Prediction of Ekaterina Makarova vs Lin Zhu Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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HEAD TO HEAD
E. Makarova vs L. Zhu

Ekaterina Makarova

RUS

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.80m

Height

1.73m

Ret.

C. Rank

166

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$6.6M

Career Money

$2.0M

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Lin Zhu

CHN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.80m

Height

1.73m

Ret.

C. Rank

166

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$6.6M

Career Money

$2.0M

Left-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Makarova 1 - 0 Zhu

They have played 2 sets in total, with Ekaterina Makarova winning 2 and Lin Zhu winning 0. The last match between Ekaterina Makarova and Lin Zhu was at the Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, 19-02-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Ekaterina Makarova getting the victory 6-3 6-1.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Makarova	1
Zhu	0

Last 1 H2H Matches:

(R1) Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai(02-19-17)

Stats

Ekaterina Makarova

Lin Zhu

E. Makarova vs L. Zhu H2H Profile

E. Makarova	Stats	L. Zhu
$6,634,741	Career Prize Money	$1,966,094
55.69% (377-300)	Career Total W/L	58.84% (446-312)
1	Hard	0
4	Titles	17
1	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	41.18% (7-10)

E. Makarova vs L. Zhu Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Ekaterina Makarova has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Lin Zhu has won 38.38%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Ekaterina Makarova, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Lin Zhu has won 48.89%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 33.51% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Ekaterina Makarova has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Lin Zhu has saved 48.70% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Ekaterina Makarova has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Lin Zhu winning 55.26% (W/L 21/17) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Ekaterina Makarova has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 65% (W/L 53/29), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 48% (W/L 35/38). Lin Zhu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 65% (W/L 377/232), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 38% (W/L 19/31).
Player level: In the last year, Ekaterina Makarova has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Lin Zhu has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 72.22% of matches (W/L 13/5). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Ekaterina Makarova winning 1 times and Lin Zhu being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Ekaterina Makarova winning 2 and Lin Zhu winning 0.
The last match between Ekaterina Makarova and Lin Zhu was at the Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai, 19-02-2017, Round: R1, Surface: Hard, with Ekaterina Makarova getting the victory 6-3 6-1.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:1:28.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Ekaterina Makarova has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Lin Zhu has played against players with an average rank of 224.71.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Ekaterina Makarova has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Lin Zhu has won 43% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Ekaterina Makarova has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Lin Zhu has converted 40.97% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Ekaterina Makarova vs Lin Zhu Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

E. Makarova vs L. Zhu H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

E. Makarova	Stats	L. Zhu
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
12	Games Won	4
1	Aces (Total)	1
2	Total Double Faults	6
1:1:28	Average Match Time	1:1:28
59% (30/51)	1st Serve %	66% (35/53)
87% (26/30)	1st Serve Win %	63% (22/35)
48% (10/21)	2nd Serve Win %	33% (6/18)
80% (4/5)	Break Pts Won %	0% (0/3)
47% (25/53)	Return Points Win %	29% (15/51)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

E. Makarova Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai - 18-02-2019
R1 Aliaksandra SasnovichA. Sasnovich	L	0-6 7-5 6-4	Stats
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy - St. Petersburg - 28-01-2019
R1 Vera ZvonarevaV. Zvonareva	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Australian Open - Melbourne - 14-01-2019
R1 Katie BoulterK. Boulter	L	6-0 4-6 7-6(6)	Stats
Kremlin Cup - Moscow - 15-10-2018
R1 Ons JabeurO. Jabeur	L	6-1 6-2	Stats
China Open - Beijing - 01-10-2018
R1 Garbine MuguruzaG. Muguruza	L	6-0 6-4	Stats

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L. Zhu Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Jiangxi Open - Jiujiang - 27-10-2025
R1 Alycia ParksA. Parks	L	6-3 2-1 ret.	Stats
Ningbo Open - Ningbo - 13-10-2025
QF Diana ShnaiderD. Shnaider	L	2-6 6-3 6-1	Stats
R2 Mirra AndreevaM. Andreeva	W	4-6 6-3 6-2	Stats
R1 Emma RaducanuE. Raducanu	W	3-6 6-4 6-1	Stats
Wuhan Open - Wuhan - 06-10-2025
R1 Maya JointM. Joint	L	7-5 7-6(10)	Stats

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E. Makarova vs L. Zhu Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

E. Makarova	Stats	L. Zhu
55.69% (377/300)	YTD Win/Loss	58.84% (446/312)
54.83% (851/701)	Sets Win/Loss	56.60% (990/759)
51.64% (7364/6897)	Games Win/Loss	52.69% (8374/7518)
57.22% (202/151)	Hard Win/Loss	61.90% (377/232)
51.66% (78/73)	Clay Win/Loss	45.61% (26/31)
48.35% (44/47)	Indoor Hard W/L	57.14% (24/18)
64.63% (53/29)	Grass Win/Loss	38.00% (19/31)
0.19	Aces Per Game	0.11
1320	Aces Total	877
0.19	Double Faults Per Game	0.19
1336	Total Double Faults	1477
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:7:14
501.68	Average Opponent Rank	502.19
63% (23163/36670)	1st Serve %	63% (23005/36604)
64% (14860/23163)	1st Serve Win %	62% (14239/23005)
47% (6285/13503)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (6330/13604)
46% (1988/4278)	Break Points Won % (Total)	49% (2164/4411)
43% (16141/37176)	Return Points Win %	45% (16505/36296)
63.97% (87/49)	Slam W/L	48.61% (35/37)
51.35% (95/90)	Masters W/L	37.70% (23/38)
54.55% (6/5)	Cups W/L	69.23% (9/4)
54.08% (126/107)	Main Tour W/L	53.37% (95/83)
56.25% (63/49)	Challenger W/L	63.69% (207/118)
0% (0/0)	Futures W/L	70.64% (77/32)
55% (370/667)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	59% (441/748)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	33% (1/3)
52% (71/137)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (76/149)
50% (101/202)	Deciding Set Win %	58% (137/237)
87% (383/333)	1st Set Won, Won Match	87% (423/366)
13% (383/49)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	13% (423/56)
15% (294/44)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (335/79)