[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Xinyu Wang’s draw vs Mertens, Samsonova, Gauff, Zheng, Sabalenka, Swiatek to win the Indian Wells

Indian Wells draw preview with H2H - Xinyu Wang may need to topple Elise Mertens, Liudmila Samsonova, Cori Gauff, Qinwen Zheng, Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek to conquer the event in the BNP Paribas Open.

Xinyu Wang Stats info

Xinyu Wang is 6 wins away to conquer the title in Indian Wells. Wang has defeated Anna Schmiedlova 6-0 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Elise Mertens.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Xinyu Wang’s projected draw includingherplausible opponents in BNP Paribas Open. Xinyu has a unfavourable record (1-4) against the plausible opponents.

R1 – Anna Schmiedlova (69) – 6-0 6-4
R2 – Elise Mertens (28) – H2H 1-0
R3 – Liudmila Samsonova (15) – H2H 0-1
or Naomi Osaka (287) – H2H 0-0
R4 – Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
or Anhelina Kalinina (35) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Qinwen Zheng (8) – H2H 0-0
or Daria Kasatkina (12) – H2H 1-0
1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka (2) – H2H 0-1
or Jessica Pegula (5) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (1) – H2H 0-1
or Marketa Vondrousova (7) – H2H 0-0
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R2 – Elise Mertens’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Xinyu Wang

25 - 22win/loss in 2024

Rank
29
High
12
LWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 25-22 15-12 6-5 1-1 3-4 0-0
2023 30-22 24-16 5-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2022 29-23 19-14 4-3 2-2 4-4 0-0
2021 33-20 20-10 9-5 2-2 2-3 0-0
2020 34-13 17-7 9-4 8-2 0-0 0-0
2019 35-27 23-14 4-6 1-3 7-4 0-0
2018 46-21 25-13 16-2 1-2 4-4 0-0
2017 43-25 20-12 13-6 9-3 1-4 0-0

Elise Mertens has a 8-6 record in 2024, 7-5 on hard. In the previous 13 years, Mertens has a 252-126 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Mertens won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Elise’s most significant result of this year was getting to the final Hobart.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the Belgian lost to Xinyu Wang in the 1st round 6-3 6-1.

H2H Xinyu Wang vs. Elise Mertens

This would be the 2nd time that Xinyu Wang and Elise Mertens square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Wang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

R3 – Liudmila Samsonova’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Liudmila Samsonova

26 - 21win/loss in 2024

Rank
15
High
12
LLWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 26-21 12-13 6-5 0-0 8-3 0-0
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

Liudmila Samsonova has a 4-6 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, the Russian has a 102-60 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Samsonova won 4 of her last 10 matches.

The Russian’s most significant result of this current year was getting to the semifinal Abu Dhabi.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Samsonova lost to Bernarda Pera in the 2nd round 2-6 7-6(8) 7-6(6).

H2H Xinyu Wang vs. Liudmila Samsonova

This match would represent the 2nd time that Xinyu Wang and Liudmila Samsonova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Samsonova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Xinyu Wang could take on Naomi Osaka. Their H2H record is 0-0.

R4 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Cori Gauff

41 - 15win/loss in 2024

Rank
6
High
2
LWWWLLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 41-15 22-8 14-5 0-0 5-2 0-0
2023 51-16 40-9 7-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2022 38-23 23-16 10-4 0-1 5-2 0-0
2021 36-16 16-10 16-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
2020 12-8 7-5 2-2 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 29-15 9-6 7-5 7-3 6-1 0-0
2018 9-4 4-2 5-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Cori Gauff has a 12-3 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. Regarding the previous 8 years, Cori has a 111-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Gauff won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant result of the current year was winning the tournament in Auckland where she beat Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open the American lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the quarter 6-4 6-0.

H2H Xinyu Wang vs. Cori Gauff

This would be the 2nd time that Xinyu Wang and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gauff (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.

Notwithstanding, Xinyu Wang may square off with Anhelina Kalinina. Their H2H record is 0-0.

1/4 – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

37 - 14win/loss in 2024

Rank
7
High
7
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-14 19-8 17-4 0-0 1-2 0-0
2023 37-19 23-11 11-4 3-1 0-3 0-0
2022 39-19 27-12 10-4 0-0 2-3 0-0
2021 34-11 7-1 16-6 11-4 0-0 0-0
2020 38-8 3-3 26-3 9-2 0-0 0-0
2019 14-11 14-8 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 14-9 12-8 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2017 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Qinwen Zheng has a 11-4 record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Qinwen has a 97-47 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Zheng’s most significant result of the current year was getting to the final at the Australian Open .

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Qinwen didn’t play in this event.

H2H Xinyu Wang vs. Qinwen Zheng

There is no head to head record between Xinyu Wang and Qinwen Zheng since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

However, Xinyu Wang may come up against Daria Kasatkina. Their H2H is 1-0 for Xinyu Wang.

1/2 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Aryna Sabalenka

46 - 11win/loss in 2024

Rank
2
High
1
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 46-11 30-6 15-4 0-0 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0
2017 36-25 20-11 2-4 6-6 7-3 1-1

Aryna Sabalenka has a 11-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Aryna has a 200-87 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Sabalenka won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was conquering the tournament at the Australian Open where she defeated Qinwen Zheng in the final 6-3 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Sabalenka lost to Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(11) 6-4.

H2H Xinyu Wang vs. Aryna Sabalenka

This would be the 2nd time that Xinyu Wang and Aryna Sabalenka face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Xinyu Wang could square off with Jessica Pegula. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Iga Swiatek

59 - 8win/loss in 2024

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 59-8 29-5 26-2 2-0 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0
2017 11-2 0-0 11-2 0-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 15-2 win-loss record in 2024, she played all matches on hard. In the course of the previous 9 years, Swiatek has a 148-39 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the title in Australia where she defeated Angelique Kerber in the final 6-3 6-0, and in Doha where she overcame Elena Rybakina in the final 7-6(8) 6-2.

Last year in BNP Paribas Open Swiatek surrendered to Elena Rybakina in the semifinal 6-2 6-2.

H2H Xinyu Wang vs. Iga Swiatek

This would be the 2nd time that Xinyu Wang and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.

Anyhow, Xinyu Wang could compete against Marketa Vondrousova. Their H2H record is 0-0.