Shuai Zhang vs Heather Watson Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Zhang vs H. Watson

Shuai Zhang

CHN

3

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.70m

102

C. Rank

265

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.5M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Heather Watson

GBR

3

Win

Played

2

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.70m

102

C. Rank

265

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.5M

Career Money

$2.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Zhang 3 - 2 Watson

They have played 10 sets in total, with Shuai Zhang winning 6 and Heather Watson winning 4. The last match between Heather Watson and Shuai Zhang was at the Birmingham Classic - Birmingham, 16-06-2021, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Heather Watson getting the victory 5-2 ret..

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Zhang	3
Watson	2

Last 5 H2H Matches:

(R2) Birmingham Classic - Birmingham(06-16-21)

Stats

Heather Watson

Shuai Zhang

(R1) Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati(08-11-14)

Stats

Shuai Zhang

Heather Watson

(Q2) Estoril Open - Estoril(04-29-12)

Stats

Heather Watson

Shuai Zhang

S. Zhang vs H. Watson H2H Profile

S. Zhang	Stats	H. Watson
$5,466,711	Career Prize Money	$2,704,519
56.88% (579-439)	Career Total W/L	54.43% (436-365)
0	Clay	1
0	Grass	1
3	Hard	0
28	Titles	12
3	Total H2H Matches	2
52.63% (10-9)	YTD Win/Loss	25.00% (1-3)

S. Zhang vs H. Watson Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shuai Zhang has won 40.10% of points on their second serve, while Heather Watson has won 43.76%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Shuai Zhang, in recent form, has won 51.45% of their opponent's second serve points, while Heather Watson has won 49.49%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.34% and 27.76% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Shuai Zhang has saved 45.31% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Heather Watson has saved 45.61% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Shuai Zhang has won 68.09% of matches played (W/L 32/15), with Heather Watson winning 43.75% (W/L 14/18) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Shuai Zhang has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 408/271), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 47% (W/L 86/97). Heather Watson has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 60% (W/L 77/46), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 49% (W/L 58/60).
Player level: In the last year, Shuai Zhang has played most of their matches on the Main tour, winning 57.14% of matches (W/L 8/6), where as Heather Watson has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 64.29% of matches (W/L 9/5). 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 5 times before with Shuai Zhang winning 3 times and Heather Watson being victorious 1 times. They have played 10 sets in total, with Shuai Zhang winning 6 and Heather Watson winning 4.
The last match between Shuai Zhang and Heather Watson was at the Birmingham Classic - Birmingham, 16-06-2021, Round: R2, Surface: Grass, with Heather Watson getting the victory 5-2 ret..
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:44:23.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shuai Zhang has played against opponents with an average rank of 206.55 while Heather Watson has played against players with an average rank of 220.97.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Shuai Zhang has won 89% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Heather Watson has won 60% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Shuai Zhang has converted 45.54% of breakpoint opportunities, and Heather Watson has converted 32.18% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Shuai Zhang vs Heather Watson Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Zhang vs H. Watson H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Zhang	Stats	H. Watson
3	H2H Matches Won	1
6	Sets Won	4
47	Games Won	41
1	Aces (Total)	10
9	Total Double Faults	9
0:44:23	Average Match Time	0:44:23
61% (100/165)	1st Serve %	58% (80/138)
55% (55/100)	1st Serve Win %	71% (57/80)
46% (30/65)	2nd Serve Win %	47% (27/58)
100% (7/7)	Break Pts Won %	68% (13/19)
39% (54/138)	Return Points Win %	48% (80/165)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	25% (1/4)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (2/2)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/2)
0% (0/2)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Zhang Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Hong Kong Tennis Open - Hong Kong - 27-10-2025
R2 Anna KalinskayaA. Kalinskaya	L	6-1 6-1	Stats
R1 Veronika ErjavecV. Erjavec	W	6-2 6-2	Stats
Guangzhou Open - Guangzhou - 20-10-2025
SF Ann LiA. Li	L	5-2 ret.	Stats
QF Katie VolynetsK. Volynets	W	7-6(5) 5-7 7-5	Stats
R2 Veronika ErjavecV. Erjavec	W	3-6 6-3 6-2	Stats

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H. Watson Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
Q1 Ekaterine GorgodzeE. Gorgodze	L	3-6 6-3 6-4	Stats
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati - 04-08-2025
Q1 Anastasia ZakharovaA. Zakharova	L	6-2 6-3	Stats
Eupago Porto Open - Porto - 14-07-2025
R1 Angelina VoloshchukA. Voloshchuk	L	6-4 ret.	Stats
Wimbledon - London - 30-06-2025
R1 Clara TausonC. Tauson	L	2-6 6-4 6-3	Stats
Rothesay International - Eastbourne - 23-06-2025
Q3 Kamilla RakhimovaK. Rakhimova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats

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S. Zhang vs H. Watson Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Zhang	Stats	H. Watson
56.88% (579/439)	YTD Win/Loss	54.43% (436/365)
55.66% (1269/1011)	Sets Win/Loss	53.35% (996/871)
52.26% (10777/9845)	Games Win/Loss	51.98% (9088/8395)
60.09% (408/271)	Hard Win/Loss	53.77% (228/196)
46.99% (86/97)	Clay Win/Loss	49.15% (58/60)
58.54% (48/34)	Indoor Hard W/L	64.12% (84/47)
50.00% (37/37)	Grass Win/Loss	51.56% (66/62)
0.12	Aces Per Game	0.28
1219	Aces Total	2428
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.27
1784	Total Double Faults	2324
1st Match	Average Match Time	1:26:19
457.54	Average Opponent Rank	137.26
66% (31671/47862)	1st Serve %	60% (30138/50443)
62% (19497/31671)	1st Serve Win %	65% (19664/30138)
46% (7421/16188)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (9127/20294)
47% (2634/5622)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (2686/5914)
44% (21076/47474)	Return Points Win %	44% (22126/50162)
53.68% (73/63)	Slam W/L	42.99% (46/61)
44.51% (73/91)	Masters W/L	44.96% (58/71)
50.00% (7/7)	Cups W/L	65.71% (23/12)
49.14% (171/177)	Main Tour W/L	51.91% (163/151)
71.00% (235/96)	Challenger W/L	66.67% (138/69)
80.00% (20/5)	Futures W/L	88.89% (8/1)
57% (570/996)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	54% (431/792)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	100% (1/1)
54% (110/204)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (104/207)
55% (143/260)	Deciding Set Win %	53% (144/272)
89% (571/509)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (420/358)
11% (571/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	15% (420/61)
15% (447/69)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	20% (381/77)