Zhang v Cibulkova

WTA Tour career

Shuai ZhangChina540 games · 2006–2026Most acesFewest double faults

Dominika CibulkovaSlovakia662 games · 2005–2019Most sets wonMost sets won %

Lineball analyst3–11

Dominika Cibulkova takes it, 11–3 on categories

Cibulkova wins on break points saved %. Zhang’s case rests on aces, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Zhang 540 matches, Cibulkova 662 matches.

Zhang averages 1.7 aces a match to Cibulkova’s 0.8 — 2 times as many.
Zhang averages 2.4 double faults a match to Cibulkova’s 3.3.
Cibulkova averages 1.3 sets won a match to Zhang’s 1 (32% more).
Winners’ edge: Cibulkova’s team won 58%, Zhang’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.08 total · best 1
65.8First serve in %63.9
61.2First-serve points won %61.7
52.6Break points saved %55.4
42.9Return points won %45.9
1.7896 total · best 14Acesper game0.8548 total · best 13

Head to head

16 matches
since 20105

Hard · 6 matchesZhang 1Cibulkova 5
Grand Slams · 2 matchesZhang 1Cibulkova 1

Last meetings

14 Jan 2019 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardZhang won 6-2 4-6 6-2
2 Jan 2017 · Brisbane · Round of 16 · HardCibulkova won 2-6 6-4 6-4
24 Feb 2014 · Acapulco · Semifinal · HardCibulkova won 4-2 ret.
3 Oct 2011 · Beijing · Round of 64 · HardCibulkova won 6-0 6-2
29 Aug 2011 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardCibulkova won 6-3 6-4
6 Feb 2010 · Fed Cup WG2 R1: SVK vs CHN · Round robin · HardCibulkova won 6-4 6-1

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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