LIVE RANKINGS. Zhang improves her rank right before facing Sabalenka in Cincinnati

See the the live rankings of Shuai Zhang before squaring off with Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter of the Western & Southern Open

Friday Live Ranking Shuai Zhang

Shuai Zhang is about to play against Aryna Sabalenka on Friday the 19th of August in Cincinnati. Here is an update about her live rankings.

Shuai Zhang is right now ranked no.44 with points placed as the Chinese no.2 behind Qinwen Zheng who is her compatriot no.1 with 1268 points ranked no.41.

On the other side, Aryna Sabalenka is now ranked no.7 positioned as Belarussian no.1 with 3121 points preceding Victoria Azarenka who has 1886 points and is ranked no.22.

Live Rankings

Zhang is 10 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.35. Her career-best rank was no.23.

Depending on the other results, Shuai Zhang may gain 6 places to be the new world no.29 if she wins the next match.

Zhang will have 130 points to defend in the next 4 weeks. She will drop 60 points on the 29th of August (Tennis in the Land – Cleveland) and 70 points on the 12th of September (U.S. Open – New York).

In her live rankings, out of 1360 points, Shuai has gained 665 points (49%) on Hard Court, 375 points (28%) on Indoor, 240 points (18%) on Grass and 80 points (6%) on Clay.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Zhang is still ranked no.25 with the status of Chinese no.1.

H2H Shuai Zhang vs. Aryna Sabalenka

Zhang and Sabalenka played each other 4 times. The head to head is 1-3 for Sabalenka.

The last time that they played each other it was in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) when Sabalenka won 6-2 6-0. The prediction is Zhang to win in 2 sets.

Sabalenka in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022

Shuai Zhang

30 - 9win/loss

Hard
14-4
Clay
15-4
Grass
1-1
26 year old
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2024 Highlights

Ranked world no.7, Sabalenka has a 23-16 record in 2022. Aryna is playing at the moment in Cincinnati where she ousted Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 4-1 ret. and Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 6-72 6-4.

Aryna Sabalenka will come up against the world no.44 Shuai Zhang in the quarter on Friday at 3:30 pm on GRAND STAND. The head to head is 3-1 for Sabalenka.

Sabalenka was the finalist in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix) and in Hertogenbosch (‘s).

Sabalenka won 10 titles in her career: 7 on hard courts, 1 on clay courts and 2 on indoor courts. (See the list of her titles)

Sabalenka
Cincinnati
Sabalenka's Record
Sabalenka
Projected
Draw

Zhang in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2022

Aryna Sabalenka

0 - 5win/loss

Hard
0-3
Clay
0-1
Grass
0-1
35 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently the world no.44, the Chinese has managed to achieve a 27-20 match record in 2022. Zhang is currently having a run in Cincinnati where she ousted Shuai Zhang 6-4 7-5, Shuai Zhang 6-3 6-4 and Shuai Zhang 2-6 6-4 6-4.

Shuai Zhang will take on the world no.7 Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter on Friday at 3:30 pm on GRAND STAND. Their actual record is 3-1 for Sabalenka.

The Chinese clinched 1 title in 2022 in Lyon. The Chinese reached the final in Birmingham (Viking Classic).

Zhang
Cincinnati
Zhang's Record
Zhang
Projected
Draw