[UPDATED R2]. Prediction, H2H of Sofia Kenin’s draw vs Ponchet, Yuan, Boulter, Shnaider to win the Hong Kong

Hong Kong draw preview with H2H - Sofia Kenin may need to best Jessika Ponchet, Yue Yuan, Katie Boulter, Diana Shnaider to conquer the tournament in the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Sofia Kenin Stats info

Sofia Kenin is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Hong Kong. The American has defeated Mei Yamaguchi 6-4 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Jessika Ponchet.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Sofia Kenin’s projected draw andherpresumable opposition in Hong Kong Tennis Open. The American has a neutral record (2-2) against the presumable opponents.

R1 – Mei Yamaguchi (362) – 6-4 6-4
R2 – Jessika Ponchet (106) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Yue Yuan (45) – H2H 0-1
1/2 – Katie Boulter (29) – H2H 2-0
or Varvara Gracheva (66) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Diana Shnaider (14) – H2H 0-1
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (32) – H2H 2-0
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R2 – Jessika Ponchet’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

33 - 26win/loss in 2024

Rank
124
High
104
LWLWWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-26 15-13 6-6 6-3 6-4 0-0
2023 42-26 10-9 7-4 25-10 0-3 0-0
2022 35-26 13-8 8-3 11-12 3-3 0-0
2021 30-19 19-9 4-3 6-5 0-1 1-1
2020 10-12 2-4 0-2 8-6 0-0 0-0
2019 36-29 11-11 6-5 17-10 2-3 0-0
2018 30-21 17-10 3-6 9-4 0-0 1-1
2017 42-24 10-4 19-13 13-7 0-0 0-0

Jessika Ponchet has a 33-25 record in 2024, 15-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 9 years, Jessika has a 106-69 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ponchet won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Jessika’s best achievement of the current year was reaching the final the Boutheon and the W100 Ilkley.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open the French player didn’t take part in the competition.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Jessika Ponchet

There is no head to head record between Sofia Kenin and Jessika Ponchet since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

1/4 – Yue Yuan’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Yue Yuan

32 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
50
High
36
LWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 32-27 27-17 3-6 0-0 2-4 0-0
2023 41-29 27-17 8-7 1-2 5-3 0-0
2022 44-25 33-16 9-7 0-0 2-2 0-0
2021 24-17 6-7 3-6 15-4 0-0 0-0
2020 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 38-29 31-23 6-5 1-1 0-0 0-0
2018 20-23 20-22 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
2017 35-19 35-18 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0

Yue Yuan has a 31-26 record in 2024, 26-16 on hard. Regarding the last 9 years, Yuan has a 197-134 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Chinese won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this year was conquering the tournament in Austin where she overcame Xiyu Wang in the final 6-4 7-6(4).

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Yue didn’t play in this event.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Yue Yuan

This would be the 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Yue Yuan play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

1/2 – Katie Boulter’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Sofia Kenin

38 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
24
High
23
LWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-23 24-12 3-6 3-2 8-3 0-0
2023 40-20 22-12 1-1 3-3 10-4 4-0
2022 29-18 4-7 0-0 16-7 9-4 0-0
2021 28-15 12-9 5-1 7-3 4-2 0-0
2020 14-8 10-6 1-1 3-1 0-0 0-0
2019 15-11 8-8 0-0 7-3 0-0 0-0
2018 36-24 16-16 0-1 0-0 8-5 12-2
2017 40-23 14-11 0-0 7-2 6-6 13-4

Katie Boulter has a 34-21 win-loss record in 2024, 22-11 on hard. Regarding the previous 12 years, Boulter has a 169-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Boulter won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the current year was conquering the tournament in San Diego where she beat Marta Kostyuk in the final 5-7 6-2 6-2, and in Nottingham where she beat Karolina Pliskova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Boulter didn’t compete in this event.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Katie Boulter

This match would represent the 3rd time that Sofia Kenin and Katie Boulter face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Yet, Sofia Kenin could play Varvara Gracheva. Their H2H record is 0-0.

Final – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Diana Shnaider

55 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
13
High
12
WWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-23 31-15 15-5 0-0 9-3 0-0
2023 25-22 14-13 10-8 0-0 1-1 0-0
2022 58-17 11-4 46-11 1-2 0-0 0-0
2021 9-3 0-0 8-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2020 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Diana Shnaider has a 52-23 record in 2024, 28-15 on hard. During the previous 3 years, Shnaider has a 53-32 record on hard. Diana won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the current season was conquering the title in Hua Hin where she overcame Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she defeated Emma Navarro in the final 6-2 3-6 6-4, in Bad Homburg where she overcame Donna Vekic in the final 6-3 2-6 6-3, and in Budapest where she defeated Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final 6-4 6-4.

Last year in Hong Kong Tennis Open Diana didn’t play in this event.

H2H Sofia Kenin vs. Diana Shnaider

This contest would be 2nd time that Sofia Kenin and Diana Shnaider square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Shnaider (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

On the other hand, Sofia Kenin could square off with Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their H2H record is 2-0 for Sofia Kenin.