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

Zi Yan vs Aiko Nakamura H2H: 0-1

Aiko Nakamura holds a 1–0 lead over Zi Yan in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Aiko Nakamura leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Aiko Nakamura won the 2008 Indian Wells Open round of 64 6-2 0-6 6-4.

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Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main-draw meetings
Aiko Nakamura
JPN Age 42 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Aiko Nakamura #89 6-2 0-6 6-4 Zi Yan #43 Match data Mar 15, 2008* R64 Indian Wells Open Tier I → 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
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Aiko Nakamura #730 #47 569 1,644 50 76 39.7% 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 Zi Yan Aiko Nakamura
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 2002 0–1 0.0% #297 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 2003 2–3 40.0% #161 1,486 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0 — — — — — — —
20 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1 2004 1–2 33.3% #135 1,505 0 0
21 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1 2005 11–13 45.8% #71 1,568 0 0
22 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1 2006 19–18 51.4% #57 1,620 0 0
23 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1 2007 13–21 38.2% #66 1,548 0 0
24 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1 2008 5–18 21.7% #146 1,489 0 0
25 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1 2009 0–2 0.0% #224 1,461 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 2010 1–1 50.0% #677 1,475 0 0
27 — — — — — — — 2011 0–1 0.0% #231 1,468 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 Zi Yan Aiko Nakamura
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 2002 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2003 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2004 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2005 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
22 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2006 17 12 29 58.6% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2007 10 15 25 40.0% 1 3 4 25.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 2 14 16 12.5% 1 2 3 33.3% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
25 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — 40 56 96 41.7% 4 9 13 30.8% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 3 4 25.0%

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 52/70 of Zi Yan's and 66/122 of Aiko Nakamura'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 Zi Yan Aiko Nakamura
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%
21 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1% 2005 6/24 1.3 6.0 58.0% 59.3% 34.3% 50.4% 43.0% 48.8% 39.4%
22 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5% 2006 14/37 1.1 3.3 61.3% 60.8% 45.2% 44.1% 46.6% 54.5% 41.9%
23 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6% 2007 26/34 1.4 3.3 60.5% 58.9% 40.4% 46.5% 44.7% 51.7% 43.0%
24 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6% 2008 16/23 0.9 3.3 63.7% 55.8% 37.9% 44.0% 43.5% 49.4% 36.9%
25 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0% 2009 2/2 2.0 4.5 64.9% 51.5% 22.8% 39.7% 91.7% 41.0% 39.8%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 2/2 0.5 6.0 66.4% 47.6% 29.2% 33.8% 85.0% 41.3% 40.0%
Career — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7% — 66/126 1.2 3.6 61.5% 58.0% 39.4% 45.1% 47.3% 50.8% 40.8%

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 Zi Yan Aiko Nakamura
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 2002 1486 99.3 — — — — — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 2003 1486 101.9 — — — — +30 — — 45.5% -0.09 0–1 1–1 — +0.26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
20 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28 2004 1505 108.0 — — — — +23 — — 33.3% -1.17 — 1–0 — -0.35
21 2006 1485 107.1 -2.70 -1.75 0.860 47.0% -6 +46 +98 32.0% -1.34 2–4 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 98.8 -0.22 2005 1568 117.9 -3.08 -1.83 0.770 44.8% +2 — — 45.8% -0.30 6–5 (55%) 1–5 (17%) 99.1 +0.24
22 2007 1543 115.3 -0.92 0.00 0.986 49.7% +13 -15 — 37.8% -0.64 4–3 (57%) 2–0 — +1.07 2006 1621 117.5 -1.07 -2.00 0.920 47.9% +24 -78 — 50.6% -0.13 5–6 (45%) 5–1 (83%) 101.1 +1.14
23 2008 1528 117.9 -2.92 -0.04 0.910 47.8% +36 -10 — 31.9% -1.15 4–3 (57%) 1–0 — -0.15 2007 1548 108.1 -3.29 -1.84 0.891 47.2% -11 -43 +34 37.3% -0.84 5–4 (56%) 1–6 (14%) 97.1 +0.20
24 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21 2008 1489 112.6 -3.75 -4.17 0.729 43.7% -29 +17 +95 22.0% -2.16 3–3 (50%) 2–1 (67%) 102.7 -1.31
25 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07 2009 1461 93.4 -2.15 -0.86 0.675 40.3% — — — 20.0% -2.60 0–1 — — +0.24
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1475 101.1 -2.97 -1.43 0.680 40.8% — — — 40.0% -2.00 1–0 1–0 — -0.01
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2011 1469 95.0 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.50 — — — -0.13
Career — 1621 114.0 -2.13 -0.50 0.916 48.1% +15 -3 +98 36.5% -0.88 13–16 (45%) 10–5 (67%) 102.5 +1.60 — 1644 115.0 -2.87 -2.40 0.829 45.9% +1 -43 +65 39.6% -0.84 20–19 (51%) 11–13 (46%) 101.2 +0.02

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.