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

Zi Yan vs Olga Puchkova H2H: 1-1

Zi Yan and Olga Puchkova are tied 1–1 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Zi Yan won the 2007 Bangkok round of 16 3-6 6-1 6-1.

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Zi Yan
HKG Age 41 Right-Handed 171 cm / 5'7"
H2H
1 – 1
2 main-draw meetings
Olga Puchkova
RUS Age 38 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Zi Yan #68 3-6 6-1 6-1 Olga Puchkova #94 Match data Oct 12, 2007* R16 Bangkok Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard
Olga Puchkova #65 2-6 6-3 6-3 Zi Yan #98 Match data Sep 28, 2006* R32 Guangzhou Open Tier III → 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
Zi Yan #789 #40 678 1,620 34 58 37.0% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Olga Puchkova #1,096 #32 876 1,703 43 63 40.6% 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 Olga Puchkova
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 2006 16–8 66.7% #39 1,685 0 0
19 2004 0–4 0.0% #296 1,451 0 0 2007 11–24 31.4% #83 1,538 0 0
20 2005 8–4 66.7% #104 1,573 0 1 2008 3–8 27.3% #161 1,483 0 0
21 2006 6–16 27.3% #166 1,484 0 1 2009 0–1 0.0% #230 1,468 0 0
22 2007 10–12 45.5% #58 1,543 0 1 — — — — — — —
23 2008 7–14 33.3% #126 1,527 0 1 — — — — — — —
24 2009 0–3 0.0% #306 1,486 0 1 2012 6–4 60.0% #106 1,534 0 0
25 2010 1–1 50.0% #422 1,495 0 1 2013 7–17 29.2% #132 1,481 0 0
26 — — — — — — — 2014 0–1 0.0% #683 1,469 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 Olga Puchkova
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% — — — — — — — — 2006 15 7 22 68.2% — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
19 2004 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2007 8 16 24 33.3% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
20 2005 6 2 8 75.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2008 3 6 9 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
21 2006 2 10 12 16.7% 3 4 7 42.9% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 2009 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2007 8 7 15 53.3% 2 3 5 40.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
23 2008 5 9 14 35.7% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2009 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2012 6 4 10 60.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
25 2010 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 5 11 16 31.3% 1 3 4 25.0% 1 3 4 25.0% — — — —
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 24 37 61 39.3% 9 16 25 36.0% 1 5 6 16.7% — — — — — 37 46 83 44.6% 4 8 12 33.3% 2 8 10 20.0% 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 52/70 of Zi Yan's and 67/106 of Olga Puchkova'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 Olga Puchkova
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 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 3/24 1.0 2.3 76.7% 47.1% 50.9% 39.5% 30.2% 47.8% 39.0%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 25/35 0.6 8.2 59.7% 53.2% 34.1% 37.6% 45.6% 45.1% 40.6%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 7/11 1.0 9.6 59.8% 52.6% 31.3% 39.9% 50.1% 43.8% 46.0%
21 2006 10/22 1.8 3.3 64.1% 56.8% 43.0% 56.3% 48.9% 52.2% 41.1% 2009 1/1 0.0 5.0 70.3% 57.7% 31.8% 58.3% 40.0% 50.0% 39.0%
22 2007 18/22 1.3 2.6 65.3% 60.0% 45.6% 47.1% 55.2% 54.9% 44.5% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2008 20/21 0.9 3.6 63.5% 56.5% 41.5% 49.7% 43.3% 51.0% 44.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2009 2/3 1.0 4.5 62.7% 53.0% 39.2% 33.3% 47.3% 47.8% 44.6% 2012 9/10 2.8 6.4 57.6% 62.2% 42.6% 56.4% 57.3% 54.1% 44.2%
25 2010 2/2 0.0 2.5 62.7% 53.2% 38.5% 39.3% 33.6% 47.7% 39.0% 2013 21/24 1.5 6.5 56.6% 56.9% 37.2% 40.6% 38.0% 48.5% 39.2%
26 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 1/1 1.0 10.0 44.7% 47.1% 28.6% 16.7% 100.0% 36.8% 27.9%
Career — 52/92 1.2 3.2 64.2% 57.5% 43.0% 49.1% 48.3% 52.3% 43.7% — 67/106 1.2 7.3 59.2% 55.2% 36.6% 41.4% 45.3% 47.3% 40.9%

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 Olga Puchkova
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 2006 1685 124.8 -1.66 -1.35 0.748 43.3% +20 — — 56.4% +0.56 8–1 (89%) 0–2 — +0.23
19 2004 1451 99.1 — — — — +21 — — 27.3% -1.82 0–3 (0%) 1–0 — -0.09 2007 1538 108.8 -8.30 -2.51 0.739 42.9% +37 -4 +8 30.1% -1.67 5–2 (71%) 3–4 (43%) 100.9 -0.99
20 2005 1573 115.2 — — — — +3 -61 — 60.0% +0.80 2–1 (67%) 2–2 (50%) 101.7 +0.28 2008 1483 109.0 -4.88 +0.21 0.818 44.7% +53 — — 36.0% -0.96 0–3 (0%) 0–1 — +0.50
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 2009 1468 97.8 -0.53 -0.20 0.780 45.1% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.13
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2009 1486 98.3 -0.13 -1.41 0.855 46.2% — — — 14.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.21 2012 1534 99.9 -1.16 -0.82 0.962 49.5% +32 — — 50.0% -0.46 4–2 (67%) 3–1 (75%) 104.6 +0.97
25 2010 1495 98.7 -4.24 -2.37 0.747 44.1% — — — 40.0% -1.80 1–0 1–0 — +0.07 2013 1482 105.5 -5.33 -3.52 0.760 44.2% +28 +16 -17 33.3% -1.69 4–3 (57%) 1–2 (33%) 102.8 -0.19
26 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1470 93.8 -2.57 +0.22 0.442 32.1% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.03
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 — 1703 112.3 -5.55 -2.19 0.776 44.3% +32 +3 -6 39.2% -0.98 21–11 (66%) 7–10 (41%) 105.6 +0.64

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.