64.6% | 43.3% | 56.5% | 66.7% | 56.0% | 41.3% | 2014 | 7/7 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 51.0% | 58.7% | 44.7% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 52.1% | 48.3% |
| 2015 | 1/4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 63.8% | 50.0% | 41.2% | 28.6% | 25.0% | 46.8% | 34.7% | 2016 | 6/6 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 58.0% | 52.6% | 35.4% | 31.6% | 50.9% | 46.0% | 43.2% |
| 2016 | 9/11 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 56.8% | 62.9% | 42.8% | 35.4% | 38.0% | 54.1% | 41.8% | 2017 | 8/8 | 0.8 | 3.8 | 55.7% | 54.4% | 46.4% | 46.2% | 42.9% | 51.1% | 42.4% |
| 2017 | 10/10 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 57.8% | 58.4% | 43.0% | 57.8% | 57.8% | 51.5% | 47.0% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 23/23 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 64.4% | 62.5% | 48.6% | 53.0% | 46.3% | 57.6% | 45.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 45/46 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 59.0% | 64.8% | 46.2% | 48.7% | 44.3% | 57.1% | 44.6% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 9/9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 55.7% | 61.4% | 45.7% | 47.7% | 45.5% | 54.5% | 42.6% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 10/10 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 58.2% | 56.5% | 42.6% | 45.9% | 41.6% | 50.3% | 41.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 2/2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 56.9% | 75.4% | 47.3% | 72.2% | 33.6% | 63.3% | 41.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 31/31 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 61.0% | 62.9% | 45.8% | 56.6% | 46.6% | 56.3% | 41.4% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 9/12 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 60.8% | 64.0% | 39.8% | 50.5% | 54.3% | 54.8% | 35.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 153/162 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 59.9% | 62.8% | 45.3% | 51.0% | 46.4% | 55.7% | 43.0% | Career | 21/24 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 54.8% | 55.3% | 42.7% | 42.3% | 46.6% | 50.0% | 44.6% |
Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. 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.
| Yafan Wang | Kai-Lin Zhang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2014 | 1549 | 108.9 | +0.74 | -0.59 | 0.938 | 49.0% | +23 | — | — | 60.0% | +0.30 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | +0.08 | 2014 | 1524 | 113.6 | -1.64 | +1.32 | 1.007 | 50.0% | +9 | — | — | 46.7% | -0.07 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.12 |
| 2015 | 1547 | 110.0 | -0.18 | +0.18 | 0.652 | 40.6% | +23 | — | — | 14.3% | -2.86 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.60 | 2015 | 1519 | 104.8 | — | — | — | — | +7 | — | — | 50.0% | -0.63 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | -0.05 |
| 2016 | 1534 | 105.6 | -1.38 | -0.88 | 0.910 | 47.4% | +5 | — | — | 32.0% | -0.84 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–0 | — | +0.89 | 2016 | 1475 | 96.0 | -3.89 | -1.11 | 0.800 | 44.7% | +4 | — | — | 35.7% | -1.21 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | +0.26 |
| 2017 | 1542 | 112.4 | -2.61 | -0.87 | 0.969 | 49.5% | -4 | — | — | 52.4% | +0.19 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — | +0.58 | 2017 | 1519 | 111.7 | -2.40 | -0.65 | 0.869 | 46.8% | +6 | — | — | 42.1% | -0.89 | 1–2 (33%) | 1–1 | — | +0.45 |
| 2018 | 1620 | 128.2 | +0.80 | +1.73 | 1.069 | 51.3% | +35 | -66 | — | 47.1% | +0.20 | 3–4 (43%) | 5–5 (50%) | 98.7 | +0.42 | 2018 | 1511 | 95.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 1723 | 137.5 | +0.52 | +1.84 | 1.042 | 50.7% | +39 | -253 | -98 | 50.0% | +0.15 | 7–5 (58%) | 4–6 (40%) | 100.9 | -1.32 | 2019 | 1505 | 97.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 1667 | 112.2 | -0.43 | +0.38 | 0.936 | 48.6% | +16 | — | — | 36.4% | -0.59 | 2–2 (50%) | 1–3 (25%) | 97.9 | +0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 1497 | 99.0 | -3.37 | -2.01 | 0.830 | 45.7% | +87 | -116 | +97 | 24.0% | -1.88 | 1–4 (20%) | 1–0 | — | +0.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 1628 | 111.4 | -0.86 | +3.00 | 1.127 | 51.5% | — | — | — | 60.0% | +0.40 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 1719 | 129.9 | +0.04 | -1.32 | 0.948 | 48.9% | +47 | -335 | -162 | 45.1% | -0.46 | 7–4 (64%) | 4–3 (57%) | 106.5 | -0.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 1697 | 123.7 | -1.23 | -4.33 | 0.781 | 46.0% | +5 | — | — | 32.1% | -1.21 | 3–1 (75%) | 1–2 (33%) | 101.0 | -0.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1803 | 129.6 | -0.28 | +0.09 | 0.971 | 49.3% | +29 | -198 | -65 | 43.3% | -0.37 | 26–25 (51%) | 20–19 (51%) | 101.9 | -0.31 | Career | 1560 | 106.9 | -2.57 | -0.12 | 0.892 | 47.3% | +7 | — | — | 42.9% | -0.71 | 2–6 (25%) | 2–2 (50%) | 96.3 | +2.25 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Karolina Schmiedlova | 4 | 0 | 4 | Jul 3, 2024 | H2H |
| Peyton Stearns | 1 | 2 | 3 | Aug 18, 2025 | H2H |
| Sara Sorribes Tormo | 1 | 2 | 3 | Aug 21, 2024 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | Aug 15, 2024 | H2H |
| Sofia Kenin | 2 | 1 | 3 | Aug 8, 2024 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Peterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sep 21, 2017 | H2H |
| Jana Fett | 1 | 0 | 1 | Sep 20, 2017 | H2H |
| Nao Hibino | 0 | 1 | 1 | Jul 27, 2017 | H2H |
| Ashleigh Barty | 0 | 1 | 1 | Mar 4, 2017 | H2H |
| Risa Ozaki | 1 | 0 | 1 | Mar 3, 2017 | H2H |