Claire Liu is 4 wins away to conquer the title in Guangzhou. Claire has defeated Antonia Ruzic 4-6 7-65 6-4 to reach the 2nd round where she will face Katerina Siniakova.
Draw prediction with head to head records
This is Claire Liu’s projected draw withherlikely opposition in Guangzhou Open. The American has a winning record (6-1) against the plausible opponents.
R2 – Katerina Siniakova’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 3-0 for Claire Liu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24-19 | 16-12 | 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 24-19 record in 2026, 16-12 on hard. Talking about the previous 15 years, Katerina has a 195-155 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Czech 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 tournament in Osaka where she overcame Ashlyn Krueger in the final 6-1 6-0.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Katerina didn’t compete in this event.
H2H Claire Liu vs. Katerina Siniakova
This match would represent the 4th time that Claire Liu and Katerina Siniakova square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Liu (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard in major tournaments.
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 connection to the last 9 years, Timofeeva has a 133-66 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Uzbek will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Timofeeva’s best achievement of the season was reaching the final the W75 Chiasso, the Istanbul, the Makarska and the Porto.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Maria didn’t compete in this tournament.
H2H Claire Liu vs. Maria Timofeeva
This contest would be 2nd time that Claire Liu and Maria Timofeeva fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Liu (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.
Yet, Claire Liu could play Xinran Sun. Their head to head record is 0-0.
1/2 – Paula Badosa’s rankings and performance.
Head to head 2-1 for Claire Liu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29-21 | 14-12 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 18-13 | 13-8 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-19 | 26-11 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-9 | 6-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-22 | 20-13 | 8-5 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-17 | 19-9 | 17-3 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-9 | 7-6 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 57-33 | 17-13 | 17-12 | 7-4 | 7-3 | 9-1 |
Paula Badosa has a 29-21 record in 2026, 14-12 on hard. During the previous 14 years, the Spaniard has a 177-100 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
The Spaniard’s most significant result of the season was getting to the final the Bastad.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Paula didn’t take part in this event.
H2H Claire Liu vs. Paula Badosa
This would be the 4th time that Claire Liu and Paula Badosa face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Liu (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard in major tournaments.
Anyhow, Claire Liu may take on Harriet Dart. Their head to head record is 1-1.
Final – Lilli Tagger’s rankings and performance.
Head to head record 0-0
| 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. Talking about the last 4 years, Lilli has a 39-20 record on hard. Lilli will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 10 matches winning streak.
Her best achievement of the season was winning the competition the W100 Fujairah where she defeated Harriet Dart in the final 6-4 6-2, and in Prague where she beat Daria Snigur in the final 7-6(3) 6-2.
Last year in Guangzhou Open Lilli didn’t take part in the competition.
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 square off in the main tour.
Possibly, Claire Liu could take on Zeynep Sonmez. Their H2H is 1-0 for Claire Liu.
