Jelena Ostapenko is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Wuhan. The Latvian has defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-1 and Jessica Pegula 2-6 7-67 6-3 to reach the 3rd round where she will face Leylah Annie Fernandez.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Jelena Ostapenko’s projected draw andherlikely opposition in Wuhan Open. The Latvian has a favorable record (9-3) with the plausible opponents.
R3 – Leylah Annie Fernandez’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Jelena Ostapenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24-24 | 10-13 | 8-7 | 5-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 34-25 | 28-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-25 | 18-15 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-24 | 28-16 | 5-6 | 6-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-15 | 12-10 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-17 | 19-10 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-10 | 17-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 35-17 | 23-10 | 10-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Leylah Annie Fernandez has a 24-24 win-loss record in 2026, 10-13 on hard. In the previous 10 years, Leylah has a 163-105 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Leylah will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of the current year was winning the title in Singapore where she overcame Talia Gibson in the final 7-5 6-0.
Last year in Wuhan Open Annie Fernandez surrendered to Naomi Osaka in the 1st round 4-6 7-5 6-3.
H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Leylah Annie Fernandez
This contest would be 2nd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Leylah Annie Fernandez face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Karolina Muchova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Karolina Muchova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43-11 | 24-6 | 6-3 | 2-0 | 11-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 26-17 | 23-13 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-7 | 15-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-13 | 28-9 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-12 | 3-2 | 3-3 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-9 | 10-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-8 | 6-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 38-14 | 25-9 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
Karolina Muchova has a 43-11 record in 2026, 24-6 on hard. During the previous 11 years, Karolina has a 159-64 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Muchova will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of this year was winning the tournament in Doha where she beat Victoria Mboko in the final 6-4 7-5, and in Bad Homburg where she beat Naomi Osaka in the final 6-1 1-0 ret..
Last year in Wuhan Open Muchova got to the 2nd round in 2025 in Wuhan before retiring against Magdalena Frech when she was 7-6(1) 4-1 ret..
H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Karolina Muchova
This contest would be 2nd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Karolina Muchova square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Muchova (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Jelena Ostapenko could fight against Diana Shnaider. Their H2H record is 0-0.
1/2 – Elina Svitolina’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 2-2
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49-16 | 32-9 | 13-3 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 36-15 | 14-8 | 18-3 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-18 | 16-9 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-12 | 4-3 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-20 | 31-13 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 9-5 | 10-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 39-22 | 29-14 | 1-3 | 4-2 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
Elina Svitolina has a 49-16 record in 2026, 32-9 on hard. Regarding the last 17 years, Elina has a 329-152 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Svitolina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best result of the year was conquering the competition in Auckland where she defeated Xinyu Wang in the final 6-3 7-6(6), and in Rome where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2.
Last year in Wuhan Open Elina didn’t play in this event.
H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Elina Svitolina
This would be the 5th time that Jelena Ostapenko and Elina Svitolina fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 2-1 for Svitolina on hard in major tournaments.
However, Jelena Ostapenko could face Jasmine Paolini. Their head to head record is 3-2 for Jelena Ostapenko.
Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 6-0 for Jelena Ostapenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40-15 | 29-9 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 64-17 | 40-10 | 11-4 | 3-2 | 10-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 64-9 | 29-5 | 26-2 | 7-1 | 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 |
Iga Swiatek has a 40-15 win-loss record in 2026, 29-9 on hard. In connection to the last 11 years, Swiatek has a 231-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Swiatek will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant achievement of the current year was winning the title in Toronto where she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year in Wuhan Open Swiatek was overcome by Jasmine Paolini in the quarter 6-1 6-2.
H2H Jelena Ostapenko vs. Iga Swiatek
This would be the 7th time that Jelena Ostapenko and Iga Swiatek play each other. The head to head is 6-0 for Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Nevertheless, Jelena Ostapenko could come up against Iva Jovic. Their head to head record is 0-0.
