Paula Badosa is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Guangzhou. Paula has defeated Carol Young Suh Lee 6-1 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Sinja Kraus.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Paula Badosa’s projected draw together withherpresumable opponents in Guangzhou Open. Paula has a favorable record (2-1) against the projected opponents.
R2 – Sinja Kraus’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Paula Badosa
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49-28 | 20-13 | 20-8 | 6-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 53-28 | 3-5 | 41-17 | 7-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| 2024 | 44-25 | 3-2 | 27-12 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 31-31 | 1-8 | 26-16 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 51-33 | 2-9 | 46-20 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 7-6 | 31-14 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 10-8 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2019 | 15-17 | 1-4 | 10-10 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Sinja Kraus has a 49-28 record in 2026, 20-13 on hard. Regarding the previous 9 years, Sinja has a 47-52 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Kraus will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
The Austrian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final the Kitzbuhel.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Kraus didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Sinja Kraus
This would be the 2nd time that Paula Badosa and Sinja Kraus square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
1/4 – Janice Tjen’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21-28 | 17-18 | 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 21-28 record in 2026, 17-18 on hard. In the last 3 years, Janice has a 117-35 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 the Indonesian capitulated to Tatiana Prozorova in the qualifications 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(4).
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Janice Tjen
There is no head to head record between Paula Badosa and Janice Tjen since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Nevertheless, Paula Badosa could take on Harriet Dart. Their head to head record is 2-1 for Harriet Dart.
1/2 – Katerina Siniakova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Paula Badosa
| 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 last 15 years, Katerina has a 194-155 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Siniakova will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best result of this season was conquering the competition 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 tournament.
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Katerina Siniakova
This would be the 2nd time that Paula Badosa and Katerina Siniakova face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Possibly, Paula Badosa may face Maria Timofeeva. Their H2H record is 0-0.
Final – Lilli Tagger’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 1-0 for Lilli Tagger
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33-21 | 27-12 | 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 33-21 record in 2026, 27-12 on hard. Regarding the last 4 years, Tagger has a 39-20 record on hard. The Austrian 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 the W100 Fujairah where she beat Harriet Dart in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Prague where she overcame Daria Snigur in the final 7-6(3) 6-2.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Tagger didn’t play in this event.
H2H Paula Badosa vs. Lilli Tagger
This match would represent the 2nd time that Paula Badosa and Lilli Tagger face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tagger (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard in major tournaments.
On the other hand, Paula Badosa could face Zeynep Sonmez. Their H2H record is 0-0.
