Shuai Zhang def. Varvara Lepchenko — Round of 32, Merida Open Akron 2026
WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico
Played24 Feb 2026
🇨🇳ranked WTA number 85 going into this drawWon
Shuai Zhang 6 6
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 150 going into this draw
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
🇺🇸Varvara Lepchenko
Match stats
Serve
3
Aces
1
1
Double faults
2
75%
1st serve in
58%
60%
1st serve points won
59%
79%
2nd serve points won
29%
65%
Service points won
46%
5/6
Break points saved
4/9
Return
54%
Return points won
35%
5/9
Break points won
1/6
64
Total points won
43
Head to head
2–0 Zhang
- This matchMerida R32won by Zhang
- 2019ClayParis R128won by Zhang
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
5–5
Last 10 matches
3–7
By surface
9–7
Hard
–
By round
3–2
R32
–
1–2
R16
–
5–2
First match at an event
–
1–1
At WTA 500s
–
How their matches go
15
Completed matches
0
20%
Won in straight sets
–
40%
Won after losing a set
–
7%
Lost after winning a set
–
33%
Lost in straight sets
–
1–1
Tiebreaks
–
6–1
Deciding sets
–
7/7
Won after winning set 1
–
2/8
Won after losing set 1
–
Serve and return, last 5 matches
68%
1st serve in
–
63%
1st serve points won
–
47%
2nd serve points won
–
44%
Break points saved
–
42%
Return points won
–
48%
Break points won
–
2.6
Aces a match
–
1.8
Double faults a match
–
Last 14 days
0
Matches
0
0
Sets
0
35
Days since last match
329