Paula Badosa is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Beijing. The Spaniard has defeated Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-2, Rebecca Sramkova 7-5 7-5, Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-0 and Shuai Zhang 6-1 7-64 to reach the semifinal where she will face Cori Gauff.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Paula Badosa’s projected draw andherpresumable opponents in China Open. The Spaniard has a neutral record (3-3) with the presumable opponents.
1/2 – Cori Gauff’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-2 for Paula Badosa
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-15 | 26-8 | 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 45-15 record in 2024, 26-8 on hard. In connection to the previous 8 years, Gauff has a 125-56 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The American won 7 of her last 10 matches.
Her most significant achievement of the season was winning the competition in Auckland where she overcame Elina Svitolina in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 6-3.
Last year in China Open the American lost to Iga Swiatek in the semifinal 6-2 6-3.
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Cori Gauff
This match would represent the 6th time that Paula Badosa and Cori Gauff square off. The head to head is 3-2 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Qinwen Zheng’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Qinwen Zheng
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-14 | 23-8 | 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 41-14 win-loss record in 2024, 23-8 on hard. In connection to the last 8 years, the Chinese has a 109-51 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Zheng won 8 of her last 10 matches.
Her best achievement of the season was winning the competition in Palermo where she overcame Karolina Muchova in the final 6-4 4-6 6-2, and in Paris where she defeated Donna Vekic in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year in China Open Zheng was defeated by Elena Rybakina in the 1st round 6-1 6-2.
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Qinwen Zheng
This match would represent the 2nd time that Paula Badosa and Qinwen Zheng play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zheng (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Paula Badosa could face Karolina Muchova. Their head to head is 2-1 for Paula Badosa.
