ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Jelena Ostapenko, Iga Swiatek, Maja Chwalinska and Sonay Kartal are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Saturday at the Wuhan Open on Center Court.
Jelena Ostapenko vs. Sonay Kartal
Head to head 1-1
Jelena Ostapenko will fight against Sonay Kartal in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm on Center Court.
Jelena Ostapenko: ranking and results
Ranked no. 34, Jelena got to the semifinal after defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-1 6-1, Jessica Pegula 2-6 7-6(7) 6-3, Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-1 1-6 6-4 and Diana Shnaider 7-6(6) 6-1.
The Latvian has a 27-20 win-loss record in 2026, 15-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Wuhan Jelena reached the 1st round in 2025 in Wuhan before retiring against Sorana Cirstea.
Sonay Kartal: ranking and results
Ranked no. 170, the Brit got to the semifinal after beating 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.
The Brit has a 18-8 win-loss record in 2026, 18-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Wuhan Kartal didn’t play in Wuhan in 2025.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Jelena Ostapenko and Sonay Kartal clash against each other. Their current head to head is 1-1 for Ostapenko and Kartal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Kartal won 7-5 2-6 6-2 in the 1st round in London back in 2025.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sonay Kartal who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sonay Kartal is the pick to win this match.
Sonay Kartal -> 1.9
Jelena Ostapenko -> 1.9
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Iga Swiatek vs. Maja Chwalinska
Head to head 1-0 for Swiatek
Iga Swiatek will face Maja Chwalinska in the semifinal for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:30 pm on Center Court.
Iga Swiatek: ranking and results
Ranked no. 9, Iga got to the semifinal after defeating Magdalena Frech 6-2 6-1, Ashlyn Krueger 6-1 6-4 and Ann Li 6-4 6-1.
The Pole has a 42-15 win-loss record in 2026, 31-9 on hard (See FULL STATS). Iga’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Toronto.
Last year in Wuhan The Pole surrendered in the quarter 6-1 6-2 to Jasmine Paolini.
Maja Chwalinska: ranking and results
Ranked no. 22, the Pole got to the semifinal after defeating Mayar Sherif 6-3 6-2, Marie Bouzkova 1-6 6-1 6-1, Iva Jovic 6-4 6-1 and Maria Sakkari 6-0 3-6 7-5.
The Pole has a 37-17 win-loss record in 2026, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS). Chwalinska’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Oeiras.
Last year in Wuhan Chwalinska didn’t compete in Wuhan in 2025.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Iga Swiatek and Maja Chwalinska square off. Their head to head is 1-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time they squared off, Swiatek won 6-2 6-3 in the 2nd round in Stockholm back in 2016.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.117
Maja Chwalinska -> 6.2
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At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Last Results
These are the last results of the Wuhan Open
- Sonay KartalKartal – Elina SvitolinaSvitolina (6-2 2-6 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
- Storm Hunter/Katerina SiniakovaHunter/Katerina Siniakova – Hanyu Guo/Kristina MladenovicGuo/Kristina Mladenovic (6-4 2-6 10-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko – Diana ShnaiderShnaider (7-66 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska – Maria SakkariSakkari (6-0 3-6 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Cristina Bucsa/Nicole MelicharBucsa/Nicole Melichar – Su-Wei Hsieh/Jelena OstapenkoHsieh/Jelena Ostapenko (w/o) – Score progression – Stats
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Ann LiLi (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Gabriela Dabrowski/Luisa StefaniDabrowski/Luisa Stefani – Ingrid Neel/Giuliana OlmosNeel/Giuliana Olmos (7-64 6-4) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Wuhan Open
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Maja ChwalinskaChwalinska (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
