Claire Liu is about to commence her campaign in the draw in Guangzhou. The past year in Guangzhou, the American lost in the quarter to Claire Liu 4-6 6-0 6-4. In the previous edition of this tournament, she overcame Linda Fruhvirtova 7-6(5) 6-4, Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva 5-7 6-3 6-4, Alexandra Eala 2-6 6-4 6-4, Anna Bondar 6-3 6-4 and Ella Seidel 4-6 6-0 6-4.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Claire Liu’s projected draw withherlikely opposition in Guangzhou Open. Liu has a favorable record (4-0) against the likely opponents.
R1 – Antonia Ruzic’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25-29 | 14-16 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 48-30 | 13-10 | 9-6 | 22-11 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-22 | 23-8 | 4-6 | 19-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-26 | 8-2 | 17-14 | 13-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-9 | 8-2 | 17-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-15 | 28-6 | 14-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 6-4 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Antonia Ruzic has a 25-29 win-loss record in 2026, 14-16 on hard. As for the last 8 years, the Croatian has a 100-48 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Ruzic will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Ruzic didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Claire Liu vs. Antonia Ruzic
There is no head to head record between Claire Liu and Antonia Ruzic since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
R2 – Katerina Siniakova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Claire Liu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23-19 | 15-12 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 37-22 | 24-11 | 3-5 | 3-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-25 | 18-16 | 9-6 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-20 | 18-16 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-21 | 21-13 | 6-5 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-19 | 9-10 | 7-4 | 1-3 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-15 | 11-8 | 5-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 22-29 | 11-15 | 9-7 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Katerina Siniakova has a 23-19 record in 2026, 15-12 on hard. During the previous 15 years, Katerina has a 194-155 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Katerina will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the current season was winning the title in Osaka where she defeated Ashlyn Krueger in the final 6-1 6-0.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Siniakova didn’t play in this event.
H2H Claire Liu vs. Katerina Siniakova
This would be the 4th time that Claire Liu and Katerina Siniakova clash against each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Liu (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Notwithstanding, Claire Liu may fight against Lanlana Tararudee. Their head to head record is 1-0 for Lanlana Tararudee.
1/4 – Maria Timofeeva’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Claire Liu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-18 | 17-11 | 18-5 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 44-29 | 16-8 | 20-13 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-21 | 14-10 | 4-8 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-19 | 15-6 | 10-6 | 5-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-21 | 21-11 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-19 | 22-11 | 13-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2020 | 11-4 | 11-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 18-6 | 17-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Maria Timofeeva has a 39-18 record in 2026, 17-11 on hard. In the previous 9 years, Timofeeva has a 133-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Timofeeva will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Maria’s most significant achievement of this current season was reaching the final the W75 Chiasso, the Istanbul, the Makarska and the Porto.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Timofeeva didn’t play in this event.
H2H Claire Liu vs. Maria Timofeeva
This would be the 2nd time that Claire Liu and Maria Timofeeva square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Liu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Claire Liu may fight against Mananchaya Sawangkaew. Their H2H is 0-0.
1/2 – Janice Tjen’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20-28 | 16-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 77-15 | 72-15 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-3 | 28-2 | 13-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 7-3 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Janice Tjen has a 20-28 win-loss record in 2026, 16-18 on hard. As for the previous 3 years, Tjen has a 116-35 record on hard. The Indonesian will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Janice lost to Tatiana Prozorova in the qualifications 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4).
H2H Claire Liu vs. Janice Tjen
There is no head to head record between Claire Liu and Janice Tjen since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
However, Claire Liu may face Paula Badosa. Their head to head is 2-1 for Claire Liu.
Final – Lilli Tagger’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32-21 | 26-12 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 34-9 | 5-4 | 29-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 15-11 | 1-2 | 13-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 8-6 | 6-2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Lilli Tagger has a 32-21 win-loss record in 2026, 26-12 on hard. Regarding the previous 4 years, Tagger has a 38-20 record on hard. Tagger will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her most significant result of this current season was winning the tournament the W100 Fujairah where she beat Harriet Dart in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Prague where she defeated Daria Snigur in the final 7-6(3) 6-2.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Lilli didn’t play in this tournament.
H2H Claire Liu vs. Lilli Tagger
There is no head to head record between Claire Liu and Lilli Tagger since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
On the other hand, Claire Liu may face Zeynep Sonmez. Their H2H record is 1-0 for Claire Liu.
