Shuai Zhang vs Dinara Safina Head to Head Stats

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
S. Zhang vs D. Safina

Shuai Zhang

CHN

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.82m

112

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$5.3M

Career Money

$6.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Dinara Safina

RUS

1

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.77m

Height

1.82m

112

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

Ytd Titles

$5.3M

Career Money

$6.4M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Head-To-Head: Zhang 1 - 0 Safina

They have played 2 sets in total, with Shuai Zhang winning 2 and Dinara Safina winning 0. The last match between Shuai Zhang and Dinara Safina was at the China Open - Beijing, 05-10-2009, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Shuai Zhang getting the victory 7-5 7-6(5).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Zhang	1
Safina	0

Last H2H Matches:

(R2) China Open - Beijing(10-05-09)

Stats

Shuai Zhang

Dinara Safina

S. Zhang vs D. Safina H2H Profile

S. Zhang	Stats	D. Safina
$5,348,681	Career Prize Money	$6,447,290
56.76% (571-435)	Career Total W/L	66.40% (330-167)
1	Hard	0
28	Titles	12
1	Total H2H Matches	0
28.57% (2-5)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

S. Zhang vs D. Safina Match Preview

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Shuai Zhang has won 38.77% of points on their second serve, while Dinara Safina 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 44.77% of their opponent's second serve points, while Dinara Safina has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.29% 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 47.48% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Dinara Safina has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Shuai Zhang has won 64.44% of matches played (W/L 29/ 16), with Dinara Safina winning 0% (W/L 29/ 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 400/ 267), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 47% (W/L 86/ 97). Dinara Safina has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 75% (W/L 114/ 39), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 62% (W/L 141/ 88).
Player level: In the last year, Shuai Zhang has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 84.62% of matches (W/L 11/ 2), where as Dinara Safina 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 1 times before with Shuai Zhang winning 1 times and Dinara Safina being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Shuai Zhang winning 2 and Dinara Safina winning 0. The last match between Shuai Zhang and Dinara Safina was at the China Open - Beijing, 05-10-2009, Round: R2, Surface: Hard, with Shuai Zhang getting the victory 7-5 7-6(5).
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 222.04 while Dinara Safina 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 75% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Dinara Safina has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Shuai Zhang has converted 37.61% of breakpoint opportunities, and Dinara Safina 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 Dinara Safina Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

S. Zhang vs D. Safina H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

S. Zhang	Stats	D. Safina
1	H2H Matches Won	0
2	Sets Won	0
14	Games Won	11
4	Total Double Faults	13
0:0:0	Avg. Match Time	0:0:0
68% (52/76)	1st Serve %	63% (62/99)
58% (30/52)	1st Serve Win %	65% (40/62)
50% (12/24)	2nd Serve Win %	30% (11/37)
36% (5/14)	Break Pts Won %	67% (4/6)
48% (48/99)	Return Pts Won %	45% (34/76)
100% (1/1)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won → Match Won	0% (0/0)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won → Match Lost	0% (0/0)
0% (0/0)	1st Set Lost → Match Won	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

S. Zhang Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
U.S. Open - New York - 25-08-2025
R1 Belinda BencicB. Bencic	L	6-3 6-3	Stats
Q3 Sijia WeiS. Wei	W	6-1 6-3	Stats
Q2 Darja VidmanovaD. Vidmanova	W	6-4 6-0	Stats
Q1 Mary StoianaM. Stoiana	W	7-5 6-3	Stats
W50 Nottingham - 14-07-2025
F Harmony TanH. Tan	W	6-4 6-2	Stats

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D. Safina Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open - Madrid - 02-05-2011
R2 Julia GoergesJ. Goerges	L	6-4 4-6 6-4	Stats
R1 Nuria Llagostera VivesN. Llagostera	W	5-7 6-4 6-3	Stats
Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem - Fes - 18-04-2011
SF Alberta BriantiA. Brianti	L	w/o	Stats
QF Anastasia PivovarovaA. Pivovarova	W	6-4 2-6 6-4	Stats
R2 Alize CornetA. Cornet	W	6-1 6-3	Stats

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S. Zhang vs D. Safina Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

S. Zhang	Stats	D. Safina
56.76% (571/435)	YTD Win/Loss	66.40% (330/167)
55.64% (1253/999)	Sets Win/Loss	63.32% (718/416)
52.27% (10648/9723)	Games Win/Loss	55.01% (5768/4717)
59.97% (400/267)	Hard Win/Loss	61.57% (141/88)
46.99% (86/97)	Clay Win/Loss	74.51% (114/39)
58.54% (48/34)	Indoor Hard W/L	65.28% (47/25)
50.00% (37/37)	Grass Win/Loss	65.12% (28/15)
0.12	Aces Per Game	0.19
1188	Aces Total	975
0.18	Double Faults Per Game	0.31
1751	Total Double Faults	1584
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
454.4	Average Opponent Rank	444
66% (31156/47090)	1st Serve %	64% (13829/21645)
62% (19171/31156)	1st Serve Win %	65% (8977/13830)
46% (7319/15931)	2nd Serve Win %	44% (3463/7817)
47% (2585/5528)	Break Points Won % (Total)	48% (1342/2788)
44% (20684/46624)	Return Points Win %	46% (10025/21636)
53.68% (73/63)	Slam W/L	66.34% (67/34)
43.67% (69/89)	Masters W/L	64.52% (100/55)
50.00% (7/7)	Cups W/L	0.00% (0/2)
48.83% (167/175)	Main Tour W/L	68.20% (163/76)
71.00% (235/96)	Challenger W/L	0% (0/0)
80.00% (20/5)	Futures W/L	0% (0/0)
57% (562/985)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	67% (327/489)
67% (2/3)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	50% (1/2)
54% (109/202)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	58% (67/115)
54% (138/255)	Deciding Set Win %	59% (86/145)
89% (565/503)	1st Set Won, Won Match	91% (309/281)
11% (565/61)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	9% (309/27)
15% (441/67)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	26% (187/48)