[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Yue Yuan’s draw vs Boulter, Shnaider to win the Hong Kong

Hong Kong draw preview with H2H - Yue Yuan may need to topple Katie Boulter, Diana Shnaider to conquer the competition in the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Yue Yuan Stats info

Yue Yuan is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Hong Kong. Yue has defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-3, Nao Hibino 4-6 7-5 6-2 and Sofia Kenin 6-3 6-3 to reach the semifinal where she will face Katie Boulter.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Yue Yuan’s projected draw includingherpresumable opponents in Hong Kong Tennis Open. The Chinese has a positive record (3-1) with the presumable opponents.

R1 – Simona Halep (883) – 6-3 6-3
R2 – Nao Hibino (159) – 4-6 7-5 6-2
1/4 – Sofia Kenin (88) – 6-3 6-3
1/2 – Katie Boulter (29) – H2H 0-1
Fin – Diana Shnaider (14) – H2H 3-0
or Leylah Annie Fernandez (32) – H2H 0-1
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1/2 – Katie Boulter’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Katie Boulter

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 35-21 win-loss record in 2024, 23-11 on hard. During the last 12 years, Boulter has a 170-112 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Brit won 7 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result 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 the Brit didn’t play in this event.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Katie Boulter

This contest would be 2nd time that Yue Yuan and Katie Boulter face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Boulter (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Final – Diana Shnaider’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 3-0 for Yue Yuan

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 53-23 record in 2024, 29-15 on hard. Regarding the last 3 years, the Russian has a 54-32 record on hard. The Russian won 5 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Hua Hin where she overcame Lin Zhu in the final 6-3 2-6 6-1, the Paris where she beat 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 Shnaider didn’t compete in this tournament.

H2H Yue Yuan vs. Diana Shnaider

This would be the 4th time that Yue Yuan and Diana Shnaider clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Yuan (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

However, Yue Yuan may square off with Leylah Annie Fernandez. Their head to head is 1-0 for Leylah Annie Fernandez.