Sonay Kartal is 2 wins away to conquer the title in Wuhan. Kartal has defeated Anhelina Kalinina 7-5 6-3, Belinda Bencic 6-0 7-5, Jasmine Paolini 6-2 6-0 and Elina Svitolina 6-2 2-6 6-4 to reach the semifinal where she will face Jelena Ostapenko.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Sonay Kartal’s projected draw together withherlikely opposition in Wuhan Open. Sonay has a neutral record (1-1) with the presumable opponents.
1/2 – Jelena Ostapenko’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 1-1
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-20 | 15-13 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 18-20 | 8-14 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-19 | 14-10 | 8-6 | 4-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-22 | 21-15 | 7-4 | 1-1 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-19 | 19-10 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-19 | 12-9 | 5-4 | 7-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-8 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 26-28 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 11-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Jelena Ostapenko has a 27-20 win-loss record in 2026, 15-13 on hard. In the previous 15 years, Ostapenko has a 160-138 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ostapenko will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Wuhan Open the Latvian reached the 1st round in 2025 in Wuhan before retiring against Sorana Cirstea when she was 6-0 2-1 ret..
H2H Sonay Kartal vs. Jelena Ostapenko
This would be the 3rd time that Sonay Kartal and Jelena Ostapenko square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Kartal and Ostapenko (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42-15 | 31-9 | 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 42-15 record in 2026, 31-9 on hard. Regarding the previous 11 years, the Pole has a 233-61 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Pole 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 Toronto where she beat Elena Rybakina in the final 6-2 6-3.
Last year in Wuhan Open the Pole was overcome by Jasmine Paolini in the quarter 6-1 6-2.
H2H Sonay Kartal vs. Iga Swiatek
There is no head to head record between Sonay Kartal and Iga Swiatek since this would be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Nonetheless, Sonay Kartal may square off with Maja Chwalinska. Their H2H record is 0-0.
