Prediction of Shuai Zhang vs Melanie South Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

Our Predictions

H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Zhang vs M. South

Shuai Zhang

CHN

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.75m

102

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.5M

Career Money

$61.4K

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Melanie South

GBR

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.75m

102

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$5.5M

Career Money

$61.4K

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-to-head: Zhang 3 - 1 South

They have played 8 sets in total, with Shuai Zhang winning 6 and Melanie South winning 2. The last match between Shuai Zhang and Melanie South was at the U.S. Open - New York, 22-08-2008, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Shuai Zhang getting the victory 7-6(2) 6-2.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Zhang	3
South	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(Q3) U.S. Open - New York(08-22-08)

Stats

Shuai Zhang

Melanie South

(R1) Xiamen(11-26-07)

Stats

Shuai Zhang

Melanie South

(SF) Chengdu(07-24-06)

Stats

Melanie South

Shuai Zhang

S. Zhang vs M. South H2H Profile

S. Zhang	Stats	M. South
$5,466,711	Career Prize Money	$61,365
56.88% (579-439)	Career Total W/L	52.21% (248-227)
3	Hard	1
28	Titles	5
3	Total H2H Matches	1
52.63% (10-9)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Zhang vs M. South 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 Melanie South has won 0%. 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 Melanie South has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 28.34% and 0% 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 Melanie South has saved 0% 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 Melanie South winning 0% (W/L 0/0) 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). Melanie South has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 144/117), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 33% (W/L 5/10).
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 Melanie South has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). 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 4 times before with Shuai Zhang winning 3 times and Melanie South being victorious 1 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Shuai Zhang winning 6 and Melanie South winning 2.
The last match between Shuai Zhang and Melanie South was at the U.S. Open - New York, 22-08-2008, Round: Q3, Surface: Hard, with Shuai Zhang getting the victory 7-6(2) 6-2.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Shuai Zhang has played against opponents with an average rank of 206.55 while Melanie South has played against players with an average rank of 0.
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 Melanie South has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Shuai Zhang has converted 45.54% of breakpoint opportunities, and Melanie South has converted 0% 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 Melanie South Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Zhang vs M. South H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Zhang	Stats	M. South
3	H2H Matches Won	1
6	Sets Won	2
49	Games Won	34
2	Aces (Total)	0
3	Total Double Faults	4
0:0:0	Average Match Time	0:0:0
80% (63/79)	1st Serve %	55% (36/65)
54% (34/63)	1st Serve Win %	53% (19/36)
69% (11/16)	2nd Serve Win %	31% (9/29)
75% (6/8)	Break Pts Won %	50% (4/8)
57% (37/65)	Return Points Win %	43% (34/79)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	25% (1/4)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	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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M. South Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Barnstaple - 28-10-2013
R1 Katerina SiniakovaK. Siniakova	L	6-4 6-1	Stats
Poitiers - 21-10-2013
Q2 Stephanie DuboisS. Dubois	L	6-1 6-0	Stats
Q1 Crystel MulderC. Mulder	W	6-0 6-0	Stats
BGL Luxembourg Open - Luxembourg - 14-10-2013
Q1 Stephanie VogtS. Vogt	L	6-1 6-2	Stats
Loughborough - 23-09-2013
R1 Jade WindleyJ. Windley	L	7-6(4) 7-5	Stats

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S. Zhang vs M. South Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Zhang	Stats	M. South
56.88% (579/439)	YTD Win/Loss	52.21% (248/227)
55.66% (1269/1011)	Sets Win/Loss	51.97% (567/524)
52.26% (10777/9845)	Games Win/Loss	51.21% (5159/4915)
60.09% (408/271)	Hard Win/Loss	55.17% (144/117)
46.99% (86/97)	Clay Win/Loss	33.33% (5/10)
58.54% (48/34)	Indoor Hard W/L	52.07% (63/58)
50.00% (37/37)	Grass Win/Loss	46.15% (36/42)
0.12	Aces Per Game	0.04
1219	Aces Total	216
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.07
1784	Total Double Faults	330
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
457.54	Average Opponent Rank	556
66% (31671/47862)	1st Serve %	59% (2760/4674)
62% (19497/31671)	1st Serve Win %	65% (1802/2760)
46% (7421/16188)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (793/1914)
47% (2634/5622)	Break Points Won % (Total)	45% (221/488)
44% (21076/47474)	Return Points Win %	42% (1965/4713)
53.68% (73/63)	Slam W/L	18.52% (5/22)
44.51% (73/91)	Masters W/L	42.86% (3/4)
50.00% (7/7)	Cups W/L	100.00% (1/0)
49.14% (171/177)	Main Tour W/L	46.94% (23/26)
71.00% (235/96)	Challenger W/L	51.84% (169/157)
80.00% (20/5)	Futures W/L	72.31% (47/18)
57% (570/996)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	52% (246/471)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/1)
54% (110/204)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	39% (39/100)
55% (143/260)	Deciding Set Win %	50% (72/144)
89% (571/509)	1st Set Won, Won Match	85% (248/212)
11% (571/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	15% (248/36)
15% (447/69)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	16% (226/36)