THE TENNIS TRADER
SUNDAY 18 OCTOBERMATCHES 126EVENTS 45LIVE 7
WTAHardOsaka2026-10-19 03:00

Tereza Valentova v Shuai Zhang

The market

T. ValentovaFAV1.3670%
S. Zhang3.2030%
Market says70% Valentova

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

T. Valentova
Defending final
S. Zhang
26-19
16-12
Lost Final to L. Fernandez
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on hard
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
22-27
17-19
Did not play
Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Tereza Valentova
Czech Republic
Shuai Zhang
China
48
19
Czech Republic
13–9
0
9–7
4–2
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Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
79
37
China
3–2
0
3–2
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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

T. Valentova — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-08-29Philadelphia (Usa)HardK. Volynets2 - 01.5264%LOST
2026-08-28Philadelphia (Usa)HardJ. Grabher2 - 01.2179%WON
2026-08-27Philadelphia (Usa)HardK. Collins0 - 21.0789%WON
2026-08-26Philadelphia (Usa)HardF. Tian0 - 21.1682%WON
2026-08-24Philadelphia (Usa)HardA. Arseneault0 - 21.0394%WON
2026-08-17CincinnatiHardE. Svitolina1 - 23.3471%LOST
2026-08-14CincinnatiHardM. Stoiana0 - 21.4069%WON
2026-08-04TorontoHardT. Townsend0 - 21.5164%LOST
2026-07-25Livesport Prague OpenClayD. Snigur0 - 21.7057%LOST
2026-07-24Livesport Prague OpenClayM. Bouzkova1 - 22.5562%WON

S. Zhang — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-10-13WuhanHardA. Krueger2 - 02.2457%LOST
2026-09-24WTA Billie Jean King Cup - World Group- QualificationE. Cocciaretto0 - 2——WON
2026-08-30US OpenHardL. Fernandez0 - 23.0568%LOST
2026-08-25MonterreyHardM. Timofeeva0 - 21.8652%LOST
2026-08-16CincinnatiHardA. Li0 - 22.2057%LOST
2026-08-15CincinnatiHardK. Day2 - 1——WON
2026-08-07TorontoHardA. Sabalenka2 - 012.4992%LOST
2026-08-04TorontoHardJ. Ostapenko1 - 0 RET2.9067%WON
2026-08-03TorontoHardY. Putintseva0 - 22.8866%WON
2026-07-25WashingtonHardG. Knutson1 - 21.3470%LOST

Common questions

Who is favourite, Tereza Valentova or Shuai Zhang?

Tereza Valentova is favourite at 1.36, which is a 70% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Tereza Valentova vs Shuai Zhang?

Tereza Valentova is 1.36 and Shuai Zhang is 3.20, the prices we recorded for the Osaka match.

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