[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Qinwen Zheng’s draw vs Samsonova, Bencic to win the Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi draw preview with H2H - Qinwen Zheng may need to best Liudmila Samsonova, Belinda Bencic to conquer the tournament in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open.

Qinwen Zheng Stats info

Qinwen Zheng is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Abu Dhabi. Qinwen has defeated Rebecca Marino 6-3 6-3, Jelena Ostapenko 7-610 6-1 and Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-2 to reach the semifinal where she will face Liudmila Samsonova.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Qinwen Zheng’s projected draw includingherlikely opponents in Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. Qinwen has a neutral record (1-1) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Rebecca Marino (74) – 6-3 6-3
R2 – Jelena Ostapenko (12) – 7-610 6-1
1/4 – Daria Kasatkina (8) – 6-1 6-2
1/2 – Liudmila Samsonova (19) – H2H 1-1
Fin – Belinda Bencic (9) – H2H 0-0
or Beatriz Haddad Maia (14) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 1-1

34 - 24win/loss in 2024

Rank
16
High
12
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 34-24 25-15 4-4 1-1 4-4 0-0
2022 30-17 26-10 3-4 0-0 1-3 0-0
2021 39-22 15-9 6-9 8-3 10-1 0-0
2020 20-12 10-6 4-4 6-2 0-0 0-0
2019 32-28 8-9 10-10 9-6 5-3 0-0
2018 65-23 12-4 49-16 1-2 0-0 3-1
2017 36-19 2-1 18-11 12-4 0-0 4-3
2016 12-7 0-0 6-6 0-0 0-0 6-1

Liudmila Samsonova has a 5-3 record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 8 years, the Russian has a 78-42 record on hard (Click here to see full career record).

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Liudmila Samsonova

This match would represent the 3rd time that Qinwen Zheng and Liudmila Samsonova square off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Samsonova on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Belinda Bencic’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

31 - 13win/loss in 2024

Rank
17
High
4
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 31-13 24-10 4-2 0-0 3-1 0-0
2022 42-18 13-9 13-4 10-2 6-3 0-0
2021 37-20 22-9 5-5 5-3 5-3 0-0
2020 8-8 6-5 0-1 2-2 0-0 0-0
2019 50-22 23-9 11-6 9-4 7-3 0-0
2018 27-21 15-12 1-1 7-5 4-3 0-0
2017 32-12 11-5 0-0 16-7 0-0 5-0
2016 20-21 11-13 0-1 5-3 4-4 0-0

Belinda Bencic has a 10-2 win-loss record in 2023, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 12 years, the Swiss has a 174-91 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Belinda won 9 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where she beat Daria Kasatkina in the final 6-0 6-2.

H2H Qinwen Zheng vs. Belinda Bencic

There is no head to head record between Qinwen Zheng and Belinda Bencic since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Yet, Qinwen Zheng could fight against Beatriz Haddad Maia. Their H2H record is 0-0.