Mona Barthel vs Lin ZhuChicago Round of 32

Chicago · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#208WTA
1551ELO
1533Hard ELO
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 September 2018 ·
hard
#177WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWLWW
Barthel M.
5-7 6-2 6-4
Zhu L.
Barthel M.
5662
Zhu L.
7241

Mona Barthel defeated Lin Zhu 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the Chicago round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lin Zhu came in ranked #177, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Mona Barthel narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-23WimbledonQFgrassLin Zhu4-6 3-6
2021-06-28WimbledonR128grassLin Zhu6-7 6-3 6-3
2019-03-04Indian WellsR128hardMona Barthel6-4 6-7 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
16
Break points saved·Even
11
7
Break points won·Dominant
31
80
Deciding sets·Clear edge
18
3
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
61

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
100
96

Barthel M.: 15 days rest · Zhu L.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw